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Mitch McConnell: “It`s against the law to discriminate and voting on the basis of race already. And so I think it`s unnecessary.”

On the recordJune 8, 2021
It`s against the law to discriminate and voting on the basis of race already. And so I think it`s unnecessary.
Said by
Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Mitch McConnell's statement regarding the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, arguing that existing laws already prohibit racial discrimination in voting.

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