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Mike Johnson: “And the amendment to that language would be a pretty simple statute, wouldn't it? It would just be a couple of lines…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
And the amendment to that language would be a pretty simple statute, wouldn't it? It would just be a couple of lines, right?
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Johnson questions the simplicity of amending the Voting Rights Act language.

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