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Mike Johnson: “The conditions that existed in 1965 simply do not exist today. There is no evidence of widespread voter suppression or…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
The conditions that existed in 1965 simply do not exist today. There is no evidence of widespread voter suppression or voter discrimination.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Assertion that current voting conditions are not comparable to those in 1965.

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