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On the recordJuly 28, 2021
I am convinced more than ever that my colleagues in the Senate must stop forcing people with disabilities and people of color to carry the burden of finding ways to organize against these shameful, suppressive, and anti-democratic state bills.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley urges Senate colleagues to support voting rights and remove obstacles for marginalized groups.

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