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Ayanna Pressley: “We reject false choices that purport that access to the polls must be bartered between vulnerable and disenfranchised…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
We reject false choices that purport that access to the polls must be bartered between vulnerable and disenfranchised folks.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley emphasizes the importance of universal access to voting.

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