I think that really, really makes a difference. And it was -- it was -- I guess you shouldn’t say shocking. It wasn’t really surprising. I didn’t expect to get those Republican votes. But to have them simply say, we just don’t want to have any part of voting rights, what a turnaround.
Senator Angus King expresses disappointment over the lack of Republican support for voting rights legislation.
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