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Rashida Tlaib: Congress has clear authority, clear authority, to investigate, any level of government, to try to push back on any…

On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
Congress has clear authority, clear authority, to investigate, any level of government, to try to push back on any infringement on that right.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib asserts Congress's authority to address voting rights infringements.

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