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On the recordSeptember 25, 2017
Some of us think we are creating a bigger problem because those who can pay get pre-clearance and those who can't participate by paying and might have two, three times more people coming.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson critiques the fairness of the pre-clearance system based on payment ability.

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