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Jaime Harrison: Voting rights didn`t get done. In fact, the Voting Rights Act -- the Voting Rights Act is on its deathbed.

On the recordSeptember 30, 2021
Voting rights didn`t get done. In fact, the Voting Rights Act -- the Voting Rights Act is on its deathbed.
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Jaime Harrison
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msnbc.com

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Harrison discusses the urgency of passing voting rights legislation.

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