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Ben Ray Luján: “Here's something to remember. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2019
Here's something to remember. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush all renewed and strengthened the Voting Rights Act.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan references past presidents' support for the Voting Rights Act.

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