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On the recordOctober 20, 2021
In the aftermath of the January 6th insurrection, instead of running toward democracy, there are people throughout this country, some, have run away from democracy and they've unleashed an epidemic of voter suppression across the land.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

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Jeffries criticizes the response to the January 6th insurrection as a retreat from democratic principles.

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