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On the recordDecember 6, 2019
The right to vote is precious and central to the integrity of our democracy. It is not a Democratic issue or a Republican issue. It is an American issue. The Republican party used to support the unfettered right to vote. In fact, every single time the Voting Rights Act has been reauthorized, it was signed by a Republican President: 1970, Richard Nixon; 1975, Gerald Ford; 1982, Ronald Reagan; 2006, George W. Bush. The unfettered right to vote should be a bipartisan issue, but the party of Lincoln is gone. The party of Reagan is gone. The party of McCain is gone. Voter suppression is not a legitimate electoral tactic. It is a stain on our democracy, and it must be crushed. Vote ``yes'' on H.R. 4.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
govinfo.gov
Dec 6, 2019

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