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Hakeem Jeffries: “We certainly cannot allow these bills to die in the Senate at this critical moment for our democracy. At the end of the…”

On the recordAugust 17, 2021
We certainly cannot allow these bills to die in the Senate at this critical moment for our democracy. At the end of the day, the very integrity of our democracy depends on the unfettered right to vote which we know is under intense assault.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Hakeem Jeffries stresses the urgency of passing voting rights legislation in the Senate.

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