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On the recordAugust 15, 2021
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank you for convening this important hearing at a critical moment in the life of our Nation, when our democracy itself is under greater threat than it has been in decades because of the sustained assault on the right to vote in States and localities across the country.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler highlights the current threats to democracy and voting rights.

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