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Joe Morelle: This is a common-sense amendment that needs to be clarified, I believe, and this amendment would do such, and so I…

On the recordJuly 12, 2023
This is a common-sense amendment that needs to be clarified, I believe, and this amendment would do such, and so I support this amendment and ask my colleagues to also acknowledge that Federal oversight is needed when States go awry and go amok.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Morelle advocates for an amendment to ensure federal oversight in voting regulations.

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