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Joe Morelle: To me, this is something that should be left to the States. I think we ought to ensure that people living all across…

On the recordJuly 12, 2023
To me, this is something that should be left to the States. I think we ought to ensure that people living all across this country who live in nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, that we enable those voters to safely and securely exercise their vote.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Advocating for state control over voting assistance for nursing home residents.

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