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On the recordJanuary 17, 2022
For all those who don’t support the Freedom Vote John R. Lewis Act, they are obstructionists, and it will be on their hands because our communities and all of those who know what we have to lose, especially black and brown people have so much to lose, that they will react.
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Joyce Beatty
Democratic · Ohio
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Joyce Beatty warns that those opposing voting rights legislation will face consequences from the communities affected.

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