Jeff Merkley actually said...

We have a bill, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which says that denial of the ability to vote or the abridgement to vote is unlawful when it is targeted at communities of color.

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Merkley emphasizes the legality of voting rights violations against communities of color.

07/18/2021

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