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On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
I share, Ms. Ifill, your bafflement that we are actually having a debate over whether or not we should get full participation.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Expressing confusion over the debate on voter participation.

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