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Summer Lee: “Mr. President, I object to the 15 votes from the state of North Carolina because of the massive voter suppression and…”

On the recordDecember 14, 2020
Mr. President, I object to the 15 votes from the state of North Carolina because of the massive voter suppression and the closing of voting polling booths in the early voting of 16-1.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Sheila Jackson Lee raises an objection regarding voter suppression during a congressional session.

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