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Summer Lee: “The 15th Amendment said the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2021
The 15th Amendment said the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Sheila Jackson Lee emphasizes the importance of the 15th Amendment in the fight for voting rights and urges action against obstructionists.

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