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“No more excuses: As soon as Democrats hold a trifecta, protecting voting rights must be at the top of the agenda.”
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On the recordMarch 16, 2021
Nationwide, as Senator Crapo pointed out, there have been more than 174,000 nursing home residents and caretakers who have died.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Whitehouse references the national death toll in nursing homes due to COVID-19.

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