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On the recordAugust 9, 2021
I call this the first leg on the three-legged stool which cannot be balanced until we get the second leg that they began discussion today, and the third leg is got to be voting rights.
Said by
Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina
Source
msnbc.com

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Jim Clyburn outlines the importance of infrastructure, economic support, and voting rights as interconnected issues.

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