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On the recordJanuary 17, 2022
If you cut off the vote, you cut off people`s voices. You are silencing people, which means you are consenting for this to take place.
Said by
Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina
Source
msnbc.com

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Congressman Clyburn highlights the importance of voting rights and the consequences of silencing voters in relation to the filibuster.

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