Political Quotes

On the recordApril 29, 2021
I'd like to know, how is it making it easier to vote when you take away voting places, create long lines and pass laws to make it a criminal act to give people water to drink if they get to be thirsty.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn criticizes the measures being taken by Republicans that he believes suppress voter turnout.

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