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Jim Clyburn: “We must repair the damage done to the Voting Rights Act with legislation, and that must be a top priority.”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2016
We must repair the damage done to the Voting Rights Act with legislation, and that must be a top priority.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Clyburn emphasizes the need to restore the Voting Rights Act.

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