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Steve Cohen: “I might as well have gone to the South Indian Ocean and tried to find that airplane. It would have been easier than to…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
I might as well have gone to the South Indian Ocean and tried to find that airplane. It would have been easier than to find a Republican who was willing to put his name on a Voting Rights Act.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen expresses frustration over the lack of Republican support for the Voting Rights Act.

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