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Steve Cohen: Section 5 stands out, I would rate it, if you had to go on a scale of one to ten of importance, it is a nine.

On the recordAugust 15, 2021
Section 5 stands out, I would rate it, if you had to go on a scale of one to ten of importance, it is a nine.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen rates the importance of section 5 of the Voting Rights Act highly.

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