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On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
Get rid of these ballots, an extraordinarily transparent attempt to grab political power.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen criticizes the president's call to eliminate mail-in ballots as a power grab.

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