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On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
Yet, this time, we have been met with total obstruction. The problem is not one Senator from West Virginia. The problem is a political party--the Republican party--that has given in to cynicism and adopted the worst arguments of those who opposed the passage of the Act of 1965.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen criticizes the Republican party for obstructing voting rights legislation.

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