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Beto O'Rourke: “So at about 3:00 a.m., this morning, the Texas House passed S.B. 7, which is an extensive voter suppression bill that…”

On the recordMay 6, 2021
So at about 3:00 a.m., this morning, the Texas House passed S.B. 7, which is an extensive voter suppression bill that would make it even harder to vote in a state that's already the toughest to vote in in the United States.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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Beto O'Rourke criticizes the passage of a voter suppression bill in Texas.

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