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Beto O'Rourke: “This is the most concerted attack against voting rights, against democracy since the Voting Rights Act was signed into…”

On the recordApril 6, 2021
This is the most concerted attack against voting rights, against democracy since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by our fellow Texan, Lyndon Baines Johnson, in 1965.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Beto O`Rourke describes current voting rights challenges as a significant threat to democracy.

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