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Beto O'Rourke: “They must pass the For the People Act. That’s the Voting Rights Act of our day and our age, and it will do more than…”

On the recordMay 7, 2021
They must pass the For the People Act. That’s the Voting Rights Act of our day and our age, and it will do more than anything else to roll back these voter suppression efforts throughout this country right now.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas
Source
msnbc.com

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O'Rourke calls for the passage of the For the People Act to combat voter suppression.

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