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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia: “Suppression is alive and well in Texas, whether or not you want to admit it.”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
Suppression is alive and well in Texas, whether or not you want to admit it.
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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Claims ongoing voter suppression in Texas by Republicans.

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