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Trey Martinez Fischer: “We are not going to let a tradition in the U.S. Senate get in the way of our constitutional rights to vote, and we need…”

On the recordAugust 11, 2021
We are not going to let a tradition in the U.S. Senate get in the way of our constitutional rights to vote, and we need the Senate to act.

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Martinez Fischer calls for the Senate to act on voting rights and not be hindered by traditional practices.

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