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On the recordJune 19, 2019
I would argue that many of the provisions in H.R. 1 actually did go in the way of federalizing and removing authority from State and local elections.
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Ben Cline
Republican · Virginia

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Cline criticizes H.R. 1 for federalizing election authority.

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