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On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
I consider these new State laws, many of them, a direct threat to our democratic process and the very fabric of our Nation.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Scott criticizes new state laws that restrict voting rights.

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