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On the recordJuly 29, 2021
I`ve told them. I said the bottom line is we should basically dedicate ourselves to a voting piece of legislation that truly is the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act that we`ve been working on. And narrow it down to basically taking care and protecting the polling place so people have a right to vote and protect their right to vote and make sure they have that vote and make sure it`s counted properly.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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msnbc.com

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Manchin discusses the need for legislation that protects voting rights and ensures votes are counted properly.

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