Warnock on voting rights: ‘Let’s do our job’

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Warnock on voting rights: ‘Let’s do our job’

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By Jinitzail Hernández

Posted June 22, 2021 at 5:03pm

“Clearly, ironically,” said Sen. Raphael Warnock from the Senate floor, “there is agreement … that democracy itself is in danger.”

The Georgia Democrat spoke Tuesday ahead of a procedural vote involving Democrats’ massive voting rights bill. Watch the video for excerpts of his remarks.

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