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Dick Durbin: “77 in 24 years, that to me, doesn't strike me as any kind of…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin: Trump Wants To Pass The SAVE America Act Because He's Worried About The Outcome Of Midterms

Published | Video Starts at 05:06

50 million people a year are going to register to vote based on what we change. If it's a true constitutional challenge, if it's a true legal crisis, let's change it. But 77 in 24 years, that to me, doesn't strike me as any kind of a crisis. It's a crisis that's being created by the Republican leadership to push a bill that is unnecessary. Many people fought and died for our right to vote. We. (05:06–05:13)

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Asserts that 77 cases of illegal voting in 24 years do not constitute a crisis.

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