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Hakeem Jeffries: “This Supreme Court majority concluded that we don't have to…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on MS Now's PoliticsNation

Published | Video Starts at 00:56

… act, which is going to make it more difficult, particularly in states in the deep south, for African American communities to elect the candidate of their choice. The notion that This Supreme Court majority concluded that we don't have to worry about racial discrimination any longer. and that partisan gerrymandering is a more important value than making sure that we actually protect communities from racial gerrymandering is extreme. And so we're going to work hard to do what we have to do. (00:56–01:02)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court majority believes racial discrimination is no longer a concern.

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