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Ilhan Omar: “It is going to disenfranchise millions of Americans…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Ilhan Omar Holds First Town Hall Since The Attack By A Man With Syringe

Published | Video Starts at 11:45

It is currently in the Senate. I myself voted against that bill because we believe it is. We believe it is an attack on our democracy and the electoral process. We know that It is going to disenfranchise millions of Americans, especially women. Americans who've changed their names, including estimated 69 million married women across the United States, will be unable to use their birth certificates alone to prove that they are citizens, but will require to submit additional paperwork in order to be able to vote. (11:45–11:50)

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Asserts that the SAFE act will disenfranchise millions of Americans, particularly women.

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