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Jack Bergman: “If you don't vote, you lose your voice.”

Featuring: Jack Bergman, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 1st Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 15:54

But it's time. And I encourage everyone, everyone, if you are eligible to vote, you vote. If you don't vote, you lose your voice. I'd never tell you who to vote for. That's your choice. But vote, because that's what people in the military and others, they secured your right to vote sometimes by giving their lives to defend our country. (15:54–15:57)

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Asserts that not voting results in losing one's voice in democracy.

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