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James Talarico: “We as a Congress, must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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James Talarico makes pitch to Black voters, defends Jasmine Crockett

Published | Video Starts at 12:27

And so I've talked about the need to overhaul the Supreme Court to pass term limits, to pass a binding code of conduct for Supreme Court justices. And then we as a, as a U.S. senate, We as a Congress, must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights act. because we have seen the most aggressive power since Jim Crow just over the last 12 months with these court rulings, with these racist redistricting maps in states like Texas. (12:27–12:31)

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