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Patty Murray: “We should be expanding the Vote, ability for Americans to…”

Featuring: Patty Murray, Democratic | U.S. Senate Washington

My Warning to Washington State: Republicans are Trying to Make it Harder for You to Vote

Published March 18, 2026 | Video Starts at 14:52

Could anyone speak to that? Well, Eliza probably has better statistics than I do, but my bottom line is that We should be expanding the Vote, ability for Americans to vote. That's what our democracy is based on. This bill is doing everything it can to limit people's AB to vote. And that for that reason alone, we should all be opposing it. (14:52–14:57)

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Asserts that voting access should be expanded for Americans.

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My Warning to Washington State: Republicans are Trying to Make it Harder for You to Vote | Uploaded March 18, 2026 | 14:58-15:03
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