Raphael Warnock: “We need to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which…”

“You can't fight for the people and then have the people send you into power and not fight to give the people the power for their voices to be heard in their democracy. So We need to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would ban racial gerrymandering, ban partial gerrymandering or partisan gerrymandering. I think D.C. statehood is what we need, and we ought to provide a path for other territories of the United States, a democratic path for them to decide whether or not they want statehood.” (03:49–04:02)

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