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Rashida Tlaib: “Even when we had the trifecta, we couldn't get Voting Rights…”

Featuring: Rashida Tlaib, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 12

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Published | Video Starts at 09:51

Democrats, just be still. Let them miss us. That was his approach to fighting fascism is. Oh, get it. But even when we had the trifecta, Even when we had the trifecta, we couldn't get Voting Rights act done. We couldn't get some of the major elements that I think would have touched people's lives immediately. We couldn't get it done. I mean, I watched them botch the minimum wage increase. (09:51–09:54)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party failed to pass the Voting Rights Act despite controlling the presidency and both houses of Congress.

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