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Democratic Sens. Manchin and Sinema Kill Any Hopes for Voting Rights Legislation

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“And the state legislative bodies continue to change the law not as to who can vote, but who gets to count the vote — count the vote,” President Biden asserted.

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Any hopes of getting legislation through was quashed when Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona), and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) reiterated their refusal to change Senate rules so that the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act could pass.

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