Schumer’s false claim that no Democrats supported new voting restrictions
Posted on AllSides June 21st, 2021
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“It’s what they do in dictatorships: Manipulate the vote instead of counting it accurately. Georgia, Iowa, Montana, Florida, Alabama, Utah, Arizona, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Arkansas — this is where some of these policies that I just mentioned are now law.”
“The actions in state legislatures were totally partisan. None of these voter-suppression laws were passed with bipartisan support, not one.”
— Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), in a floor speech, June 17
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