Texas state rep: Why I flew to the nation's capital
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Ron Reynolds writes that he and his fellow Democratic colleagues left their home state, as new restrictive voting bills are being voted on there, to go to DC because they wanted Congress to hear from the frontlines of the anti-voter movement -- driven by extremists seeking to reinstitute the days of Jim Crow -- sweeping our nation.
In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to have us arrested as soon as we come back. But it's time that our United States Congress hears from the front lines of the anti-voter movement -- a movement driven by extremists seeking to essentially reinstitute the days of Jim Crow by attacking measures disproportionately used by voters of color -- that is sweeping our nation.More Related News
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