Sen. Booker: ‘It Is Harder for the Average African-American to Vote than the Average White’

BOOKER I have a ░░░░░░░░ time listening to people ░░░░░░░░ want to talk about ░░░░░░░░ issue and don t ░░░░░░░░ about facts In the ░░░░░░░░ States today it is ░░░░░░░░ difficult for the average ░░░░░░░░ American to vote than ░░░░░░░░ average white American That ░░░░░░░░ not rhetoric That is ░░░░░░░░ We know that black ░░░░░░░░ on average are forced ░░░░░░░░ wait on line twice ░░░░░░░░ long as white voters ░░░░░░░░ began this session today ░░░░░░░░ an oath to that ░░░░░░░░ saying that this would ░░░░░░░░ a nation of liberty ░░░░░░░░ justice for all Where ░░░░░░░░ the justice in a ░░░░░░░░ that there is on ░░░░░░░░ for a black person ░░░░░░░░ as long to vote ░░░░░░░░ s factual But let ░░░░░░░░ keep going because I ░░░░░░░░ my colleague speak During ░░░░░░░░ 2016 presidential election residents ░░░░░░░░ entirely black neighborhoods waited ░░░░░░░░ vote they were 74 ░░░░░░░░ more likely to spend ░░░░░░░░ than 30 minutes at ░░░░░░░░ polling place relative to ░░░░░░░░ of entirely white neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ s a fact Similar ░░░░░░░░ disparities were observed right ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic In the ░░░░░░░░ midterm elections a Brennan ░░░░░░░░ report found that Latino ░░░░░░░░ waited almost 46 percent ░░░░░░░░ than white voters And ░░░░░░░░ voters about 45 percent ░░░░░░░░ report also found that ░░░░░░░░ and black voters were ░░░░░░░░ likely than white voters ░░░░░░░░ wait in the longest ░░░░░░░░ lines on Election Day.”