Sen. Schumer: Voter Suppression Laws Constitute ‘Grave … Threat to the Very Core of Our Democracy’

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SCHUMER: "These voter suppression laws, more than 250 proposed laws in more than 40 states constitute a grave and immediate threat to the very core of our democracy. In ways both large and small, they seek to restrict the franchise, often targeting minority communities, younger voters in dense urban districts. Our Republican colleagues have tried in vain to defend these laws as meaningful, and appropriate protections against voter fraud. In many cases, those attempts have been just laughable.”