Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is stressing the importance of passing voting rights legislation after some Republican lawmakers have pushed for restrictions hindering access to the polls.
The host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Joe Scarborough asked Warnock how important it is for his fellow Democrats to work together to pass H.R.1, also known as the For the People Act, as well as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.
“It is almost impossible to overstate how important this really is. We are at an inflection point. This is a moral moment in America, a defining moment in our history. Voting rights is not just one issue alongside other issues. It is about who we say we are, it is about our covenant with one another as an American people,” Warnock replied.
"It is almost impossible to overstate how important this really is," Sen. Warnock says about voting rights legislation. "This is a moral moment in America."
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