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Fri Apr 10, 2020, 07:31 PM Apr 2020

Democrats push to make voting safer as coronavirus upends elections

By Associated Press -April 10, 2020 1:13 PM

Republicans 'want to stand in the way of a more open democratic system at a time of a pandemic.'

Democrats want to bolster mail-in voting and take other steps to make balloting easier this November in the next round of congressional efforts to revive the economy and battle the coronavirus pandemic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.

Pelosi's still-evolving proposals Thursday drew immediate condemnation from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, echoing Donald Trump's opposition to federal attempts to prod states to relax restrictions for this fall's presidential and congressional elections.

The discord underscored that a partisan battle over voting restrictions could complicate Congress' next attempt to prop up the stalled economy and deluged health care providers.

The virus's continued threat has prompted worries that in-person balloting could be hazardous. Residents of much of the country are under orders to stay home and avoid crowds to slow the disease's spread.

https://americanindependent.com/democrats-mail-voting-coronavirus-nancy-pelosi-kevin-mccarthy-elections-covid-19/

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And asshole that wants to have BLOOD ON HIS HANDS....................

November, 3, 2020 ....... McCarthy cannot get here soon enough

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