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House Sends Ambitious Bills On Voting Rights, Immigration To Senate04:31
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March 04, 2021

A number of ambitious bills are moving from the House to the Senate on Thursday.

Among the bills are an expansion to voting rights and protections for "Dreamers." But with a 50-50 Senate, there is a low chance the bills will pass.

NPR's Susan Davis joins us to discuss House Democrats' strategy for promoting the bills and seeing them passed in the Senate.

This segment aired on March 4, 2021.

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