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House passes measure to allow Senate to begin voting rights debate

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a measure that will allow the Senate to begin debate on Democrats’ voting rights legislation, as President Joe Biden headed to Capitol Hill to push his party to do all it can to adopt the measure.

The House measure, approved 220 to 203, contains a pair of voting rights bills — the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It will be transmitted to the Senate

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