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.@SpeakerPelosi: It's "really important" to lower the voting age to 16.
Rep. @AyannaPressley on her bid to lower the voting age, which Pelosi just endorsed:
"In 2019, 16-year-olds are dealing with 2019 challenges, hardships, and threats ... they're leading on the existential threats to our very society, gun violence prevention, climate change"
"In 2019, 16-year-olds are dealing with 2019 challenges, hardships, and threats ... they're leading on the existential threats to our very society, gun violence prevention, climate change"
@AyannaPressley I’ve compiled my favorite #wheniwas16 responses to this tweet …
Young Americans Hilariously Explain Why Lowering the Voting Age to 16 Is a Terrible Idea news.grabien.com/story-young-am…
Young Americans Hilariously Explain Why Lowering the Voting Age to 16 Is a Terrible Idea news.grabien.com/story-young-am…
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UPDATE! These stories are coming in faster than I can keep up. (And Twitter won't let me check mentions older than 2 hours ago.) If I've missed any gems, send them via DM and I'll keep the list updated.
Pelosi, in Ferguson, Mo., repeated her support for 16-year-olds voting:
"The point is that when they are in high school, we see such a heightened interest in history & civics and climate and gun safety and you name it. And that would be a time for them to be registered to vote."
"The point is that when they are in high school, we see such a heightened interest in history & civics and climate and gun safety and you name it. And that would be a time for them to be registered to vote."
