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House rejects Democratic push to let 16-year-olds vote

By Pete Kasperowicz
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House rejects Democratic push to let 16-year-olds vote

The Democratic-led House on Thursday turned down a proposal to let 16-year-olds vote in federal elections, which Republicans said is a plot to put more Democrats in office.

Almost every Republican and nearly half of the Democrats voted against the amendment from Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and it failed 126-305.

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