Here’s How Congressional Democrats Are Calling Out Persistent Voting Discrimination

On the House and Senate floors, at a roundtable discussion, in statements, and on social media, the need to restore the Voting Rights Act was highlighted over and over again this week.

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1. Rep. John Lewis, Georgia

2. Rep. Terri Sewell, Alabama

3. Rep. James Clyburn, South Carolina

4. Sen. Cory Booker, New Jersey

5. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, North Carolina

“The ball is now in our court here in the Congress to update Section 4, the formula, so that Section 5 can be enforced. Until Section 5 is enforceable we’re going to continue to see spontaneous changes in election laws that are going to have a profound impact on minority voters.”

6. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York

7. Rep. Marc Veasey, Texas

8. Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont

9. Rep. John Conyers, Michigan

10. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio

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11. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, New York

12. Sen. Richard Durbin, Illinois

13. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia

14. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, California

15. Sen. Ben Cardin, Maryland

16. Rep. Grace Meng, New York

17. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota

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18. Rep. Marcia Fudge, Ohio

19. Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, Missouri

Imagine that: treat every voter the same, protect the integrity of every ballot, and make participating in our democracy easier, not harder. That is a completely American idea.

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