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On the recordAugust 17, 2021
Today, I`m at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to get into some good trouble, necessary trouble. What we need is to restore federal oversight, enforceability into voting rights. We have to write and fight for the people. So, let`s get into some good trouble. Let`s pass H.R.4.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama
Source
msnbc.com

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Terri Sewell discusses the need to restore federal oversight of voting rights while unveiling a new bill named after John Lewis.

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