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Terri Sewell: “Today, I`m at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge to get into some good trouble, necessary trouble. What we need is to…”

On the recordAugust 16, 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

Editor's note · Context

Terri Sewell is advocating for the restoration of the Voting Rights Act and emphasizing the need for federal oversight in voting rights.

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