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Terri Sewell

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Terri Sewell is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district since 2011. She is the first African American woman elected to Congress from Alabama. Sewell has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare throughout her tenure. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has been an advocate for civil rights and voting access.

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Jul 12, 2023

The poll-worker shortage creates serious problems for our democracy.

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Jul 12, 2023

Without a doubt, we are at a great inflection point in our Nation's history.

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Jul 12, 2023

We must end this madness. The fact that this particular bill would allow people to question eligibility and do so indiscriminately is a problem.

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Jul 12, 2023

Millions of Americans are given only a single day to vote: Tuesday.

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Jul 12, 2023

The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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Jul 12, 2023

This amendment is very common sense. It would require States to provide at least 14 days of early voting.

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Jul 12, 2023

This amendment would modify the ACE Act's ban on the use of Federal funds for elections in States that permit community ballot collection by creating an exception for voters with disabilities.

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Jul 12, 2023

Washington, D.C., has the right to political self-determination.

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Jul 12, 2023

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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Jul 12, 2023

Nobody should have to wait in line for hours to exercise that fundamental, constitutional right to vote.

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Jul 12, 2023

John Lewis said that the vote is precious; it is almost sacred. I could not agree with him more.

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Jul 12, 2023

Mr. Chairman, this amendment strikes in its entirety subtitle D of the bill, through which Republicans would impose their wish list of restrictive voting policies upon the District of Columbia.

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