08/23/2000
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"Inclusion of all Americans in the political process is necessary if we are to work together as communities, States, and a nation to address the difficult challenges that confront us all."
"We could not let it go unpunished."
"Enactment of these two proposals would permit the Departments to address the depth of destruction caused by natural disasters."
"The Voting Rights Act was adopted to give reality to the 15th amendment's guarantee of the right to vote, the most basic right of a democracy."