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On the recordJune 3, 2013
But, you know, here we are 50 years later, these States, and one of them is mine, the great State of Georgia, is far, far beyond that, and yet we are under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act for another 25 years.
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Phil Gingrey
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrey reflects on the ongoing relevance of the Voting Rights Act in Georgia.

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