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Mazie Hirono: “And after the obstacles to voting we have seen since Shelby County, we now know that Congress got it right, that the…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
And after the obstacles to voting we have seen since Shelby County, we now know that Congress got it right, that the evidence showed a continuing need for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and the Supreme Court got it wrong when it substituted its judgment.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono argues that Congress's decision on Section 5 was correct, contrary to the Supreme Court's ruling.

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