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Mazie Hirono: “The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major turning point in our country that finally gave many previously…”

On the recordJuly 7, 2026
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major turning point in our country that finally gave many previously excluded people of color real access to the polls.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Statement on the importance of the Voting Rights Act

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