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On the recordMarch 16, 2021
You want to honor John? Let`s honor him by revitalizing the law that he was willing to die for. Once we pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, we should keep marching. And if all this takes eliminating the filibuster, another Jim Crow relic, in order to secure the God-given rights of every American, then that`s what we should do.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama calls for the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and suggests that eliminating the filibuster may be necessary to secure voting rights.

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