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Dick Durbin: The declaration from this Supreme Court in this case [Louisiana v. Callais] as well as the political position of many of…

On the recordMay 27, 2026
The declaration from this Supreme Court in this case [Louisiana v. Callais] as well as the political position of many of my colleagues is: ‘we don’t need it anymore; we don’t have discrimination anymore.’ I don’t believe that’s true.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks during Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on voting rights.

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