05/21/2013
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"This is building a Congressional record so that we can protect the right to vote in the United States of America."
"The Voting Rights Act was enacted several days after I finished high school in 1965. It was a very powerful piece of legislation."
"At the beginning of this Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looked among our Democratic Caucus and looked for one to lead this Subcommittee..."
"Discrimination still exists. We must acknowledge this fact and do all we can to ensure that every American can exercise his or her right to vote."