G. K. Butterfield actually said...

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 ...

The first thing the act did was to eliminate the literacy test.

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 Subcommitte...