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On the recordMay 23, 2021
It was supported and demanded, actually, by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time, right after the Selma to Montgomery massacre.
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G.K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

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Butterfield highlights the bipartisan support for the Voting Rights Act.

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