10/04/2011
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"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."
"Section 5 was limited to several Southern States in their entirety."