Hakeem Jeffries said "I thank the distinguished gentlewoman. The right to vote is fundamental to the integrity of our democracy, and, as Lyndon Baines Johnson said from this very Chamber shortly before the Voting Rights Act was passed into law a few months later, ``We shall overcome.'' Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ___________________

On the recordMay 23, 2016

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman. The right to vote is fundamental to the integrity of our democracy, and, as Lyndon Baines Johnson said from this very Chamber shortly before the Voting Rights Act was passed into law a few months later, ``We shall overcome.'' Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

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Hakeem Jeffries

Democratic · New York

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May 23, 2016

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