The Department of Justice should be able to use Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to undermine or invalidate voting rights suppression laws that have a disparate impact on certain groups such as African-Americans, Latinos, immigrant communities.
On the recordOctober 20, 2021
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Jeffries emphasizes the need for the DOJ to have tools to combat voter suppression.
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