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On the recordMay 2, 2019
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered by most civil rights advocates the most effective civil rights statute ever enacted by Congress.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the significance of the Voting Rights Act for civil rights.

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