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Jerry Nadler: Some, like our colleague John Lewis, shed their blood in support of its passage.

On the recordMarch 11, 2019
Some, like our colleague John Lewis, shed their blood in support of its passage.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler honors John Lewis's sacrifices for the Voting Rights Act.

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