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On the recordJuly 25, 2012
If our civil rights laws mean anything, and I know that not all Members joined the overwhelming bipartisan majority in voting to extend the Voting Rights Act, then it must be that we have an obligation to protect the right to vote.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the importance of protecting voting rights.

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