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On the recordApril 15, 2019
The Voting Rights Act was necessary because of this country's long and painful history of not extending the right to vote to all of 'We the People'.
Said by
Marcia Fudge
Democratic · Ohio

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Fudge emphasizes the importance of the Voting Rights Act due to historical voting discrimination.

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