I was an original cosponsor of H.R. 9, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act.
Summer Lee: “I was an original cosponsor of H.R. 9, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act…”
On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
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Sheila Jackson Lee highlights her role in supporting key voting rights legislation.
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