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Summer Lee: Congresswoman Jackson Lee, section 5 is effective and efficient because, number one, it stopped voting rights…

On the recordMay 26, 2021
Congresswoman Jackson Lee, section 5 is effective and efficient because, number one, it stopped voting rights discrimination before discriminatory changes could be put into effect.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Highlighting the importance of Section 5 in preventing voter discrimination.

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