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On the recordApril 1, 2019
As my great friend and colleague Congressman John Lewis told me when we began this work on the bill, the time is now.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline references John Lewis to stress urgency for civil rights legislation.

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