On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
the last Voting Rights Act we had in 2006 was named for Fannie Lou Hamer, Mr. Johnson, for Rosa Parks, for Barbara Jordan, and Cesar Chavez, and other great civil rights leaders.
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congress.govSteve Cohen: “the last Voting Rights Act we had in 2006 was named for Fannie Lou Hamer, Mr. Johnson, for Rosa Parks, for Barbara…”
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Cohen highlights the historical significance of the Voting Rights Act and its honorees.
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