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Steve Cohen: “We need to prevent these foreseeable harms of these types of discriminatory election practices, and we urge Congress to…”

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
We need to prevent these foreseeable harms of these types of discriminatory election practices, and we urge Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act to its full strength by enacting the Voting Rights Advancement Act and its practice-based preclearance formula.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the need to restore the Voting Rights Act to combat discriminatory practices.

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