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Steve Cohen: I think it is important to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to fully restore Federal preclearance so…

On the recordOctober 19, 2021
I think it is important to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to fully restore Federal preclearance so that we can stop some discriminatory practices we are seeing arise in the States.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the need for the Voting Rights Act to combat state-level discrimination.

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