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On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
I appreciate all the witnesses today and all of the testimony. I think it is a valuable hearing on the importance of the voting rights bill we have before us to set up a new standard in Section 4 and reactivate--restore Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the significance of the voting rights bill and the need to restore key sections of the Act.

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