Every time I see my friend John Lewis, I cannot help but think it was not that long ago when Congressman Lewis was a young man marching for the right to vote and nearly died because he wanted to exercise his right to vote.
Patrick Leahy: “Every time I see my friend John Lewis, I cannot help but think it was not that long ago when Congressman Lewis was a…”
On the recordJune 25, 2012
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Patrick Leahy reflects on John Lewis's historic struggle for voting rights.
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