Voting Rights
June 26, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Leader Steny Hoyer, Whip James Clyburn and Chairman Jerry Nadler for a press conference marking the 7th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder decision and urging Senate to pass H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Congresswoman Sewell, daughter of Selma.
Issues:Voting Rights
June 26, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.
I thank the gentlelady for yielding and for her tremendous leadership over time to remove obstacles of participation to our democracy.
Issues:Voting Rights
December 6, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which passed on a 228 – 187 vote. This bill restores the full strength of the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court's Shelby v. Holder decision gutted the Act, unleashing a flood of voter suppression laws. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Issues:Voting Rights
June 25, 2019
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Washington D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Congresswoman Terri Sewell and House Democrats for a press event on the need to protect voting rights, six years after the Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder decision. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Issues:Voting Rights