Voting Rights
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi speaks at a "Deliver for Voting Rights" press conference on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Pelosi reiterated that Congress has a sacred responsibility to do everything in its power to remove obstacles to voting
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement to mark the 57th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which was signed into law on August 6, 1965: | |
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement marking the 58th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: | |
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement marking nine years since the Supreme Court's Shelby County v. Holder decision in 2013, which gutted the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: | |
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the urgently needed Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act: | |
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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at the MLK Day Deliver for Voting Rights Press Conference. Below are the Speaker's remarks: | |
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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. 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership. | |
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San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement upon the introduction of H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021: | |