On 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act, Hickenlooper, Bennet reintroduce voting rights bill

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Rep. Sewell pushes voter protection bill on Voting Rights Act's 60th anniversary

U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, called on Congress to pass voting rights legislation on the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965’s passage. In a video shared on Sewell’s X page, on Wednesday, commemorating the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act, the congresswoman called on Congress and Alabamians to push for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act’s passage. “Sixty years lat…

On 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act, Hickenlooper, Bennet reintroduce voting rights bill

U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet recently joined 45 of their Senate colleagues to reintroduce legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was passed 60 years ago. The bill — the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — is named for the late Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis. The Supreme Court announced last week that it will consider the interpretation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act by calling into…