PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 5, 2023: * * * Today, Arizona Democratic Party Chair Yolanda Bejarano released the following statement on the 58th anniversary of The Voting Rights Act becoming law: "Fifty-eight years ago today, because of activism and the tireless work of civil rights heroes- President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act into law. "The Voting Rights Act is a landmark legislation that protects vot  more

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 5 -- Community Legal Aid Services issued the following news on Aug. 4, 2023: By Tim Kozlowski, staff attorney More than four million low-income American families access safe, stable, and affordable housing through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Commonly referred to as HUD, this government agency was created by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the "War on Poverty" in the 1960s. Low-income families can receive HUD assistance through public housing authoriti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following on Aug. 6, 2023: * * * To commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and DNC Black Caucus Chair Virgie Rollins released the following statement: "58 years ago, after tireless activism and organizing by members of the Civil Rights Movement, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. This landmark piece of bipartisan legislation removed historic b  more