Politics: President Lyndon B. Johnson (Weekly)
Congressman Cohen Presides at Voting Rights Act Hearing
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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- Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams testifies
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Today, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, presided over a hearing on "Continuing Challenges to the Voting Rights Act Since Shelby County v. Holder." The Act, repeatedly reauthorized on a bipartisan basis, most recently in 2006, was
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House Education Committee Issues Testimony From Americans United for Separation of Church & State
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Education and Labor Committee issued the following testimony by Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, at a hearing entitled "Do No Harm: Examining the Misapplication of the 'Religious Freedom Restoration Act":
"Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on behalf of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
"Founded in 1947, Americans United is a nonpartisan advocacy and educational organizat
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