Rep. Nadler Issues Statement on Congressional Authority to Protect Voting Rights After Shelby County Vs. Holder
September 24, 2019
September 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at a House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing entitled "Congressional Authority to Protect Voting Rights After Shelby County vs. Holder:"
"When Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965, it aimed to deliver on what had long been an empty promise to African Americans and other pe . . .
"When Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965, it aimed to deliver on what had long been an empty promise to African Americans and other pe . . .