Rep. Mfume Issues Statement Urging Passage of Voting Rights Legislation in Senate
January 13, 2022
January 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2022:
Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement on the House passage of voting rights legislation, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, today.
"The Voting Rights Act of 1965 targeted racist, Jim Crow era voter suppression laws and put our country on a path towards election fairness. A 2013 Supreme Court decision weakened the Voting Rights Act . . .
Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement on the House passage of voting rights legislation, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, today.
"The Voting Rights Act of 1965 targeted racist, Jim Crow era voter suppression laws and put our country on a path towards election fairness. A 2013 Supreme Court decision weakened the Voting Rights Act . . .