Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Senators Fail Democracy by Blocking Consideration of Key Voting Rights Bill
January 20, 2022
January 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSPol) -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement:
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Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate failed to amend the filibuster to allow an up or down vote on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act:
"The Senate has blocked a simple vote on our most sacred and fundamental right . . .
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Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate failed to amend the filibuster to allow an up or down vote on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act:
"The Senate has blocked a simple vote on our most sacred and fundamental right . . .