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Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) joined advocates to discuss voting rights for people of color at Washington, D.C.'s convention center. The event, which was hosted by…

Martin Luther King III, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and others held a news conference to call on the Senate to eliminate the filibuster and pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights…

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a news conference on voting rights. They called on the Senate to change the filibuster rules to allow a vote on the John Lewis Voting Rights…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a Vigil for Justice at the U.S. Capitol.

Voting rights advocates held the “March On for Washington and Voting Rights” rally to call for the passage of federal voting legislation and statehood for the District of Columbia. Among…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and several House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The House approved this legislation by a vote of…

Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee and several Democratic members of the Texas state representatives held a news conference on voting rights legislation.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic lawmakers spoke from the steps of the U.S. Capitol about their “For the People” Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics…

Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference on the seventh anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder, in…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was the featured speaker at a discussion on a Democratic Party proposal to boost voting rights and fairness in elections. Three other House…

Members of the DNC’s voting rights commission held a news conference in response to the first public hearing of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. The chair of the DNC commission,…

Reverend Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders led a march on issues including voting rights, criminal justice, health care and pay equity. Following the march, a rally was held near…

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats spoke to reporters about the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015. The bill if passed would restore the requirement for…