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August 16, 2021

Hearing on the Voting Rights Act

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, civil rights leaders, and law professors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on… read more

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, civil rights leaders, and law professors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. They discussed several ongoing threats to voting rights and potential legislation that would restore and improve the 56-year old legislation. close

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Kristen Clarke Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice->Civil Rights Division
Steve Cohen U.S. Representative [D] Tennessee

Madeleine Dean U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Sylvia Garcia U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Jon Greenbaum Chief Counsel Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Wade Henderson President and CEO Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. Representative [D] Texas
Hank Johnson Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Mike Johnson U.S. Representative [R] Louisiana
Jim Jordan U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Sophia Lin Lakin Deputy Director American Civil Liberties Union->Voting Rights Project
James McCrary Lecturer George Washington University Law School
Jerry Nadler U.S. Representative [D] New York
Jamie Raskin U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
Maureen Riordan Attorney Public Interest Legal Foundation
Deborah Ross U.S. Representative [D] North Carolina
Thomas Saenz President and General Counsel Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Mary Gay Scanlon U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Samuel Spital Director NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund->Litigation
Hans von Spakovsky Senior Fellow Heritage Foundation->Center for Legal and Judicial Studies
Wendy R. Weiser Director Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law->Democracy Program

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House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

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Program ID:: 514093-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Aug 16, 2021 | 10:02am EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Aug 23, 2021 | 2:55am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Aug 17, 2021 | 10:39am EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
Aug 17, 2021 | 10:39am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 21, 2021 | 11:50am EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
Aug 21, 2021 | 9:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 23, 2021 | 2:55am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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