Justice Department civil rights chief calls on Congress to pass voting rights bill
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The leader of the Justice Department's civil rights division told Congress Monday that "voting rights are under pressure to an extent that has not been seen since the Civil Rights era."
US Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke is testifying in front of a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing about voting rights legislation, as the House prepares to move forward a major element of Democrats' voting rights push. Her prepared opening statement addressed provisions in the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were gutted by Supreme Court in 2013. House Democrats are preparing to introduce legislation to revive the VRA's so-called "preclearance" regime, which, before the 2013 ruling, required localities with a history of racial voting discrimination to get the department's or a federal court's approval for election procedure changes.More Related News
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