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  1. 6 Dec 2019

    Today, the House is voting on a purely political bill that would prevent states and localities from running their own elections. is a partisan power grab for the federal government.

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  2. Aug 6

    Today marks 8 months since John Lewis presided over the House vote on – legislation, now renamed in honor of Lewis, to restore the Voting Rights Act. On VRA’s 55th anniversary, the Senate must take up this bill AND provide funding to ensure safe & fair 2020 elections.

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  3. Jun 23

    Fewer than 200 polling places are open today in ’s home state of KY, down from 3,500+ in a typical election year. would ensure everyone has free & fair access to the ballot—yet Mitch McConnell has allowed it to sit on his desk for 200 days. This is unacceptable.

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  4. Jul 23

    In December 2019, with Congressman John Lewis presiding, the House passed to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Mitch McConnell has been blocking the legislation for 230 days.

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  5. Jun 26

    For those wondering what systemic racism looks like look no further than the ongoing voter suppression tactics in place in states like Alabama. It is essential that we pass through the Senate to protect this fundamental right for ALL Alabamians!

    630 replies 525 retweets 1,485 likes
  6. Aug 26

    On this , we honor the sacrifice of the suffragists by working to protect and ensure the right to vote for every citizen by ending voter suppression and restoring the Voting Rights Act with and by making a plan to vote – early.

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  7. Jul 20

    LIVE on ⁦⁩ says the Senate should pass (the House-passed Voting Rights Enhancement Act) and call it the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

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  8. Jul 18

    With John Lewis presiding, the House passed last December -- legislation that would restore the Voting Rights Act in the wake of the Supreme Court's 2013 Shelby Cty decision. But the bill stalled in the Senate under Mitch McConnell. Honor John Lewis by moving this bill NOW.

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  9. 30 Dec 2019

    John Lewis has been fighting for voter's rights his entire life would eliminate state and local voter suppression laws, but Mitch McConnell won't bring it up for a vote We may have to fight for every vote Raise your hand if you'll fight with me

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  10. Jun 10

    Sen. McConnell has been holding in his legislative graveyard for 187 days. This bill would restore the Voting Rights Act & would end systemic barriers that keep communities of color from the polls. We must pass H.R. 4 now to end & across the U.S.

    62 replies 377 retweets 858 likes
  11. Mar 7

    55 years after the historic march for equality in Selma We’re continuing to fight the efforts to suppress the votes of Americans of color, young voters, working Americans Senator McConnell & Senate Republicans must allow a vote on in the Senate to

    A photo shows the march in Selma in 1965.
    715 replies 496 retweets 1,576 likes
  12. Jun 25

    7 years ago, the Supreme Court's Shelby v. Holder decision gutted the Voting Rights Act and opened the floodgates for states to put in place suppressive voting laws. 200+ days ago, the House passed to restore the VRA. The Senate MUST take up and pass HR4 to !

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  13. 6 Dec 2019

    BREAKING: The House just passed , one of the most important bills to emerge during this Congress. As voter suppression continues to spread across the US, this bill would breathe life back into the Voting Rights Act. A win for the people & a win for democracy!

    63 replies 527 retweets 1,339 likes
  14. Jul 18

    225 days 507 days That's how long the Voting Rights Act () & Bipartisan Background Checks Act (), respectively, have sat on Mitch McConnell's desk. If McConnell truly wanted to honor Rep. John Lewis, he would stop obstructing the path to a safer & more equal America.

    My statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis:
    8 replies 30 retweets 70 likes
  15. 19 Dec 2019

    Recently, the House passed to & to , part of prongs 1 & 3 of the House agenda that brought in the 2018 Blue Wave. Rep. , slayer of Wall St CEOs, laid out the ways the House tackled prong 2 – bigger paychecks.

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  16. 6 Dec 2019

    This democracy is only as strong as the voting rights of all our citizens. It's such great news that the House passed to restore the Voting Rights Act and end voter suppression. The Senate should take this up immediately. Sen. McConnell, you listening?

    The U.S. House of Representatives voted to reinstate federal oversight of state election law. The legislation restores the core of the Voting Rights Act and was gavelled in by Rep. John Lewis, who was beaten while demonstrating for voting rights in 1965.
    43 replies 101 retweets 470 likes
  17. Jul 20

    “He always worked on the side of the angels, and now he is with them.” – Speaker Pelosi, in tribute to her dearly departed friend and our national hero John Lewis with whom she served from her very first day in the House

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  18. Aug 6

    The right to vote is central to our democracy and we must ensure that right is protected. and it’s passed time that the Senate brings - The Voting Rights Advancement Act- up for a vote!

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  19. 12 Dec 2019

    I didn't come here to impeach Trump. I came to lower & that’s why TODAY we passed to do just that. My R colleagues say “let Americans decide” & that’s why we passed to last week. What are they doing?

    114 replies 60 retweets 184 likes
  20. 6 Dec 2019

    Generations have organized, protested, marched, and died to extend the vote to all Americans. The House passing —the Voting Rights Advancement Act—is a critical step towards restoring the protections of the Voting Rights Act and beating back the scourge of voter suppression.

    Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today released this statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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