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| https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-presides-hearing-strengthen-voting-rights-act | Congressman Cohen Presides at Hearing to Strengthen the Voting Rights Act | 2019-10-17 | 2019 | 2019-10 | Democrat | House | TN | Steve Cohen | C001068 | cohen.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today presided over a hearing on legislative proposals to strengthen the Voting Rights Act in the wake of the Supreme Court's disastrous 2013 ruling inShelby County v. Holder. This was the seventh in a series of hearings, including one held in Memphis on September 5,to examine current voting discrimination and legislative solutions such asthe Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA).The VRAAwould restore the pre-clearance provisions of the originalactVoting Rights Actand strengthenitsprotections. In his opening statement, Congressman Cohen said: The right to vote is the right that guarantees all other rights in our democracy. Unfortunately, the right to vote of African Americans and other members of racial and language minoritieshas been threatened and undermined throughout our nation's history. The Voting Rights Act with an effective preclearance provision went a long way towards righting that wrong.But,sadly, since the effective neutering of the preclearance provision, voting rights for minorities once again is under sustained assault in many parts of our country. See Congressman Cohen's entire opening statement here. See Congressman Cohen's questioning of witnesses here. At the start of the hearing,Congressman Cohen took the time toremember his friend and colleague Elijah Cummings who passed earlier today. SeeCohen's statement on Mr. Cummings here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |