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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Dem Rep. Ellison: Obama should be ‘firmer’ on voting rights - The Hill's Video

Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.) on Wednesday called on President Obama to be “firmer and clearer” in pushing Congress to reform a portion of the Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling.
“I think the president really cares about voting rights, he made it clear in the State of the Union speech how much he cared, he talked about the need to protect the right to vote and I think he’s been pretty consistent,” Ellison said. “But I would really welcome a statement from the president that’s firmer and clearer and tries to really pull all parties together to come up with a consensus around setting up a new formula.”


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Dem Rep. Ellison: Obama should be ‘firmer’ on voting rights - The Hill's Video

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