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Press ReleaseCeremonial2026-08-06

What we lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and why we need a new one | Guest Column by Rep. McClellan

Jennifer L. McClellan
Jennifer L. McClellan
DVA-4 · Representative
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This press release from Representative Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA) was published on 2026-08-06 and titled "What we lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and why we need a new one | Guest Column by Rep.".

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What we lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and why we need a new one | Guest Column by Rep. McClellan

The path to voting rights was paved with the blood, sweat and tears of generations of people who endured injustice from a system that did not recognize their equality or, at times, their humanity. People like my great-grandfather, who was forced to take a literacy test and find three white men to vouch for his [ ]
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