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The list of caucuses in Congress isn’t short. These officially recognized groups of lawmakers, who get together in pursuit of a common agenda, include names that are probably familiar to many Americans – the Congressional Black Caucus, for example – but there are plenty that are far more obscure. Before this morning, for example, I’d never heard of the Congressional Bourbon Caucus or the Congressional Explosive Ordnance Disposal Caucus, both of which evidently exist.
Texas’ strict voter ID law could be dead before the November presidential election.
It should be. Not that a fair law requiring voters to present proper identification at the polls is out of the question, but the law passed by the Legislature in 2011 is and has always been too restrictive.
Arguments for and against the Texas law were heard again Tuesday by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
The stakes, no matter who's argument you believe, are incredibly high. If you take the state of Texas' side, argued Tuesday in front of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, requiring specific, high-security photo identification from every voter in the state is essential to preventing widespread chaos and voter fraud, to keep the entire state from turning into Richard J. Daley's Chicago.
WASHINGTON — Ahead of what’s likely to be the first presidential election since 1964 without the Voting Rights Act in full effect, more than 50 members of Congress have joined to form the Voting Rights Caucus.
The caucus will work to educate the public about voting restrictions enacted since the Supreme Court struck down a key section of the Voting Rights Act in 2013.
“The caucus is long overdue,” said Congressional Black Caucus chairman G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., speaking at a news conference outside the House of Representatives on Tuesday to launch the caucus.
Stickers are set on a table for voters who have cast their ballots in the primary election on March 15, 2016, in Chesterville, Ohio. During the 2004 election, Ohio had the vote...
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, Alabama’s lone Democratic in Congress, can add another title to her already impressive resume: co-chair of the newly formed Congressional Voting Rights Caucus.
Created in response to the alleged voter suppression tactics enacted by states since the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in its 2013 Shelby v. Holder decision, the Caucus held its first press conference Tuesday to announce its formation.
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, Rep. Veasey will lead a press conference to launch the first ever Congressional Voting Rights Caucus. Three years after the Supreme Court dismantled key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus is answering the call to protect and restore the right to vote for every U.S. citizen.
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Press Conference - Launch of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
WASHINGTON
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, and a cross-section of Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday announced the formation of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus to gin up support for an update of the Voting Rights Act.
The new group, supported by the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Asian-American members and non-minority legislators, is focused on getting Congress to update the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court struck down key provisions in 2013.
Ahead of what's likely to be the first presidential election since 1965 without the Voting Rights Act in full effect, 50 members of Congress have joined to form the Voting Rights Caucus.
The caucus will work to educate the public about voting restrictions enacted since the Supreme Court struck down a key section of the Voting Rights Act in 2013.
"The caucus is long overdue," said Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, speaking at a press conference outside the House of Representatives Tuesday to launch the caucus.
WASHINGTON
To Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, the Voting Rights Act is personal.
A former African-American state lawmaker who was elected to Congress in 2012, Veasey was able to compete in a district newly drawn for minority representation in North Texas.
But since the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, Veasey has been concerned about its future. To urge Congress to rewrite and update the law, on Tuesday he’s announcing that he’s creating the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus.