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Rep. John Lewis: Recent Voting Rights Act decision by Supreme Court ‘broke my heart’

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At a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) described to the Senate his reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate key components of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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