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REP. FUDGE: "OHIO HAS ONE OF MOST DRACONIAN VOTER SUPPRESSION BILLS IN THE U.S."
July 13, 2011WASHINGTON, DC-- Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) made this statement today at the voting rights press conference:
"[In Ohio] We have one of the most draconian voter suppression bills in the United States. If we are going to have a society that involves all of its citizens, we cannot allow for these kinds of bills to be passed by legislature after legislature... Across this country, 11% of all people who are eligible to vote do not have a government issued ID. That's 21 million people. Every time we take one step forward, we take two steps back. And we're not going to allow it to happen. "
Click here to view Congresswoman Fudge's full statement
Video of the full press conference will be available here
Click here for more information about Ohio House Bill 194 and the pending ID bill
View photos from the event here
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Members in attendance: Rep. Bennie G. Thompson Rep. Corrine Brown Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez Rep. Tim Ryan Rep. Gwen Moore Rep. Betty Sutton Rep. Hank Johnson Rep. Maxine Waters Rep. Donna Christensen Rep. Maxine Waters Rep. Steve Cohen Rep. Karen B |
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Organizations and leaders in attendance: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rainbow PUSH Coalition Tamika Mallory, National Action Network Barbara Arnwine, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Laura Murphy, American Civil Liberties Union Hilary Shelton, NAACP Rafael Collazo, National Council of La Raza/Democracia USA Nichole Austin-Hillery, Brennan Center for Justice Campus Progress, Center for American Progress Diallo Brooks, People for the American Way E. Faye Williams |