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Westmoreland on VRA signing: Begin the bailout process Jul 27, 2006  -   U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland’s statement on today’s signing of the Voting Rights Act renewal by President Bush: "Today’s signing will keep Georgia in the penalty box for 25 more years, even though we’ve righted the wrongs of our state’s Jim Crow past. A baby born in Georgia today will be ol... More

Westmoreland statement on House passage of Voting Rights Act Jul 14, 2006  -   For immediate release July 13, 2006 U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) issued the following statement about passage of the renewal of the Voting Rights Act for 25 years, without inclusion of the Westmoreland amendment, Norwood amendment or Gohmert Amendment: "We came up short today of t... More

Westmoreland Floor Speech on his amendment to the Voting Rights Act Jul 13, 2006  -   Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer an amendment to help save the Voting Rights Act. After carefully studying the issue and collecting information about the renewal, I have serious concerns about the constitutionality of this rewrite... More

Some officials, scholars say Voting Rights Act needs update Jul 13, 2006  -   By Frank James, Washington Bureau When it comes to renewing key parts of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 law that allowed many African-Americans to cast ballots in places where they previously couldn't because of racism, the situation is far from black and white. Most members of C... More

Westmoreland floor speech opposing current Voting Rights Act extension Jul 13, 2006  - Text of U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland’s speech opposing the underlying bill for the Voting Rights Act. He gave the speech this morning: Mr. Chairman, The Voting Rights Act has a proud and important legacy in my home state of Georgia and across the United States. With minor changes that would modernize... More

Pass the VRA Bailout Amendment Jul 11, 2006  - By Richard HasenThis week the House considers H.R. 9, a bill that renews expiring provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The Senate is expected to take up parallel legislation later this summer, after it emerges from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Members of the House should vote to renew the act, bu... More

Westmoreland sets record straight on Voting Rights Act Jun 23, 2006  -   U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland’s response to news releases from fellow Georgia Reps. John Lewis (D-Atlanta) and David Scott (D-Atlanta). Rep. Lewis changes his tune Lewis in June 22, 2006, press release: "It is ironic and very troubling that the opposition to H.R. 9 stems from the major obje... More

GOP Delays Vote on VRA Jun 22, 2006  - Jennifer YachinProtests from a broad cross-section of Republican lawmakers who assert they were shut out of negotiations on the Voting Rights Act prompted House leaders to scrub a vote on the measure Wednesday, throwing reauthorization of the landmark 1965 law into an uncertain future despite initia... More

Georgia Bloc Wins Delay in Rights Vote Jun 22, 2006  -  Margaret Coker, Tom Baxter Washington --- Pressured by a Georgia-led coalition of lawmakers, House Republican leaders on Wednesday indefinitely delayed today's planned vote on extending the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The unexpected move calls into question when Congress will take up the propose... More

Voting Rights Suprise Jun 22, 2006  - Lightning strikes even Congress once in a while, and a case in point is yesterday's decision by the House Republican leadership to pull from the floor the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act.GOP leaders had been hoping to whoop it through without anyone noticing. But more than a few backbencher... More

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