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Terri Sewell's Public Statements on Issue: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (AL) - District 7

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07/01/2022 Rep. Sewell Celebrates as White House Announces President Biden will Award Attorney Fred Gray the Presidential Medal of Freedom
02/08/2022 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General Dept. of Justice - Pressley, Clyburn, Jones Lead Congressional Black Caucus Members in Urging DOJ to Aggressively Increase Efforts to Protect Voting Rights
12/06/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
08/24/2021 Rep. Sewell Praises Passage of H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
08/17/2021 Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) Joins Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) to introduce H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
08/17/2021 Rep. Sewell Introduces H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to Restore Protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
08/11/2021 Rep. Sewell Welcomes HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to Birmingham
08/06/2021 Rep. Sewell Statement on the 56th Anniversary of the Signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
07/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Vice Chair Strickland Leads CBC in Call for Equity in American Rail Infrastructure
07/15/2021 Congressional Voting Rights Caucus Co-Chairs Response to President Biden's Speech on Voting Rights
05/26/2021 Rep. Veasey Joins Colleagues to Announce Bicameral Legislation to Help People Register to Vote as they Change Residences
05/19/2021 Rep. Sewell Votes to Strengthen Defenses Against Hate Crimes and Protect AAPI Communities
04/21/2021 Rep. Sewell Votes to Outlaw Discriminatory Religious Travel Bans, Protect Due Process Rights at Ports of Entry
04/16/2021 Letter to the Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Congressional Voting Rights Caucus Leaders Urge Justice Department to Investigate Harmful Jim Crow-Style Voter Suppression Measures to Safeguard Right To Vote
03/18/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary - Crist, Sewell Lead Call to Restore Voting Rights Act
03/17/2021 Rep. Sewell Votes to Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
03/17/2021 Rep. Sewell Votes to Support Equal Rights Amendment and Remove Ratification Deadline
03/16/2021 Clarke Introduces Resolution to Address the Federal Government's Role in Redlining
03/11/2021 Representatives Cohen, Sewell, Aderholt and Norton Introduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway Act
03/09/2021 Standing with Workers By Passing Pro Act
03/04/2021 Ways and Means Committee Launches Racial Equity Initiative Co-Chaired by Rep. Gomez
12/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage
09/17/2020 Rep. Sewell Votes in Favor of Sweeping Education Legislation to Fulfill the Promise of Equity in Our Schools
07/27/2020 Rep. Sewell Calls on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to Take Up and Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020
07/23/2020 Rep. Sewell Honors Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis

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