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Rep. Ron Kind Statement on 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

Statement

By: Ron Kind
By: Ron Kind
Date: Aug. 6, 2015
Location: La Cross, WI
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Arts, Entertainment, and History

Today, marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965. Below is Rep. Kind's statement:

"As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the hallmark Voting Rights Act and the progress we have made since then, we must also remember that we still a lot have work to do. In Wisconsin, Governor Walker signed legislation that made it harder for thousands of veterans, seniors, minorities, students and disabled Wisconsinites to exercise their right to vote.

"The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy, and attacks against that right have no place in America. I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress to support bipartisan legislation that would restore the voting rights the Supreme Court struck down two years ago and work to ensure everyone has the ability to use their right to vote."


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