Opinion

Reps. John Lewis and Terri A. Sewell and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy attend a 2019 news conference on voting rights legislation. The bill, now named after Lewis, who died last year, would help reverse voting curbs that disproportionately affect people of color, Albert writes. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Opinion

Why Congress must pass HR 1 and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act

Republican state legislators nationwide are already moving fast to restrict our freedom to vote

By Sylvia Albert
Posted March 2, 2021 at 6:00am