Congresswoman McKinney calls for permanent extension of the Voting Rights Act From: Westside Gazette | Date: December 26, 2002 | Copyright The Gazette Newspaper Group Dec 26, 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

"I take Trent Lott and the Republicans at their word. They should not only extend the Voting Rights Act; they should strengthen it, too."

Today, Congresswoman McKinney said that merely apologizing for segregationist remarks is not enough for Republicans or Democrats to do. But rather, these expressions of regret should result in sound public policy that increases the quality of life all the Americans. Toward that end, she calls for Trent Lott and the majority-Republican Congress, as well as the Democrats, to support a permanent extension of all of the provisions of the Voting Rights Act ...

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