WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee discusses voting rights

Politics

The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed voting rights on Wednesday.

Watch the discussion in the player above.

The hearing covered the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, legislation that would establish "new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect."

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