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On Wednesday, June 18 at 1:30 p.m. EDT, Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge will join Congressman Rubén Hinojosa, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congresswoman Judy Chu, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), members of the Tri-Caucus and civil rights leaders for a press conference reaffirming their unified support for the Voting Rights Amendment Act (VRAA).

This press conference kicks off the most important week in voting rights as we approach the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, the first Senate hearing on the VRAA (June 25), and the 50^th anniversaries of Freedom Summer and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. At the press conference, prominent leaders on voting rights will stand together to discuss why this is the critical time for action  and will call on the House to advance the VRAA to protect the right to vote for all Americans.  

WHO:
Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
Congressman Rubén Hinojosa, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus [or a leading representative of the CHC, pending availability]
Congresswoman Judy Chu, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) [Invited] 
Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Lorraine Miller, interim president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Mee Moua, president and CEO of Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC)
Brent Wilkes, executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of Women Voters

WHAT:Press conference to call for congressional action on the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014

WHEN:Wednesday, June 18, 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:2226 Rayburn House Office Building

RSVP:Simpson@civilrights.org or 202.466.2061

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