Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                          February 26, 2013

Contact:  Ayofemi Kirby
(202) 603-3957
Ayofemi.Kirby@mail.house.gov

Quad Caucus Chairs, Leader Pelosi, Assistant Leader Clyburn and Rep. John Lewis to Speak at Supreme Court 

 (Link)– Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Marcia L. Fudge,  Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC-06), Congressman John Lewis (GA-05),  Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Judy Chu (CA-32) , and Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07), will speak on the importance of protecting the right to vote for all Americans before the Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder oral arguments begin at the Supreme Court. The Members of Congress will speak on Wednesday, February 27 at 8:30am, before the Rally to Protect Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act begins.

WHO: Congressional Black Caucus Chair Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12)
Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC-06) (Invited)
Congressman John Lewis (GA-05)s
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (CA-32)
Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07)
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15)

WHAT: Members of Congress Press Conference on Protecting the Right to Vote for All Americans.

WHEN: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
8:30am – Press Conference Begins
9:00am – Protect the Voting Rights Act Rally Begins. Members of Congress scheduled to speak. (Contact: Scott Westbrook Simpson, 202.466.2061, Simpson@civilrights.org)

WHERE : Steps of the United States Supreme Court
1 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20543

CONTACT: Ayofemi Kirby, CBC Communications Director, (202) 603-3957,  Femi.Kirby@mail.house.gov.

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