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Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Hearing on DC Voting Rights Act
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
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342 Dirksen Senate Office Building |
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10:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) on Tuesday, May 15 at 10:00 AM. Hearing witnesses included members of Congress, the mayor, civil rights leaders and others.
In the Senate, the bipartisan DC House Voting Rights Act was introduced on May 1 by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Utah Senators Orrin Hatch (R) and Bob Bennett (R). The legislation would give DC its first-ever voting member of Congress. H.R. 1905, a House version of the bill, passed the House of Representatives on April 19.
Click here to read the Committee's final report (PDF 332 kb).
Witness Lists and Written Testimony:
Panel 1:
The Honorable Tom Davis (R-VA)
U.S. House of Representatives
Read the testimony (PDF 44 kb)
The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
U.S. House of Representatives
Read the testimony (PDF 40 kb)
Panel 2:
The Honorable Jack Kemp
Founder and Chairman, Kemp Partners
Read the testimony (PDF 41 kb)
Wade Henderson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Read the testimony (PDF 157 kb)
Viet D. Dinh
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Read the testimony (PDF 141 kb)
Jonathan R. Turley
J.B. And Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, The George Washington University Law School
Read the testimony (PDF 379 kb)
Click hear to watch archived footage of the historic hearing (Total Run Time: 1 hour 59 minutes. Requires RealPlayer).
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