[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 24, 1994]
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                  VOTERS' RIGHTS ACT STILL CHALLENGED

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a number of forces 
have combined to once again challenge not only the letter, but the 
spirit, of one of the most significant pieces of legislation in the 
history of this great body, the Voters' Rights Act of 1965.
  Just this week we saw Schindler's List nominated as the best picture 
for 1993. The real message there was never again the Holocaust of the 
Jews in Nazi Germany.
  Well, the message here from black Americans is never again. Whatever 
party we participate in, never again will we sit by and allow 
gerrymandering that recognizes rivers and freeways and everything else 
and ignores the fact we are voters. Never again will this happen in 
this country without getting the attention of everyone.
  Imagine a Congress that has nothing but white men. No women, no Jews, 
nothing but white men. That is what the forces would like to see. But 
we say, Mr. Speaker, to all of America, never again.

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