For Immediate Release
Contact: Nick Voutsinos
Email: nvoutsinos@afscme.org

AFSCME’s Saunders: We will continue the fight ‘so that every American’s voice is heard in our democracy’

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act failed to advance in the U.S. Senate:

“The late John Lewis marched 50 miles from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, not once but twice, for the right to vote – nearly losing his life along the way. But a minority of senators won’t even vote to consider the bill that carries his name and honors his legacy, a bill that would restore the Voting Rights Act protections so many sacrificed so much for. We will continue the fight – getting in ‘good and necessary trouble’ – so that every American’s voice is heard in our democracy, no matter their race, background, economic status or zip code.”