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James A. Himes
FromJames A. Himes·D-CT·

Himes Statement on Supreme Court Gutting the Voting Rights ActWashington, D.C. — Today, following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statement:

monumental achievement in American history. Generations of Black Americans were systematically – often brutally – denied the right to vote … that this country can finally leave its shameful history of race-based disenfranchisement behind