Spencer Cox: “The Voting Rights Act was not given to us, it was not…”

“Thank you, Senator Hirono, for that question. I think it's reminiscent and reflects the fact that The Voting Rights Act was not given to us, it was not bestowed on us. It really came from the people. And the joke I'm sort of making is that Justice O' Connor used to say there were more lawyers in D.C. than people. I think we sometimes feel that way in D.C. we're on the Hill.” (04:25–04:31)

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