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DC Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Bernie Sanders at today's #JourneyForJustice rally
Washington (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders appeared at the America's Journey for Justice rally at the Lincoln Memorial Tuesday.
The rally was the climax of a 1,000-mile march from Selma, Alabama, to Washington, calling on Congress to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act...
The rally was the climax of a 1,000-mile march from Selma, Alabama, to Washington, calling on Congress to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act...
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington's non-voting delegate, tweeted a photo of her holding a NAACP banner with Sanders and North Carolina Rep. G. K. Butterfield at the rally. The NAACP was one of the event organizers.
"We march today as our predecessors marched fifty years ago as an affirmation of our hope and a firm belief that our efforts will bring about change," said Butterfield, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, in a statement. "We will not make progress in this journey for justice until all Americans share the same equity and fairness under the laws that govern our country."
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine was there as was Congress' Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn.
The march also seeks to draw attention to criminal justice reform, employment issues and improving public education. And participants plan to ask Congress Wednesday to re-enact voting rights and support legislation from the three other issue groups.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/15/politics/bernie-sanders-naacp-justice-march/index.html?eref=rss_politics"We march today as our predecessors marched fifty years ago as an affirmation of our hope and a firm belief that our efforts will bring about change," said Butterfield, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, in a statement. "We will not make progress in this journey for justice until all Americans share the same equity and fairness under the laws that govern our country."
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine was there as was Congress' Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn.
The march also seeks to draw attention to criminal justice reform, employment issues and improving public education. And participants plan to ask Congress Wednesday to re-enact voting rights and support legislation from the three other issue groups.
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Guess I'll try Chipotle next.
