WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to weaken the landmark Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais:
"Just over 61 years ago, Bloody Sunday helped spur the passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act to root out racial discrimination in our elections. Americans marched, protested, and put their lives on the line to secure the promise of our democracy.
"Today's decision is an attack on equal representation, with devastating and far-reaching consequences that extend well beyond congressional maps. This Supreme Court claims to have upheld the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act, but this decision...