To honor John Lewis' legacy, need to pass voting rights act: Rep. Karen Bass
To honor the life and legacy of death of death of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., said on ABC's "This Week" Sunday that the Voting Rights Advancement Act should be passed.
"I know that if he was still with us, he would be leading that fight," Bass said of the Georgia congressman who died Friday.
"What we have to do is live up to his legacy. We need to continue that fight for social justice. And again, the first thing we need to do is to pass the voting rights act and get it signed," Bass told ABC's "This Week" Co-anchor Martha Raddatz.
Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., speaking after Bass on "This Week," also highlighted Lewis' legacy.
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