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Ms. DEXTER. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, I stood in Montgomery, Alabama, on ground that has absorbed the blood, tears, and sweat of people fighting for equal rights and felt the full weight of this moment.
organizers on the front lines fighting against racist redistricting and gerrymandering, a fight the Supreme Court has made harder and more urgent.
We will fight back, and we have the playbook in front of us.
box, and in the streets. It is won by people who refuse to be quiet. That is what Montgomery has taught us, and that is exactly what we are going to do.
Get loud. Stay loud. Do not stop.