Voting Eights News Today

Voting eights act since 1965 has received bipartisan support. in 2006 192 republicans voted for that re-authorization. 33 voted against. today republicans voted almost unanimously against the measure. the lone republican to vote in favor was this man, congressman brian fitzpatrick of pennsylvania. back with us zirlina maxwell and ana marie cox. >> pure research has predicted this country is going to be majority non-white by 2045. and what that means is that the republicans -- you know, the tradi...

Owes the very presence in this chamber to the voting rights act of 65. >> that was congresswoman terri sewell before the house voted on the voting rights act. >> on this vote the yeas are 228 and the nays are 187. the bill is passed. without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> that was the re-authorization of the voting rights act. every re-authorization of the voting eights act since 1965 has received bipartisan support. in 2006 192 republicans voted for that re-authoriz...