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Washington D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) spoke on the House Floor to honor three-time cancer survivor Yolanda Jackson. On Friday, July 24, the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will honor Ms. Jackson with their Iron Strong Survivor Award for overcoming her courageous battle with cancer. Watch it on YouTube here. Rep. Sewell: Mister Speaker, I rise today to honor a dear friend, an extraordinary woman of faith, and a living testament to courage and resilience—Ms. Yolanda Jackson. This week, the O'Neal Comprehensive Center for Cancer at t
Birmingham, AL — Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released a video message marking the 61st anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Sewell honored the courage of the Civil Rights heroes who made the landmark law possible and called on Americans to continue the fight to protect the fundamental right to vote. Watch Rep. Sewell's video message here. Rep. Sewell: Today marks 61 years since President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law—a law made possible by the courage of ordinary people who did extraordinary things right here in Alabama's 7th Congressional Dist