'We have made a lot of progress as a nation. But we've still got a long way to go.'
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman to run the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, sayspersists in the United States. Equal access to the ballot box is one of her department's top priorities.
Right now, the legislation is stalled in Congress. The Biden administration and Senate Democrats do not have the votes to pass their election reform measures. Raised in working-class East New York, Brooklyn, Clarke has a reputation for not backing down from a fight.
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