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Each of the four convening organizations of the Democracy Initiative worked to mobilize members to attend the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The leaders of the coalition ? CWA President Larry Cohen, Greenpeace Executive Director Phil Radford, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune ? released this statement on the eve of the event.

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Monday signed into law an extreme voter suppression bill that puts heavy restrictions on the state?s voters. It immediately was challenged by the North Carolina NAACP, the Advancement Project, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and the A. Philip Randolph Institute.

North Carolina is continuing its assault on everyday Americans with the nation?s harshest attack yet on the voting rights of its citizens. This extreme assault was made possible by the U.S. Supreme Court?s decision last month that eliminated the protections of the Voting Rights Act for millions of Americans.

The Senate is dysfunctional. That's not news to anyone following the long list of legislation never debated and agency, executive branch and judiciary nominations that are going nowhere.