Senator Coons spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday introducing bipartisan legislation to restore and modernize protections in the Voting Rights Act. Chris was joined by Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.), and Congressman John Lewis (D-Ala.), cosponsors of the Senate and House versions of the bill. The legislation comes seven months after the Supreme Court issued a ruling striking down a core provision of the historic law. Watch Chris’ remarks below.