U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. made one of his strongest statements in support of D.C. voting rights on Friday in his first appearance after announcing he would step down.

In remarks to the annual legislative conference of the Congressional Black Caucus, Holder vowed that the Justice Department would continue its fight to quash states’ restrictive voter-ID laws and redistricting boundaries that disenfranchise voters.

Near the end of his speech, for the first time in several years he included the District’s lack of voting representation in Congress in that discussion…

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