Sheila Jackson Lee is third Black lawmaker to be arrested during voting rights protests
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Congress members Joyce Beatty and Hank Johnson were previously arrested for participating in separate demonstrations
Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democratic representative of Texas, was arrested in Washington DC on Thursday while protesting lawmakers’ delay in passing legislation to protect voting rights, becoming the third member of the Congressional Black Caucus to be arrested for civil disobedience in recent weeks.
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