Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman talking about the US MIDTERM ELECTIONS | TBCY

S4 E205 Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman, Counsel; Co-Chair, Government Relations Group, Herrick

01:11- About Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman
02:41- Motivation behind deciding to run for Congress
05:23- Republican Party has no patience for other’s POV
08:06- Why were you not afraid to expose the U.S. government’s inaction on Nazi war criminals living in America?
11:17- Learning to use the Internet
13:36- How do you convince people?
22:52- Reignition of Democracies
25:55- Hank working on crime issues
27:02- Passionate about saving democracy
27:39- Advice for the listeners

Voting is important because it’s an opportunity for change. It gives people a voice about whom they want in office and is a chance to stand up for the issues they care about.

About Hon. Elizabeth Holtzman

- Elizabeth Holtzman handles government relations at the federal, state, and local levels.
- She also focuses on litigation.
- Liz joined Herrick after over 22 years in government, including 2O as an elected official.
- During her four terms as a U.S. Congresswoman, she captured national attention for her role on the House Judiciary Committee where she voted to impeach President Richard Nixon, and questioned President Ford about the Nixon pardon.
- She chaired the Immigration and Refugees Subcommittee (where she co-authored Senator Ted Kennedy the Refugee Act of 1980).
- Co-founded and was elected and re-elected as the first Democratic Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues.
- She wrote many laws, including extending the deadline for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment and the Rape Privacy Act.
- She was the first member of Congress to expose the U.S. government’s inaction on Nazi war criminals living in America and spearheaded the effort to bring them to justice.
- When elected, she was the youngest woman to be elected to Congress, a record she had held for 42 years.

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If your vote wasn't important, they wouldn't be trying so hard to take it away from you, and to persuade you that you shouldn't bother.