Throughout his years in the Congress he worked hard. and he brought to his work both a bright and hopeful vision 51. Pt. 12 July 19. 2005 for our country and great skill as a legislator. His legislative achievements were remarkable: major contributions to the great Civil Rights Acts of the 1960she served as floor manager of the Civil Rights Act of 1966: passage of landmark fair housing and fairemployment practices legislation. immigration reform that overturned the decadesold system of rigid. countrybased quotas. Later he wrote the Voting Rights Extension Act of 1982. and he played a leading role in establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. It can be said of Peter Rodino that in his life he embraced the American experience in the 20th century. The child of Italian immigrants. born and raised in the Little Italy neighborhood in Newark. NJ. he earned his law degree over a period of 10 years by working days and taking classes at night. Well before Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entry into World War II. he enlisted in the U.S.
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