I think it is high time that we pass the John Lewis act.

The Shelby v. Holder decision made clear that those section 2 protections are not enough.

Texas has a long history. It is a State that has the most pronounced overt, racist voter suppression tactics that we know of.

Republicans have been scrambling to suppress votes and they are doing so with urgency.

We have to stop voter suppression before it happens.

This is not new and it will not change if Congress neglects our duty to protect the rights of all people.

Congresswoman Jackson Lee, section 5 is effective and efficient because, number one, it stopped voting rights discrimination before discriminatory changes could be put into effect.

It is unfortunate that even with this rich history... we are still finding these assaults on our democracy through assaults on the right to vote.

I call on my colleagues in the Senate to urgently pass this legislation.

A lot of reality. There is no fooling yourself in business. If you do, you go out of business.

It is important that we know that the Voting Rights Act in its history... puts a ribbon on what our democracy is.

I implore my colleagues from across the aisle in Texas to stop attempting to suppress the minority vote and let the people vote.

Our experience here in Pennsylvania has been pretty rough for small businesses, for restaurants.

I would suggest, a decision, but also a command of corporate social responsibility.

I would like to ask you a few questions about how your banks are managing high-risk industries like gun manufacturers.

I would call upon you and JPMorgan to call upon the Senate to pass the two bills that we have sent over for universal background checks for the closing of the Charleston loophole.

This year has started once again with tragically heartbreaking and unacceptable amounts of gun violence in our country.

I introduced the Gateway to Careers Act with Senators Young, Kaine, and Collins, a bipartisan bill to expand career pathway programs.