I want to ask what should the Bureau of Prisons be doing today to reduce the spread of COVID-19...

North Carolina's experience shows that progressive voting laws do not uniformly benefit Democrats and disadvantage Republicans.

Black and Brown Americans face the greatest assault on our voting rights in decades.

Tell them that article 1, section 4 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make laws that control the time, place, and manner of Federal elections.

They want power at all costs.

Make no mistake, at this moment our nation's democracy stands on the precipice.

One of the two major political parties has chosen to reverse its historic support for strong voter rights protection.

This is a tragedy. It's a tragedy for our country that some of its leaders have embraced the idea in the year 2022 that true multiracial and multiethnic democracy is a threat to them.

Do not be fooled by those who call voting legislation a Federal takeover of State elections.

There is no more time to wait.

We believe that the only way we can protect the voting rights of Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans in the entire country is by passing protections that will take care of Latinos.

The fact of the matter is Latinos are pretty much an independent group. We are socially conservative. We are pro-police. We are pro-ICE. We are split on abortion.

When we see voter ID, when you see all these efforts to stop people from voting, think about this...

the recent efforts in my State to undermine the continuance of American democracy highlight the importance of passing Federal voting rights legislation

I want to correct a misconception that Members of both parties have that expanding voting rights only helps Democrats at the ballot box.

Thank you, Leader. Much appreciated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina.

Madam Vice President, the right to vote is sacred, the heart of any democracy. And in a proud, though painful tradition, successive generations of Americans have fought to expand and protect that right and ensure that we as a country live…

the only other thing I would add is the assumption in elections that we shouldn't be reliant on the performance of or security of the software and hardware counting the votes, which is why paper ballots and post-election audits are so…