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It's really been powerful testimony. And this is obviously something that is a bipartisan issue, things that we can really work on.

Federal criminal justice policy has a checkered past, but Republicans and Democrats are working together to solve those difficult problems.

Steady work, performed with care and pride, honors the dignity of an individual.

We are a nation of second chances.

America is known as the land of opportunity for a reason.

My time has expired. At this time I will yield back the balance of my time.

But the purpose of these hearings--and we are going to have 16 hearings.

And let me thank you for mentioning our intent to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and we certainly plan to do that.

We want to build a very significant legislative record that will be persuasive to the Supreme Court if this were ever challenged.

The most important thing is to--is to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

This historic bill will reverse the damage done by the Supreme Court in Shelby County and update the Voting Rights Act.

I certainly agree with you that we need to strengthen section 2 and not weaken it.

We are just concerned. We are concerned that not all staff and not all of our Members have been vaccinated.

The Constitution is unambiguously clear: Congress has a clear role in protecting this right to vote and ensuring equal, equitable access to the franchise.

Thank you to the members for your questions as well. The members of the Subcommittee may have additional questions for these witnesses.

Now, we all know that the Supreme Court has suspended the use of section 5, but section 2 continues to be the law of the land.

It was interesting, you made a point that this accommodation of trade policy toward China not only maybe destroyed the textile industry in North Carolina and maybe destroyed the textile industry on Central and South America.

I commend you and I appreciate your graceful way of having this conversation.