We will march on and we will fight this we will do everything we can to take on these discriminatory voting laws, whether it's in court, whether it's at the state capitals, and whether it is continuing to get work done in Congress.

I ask unanimous consent that following the remarks of Senator Portman, the Senate recess until 6:15 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio. ____________________

That’s what we’re trying to do here. It is about guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of what state you live in.

Some people don't want some people to vote.

There's going to be severe sanctions if he does that.

I first want to thank my colleague from the State of Washington, Senator Cantwell, for her passion for people and the rights of people to vote, and her willingness to actually go through the details of the groups outside of this Congress…

I appreciate that and also your advocacy for more targeted relief dollars for an industry grappling with the challenges and in particular the actors and the artists that are so impacted.

I think if you talk to Marc Elias, I’m sure you have, he will tell you and he has said very publicly that with this concerted effort across the country to suppress the vote, that litigation is not enough.

Our message is there will be consequences if he chooses to violate the sanctity of this democracy.

I would like to remind my colleague from Massachusetts that I believe in 2016 he also objected to certification of the election. It doesn't always sound like that when he speaks about the objections. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the…

I just want to remind everyone that the issue here is the Federal takeover of elections. The statement that was made was about someone objecting to the certification and how that was somehow wrong. I just wanted to simply remind my…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 220, nays 202, not voting 11, as…

If we defeat the previous question, Republicans will offer an amendment to the rule allowing for the immediate consideration of H. Res. 866. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment into the Record, along…

This resolution states clearly that the right to vote is fundamental to democracy, and that legitimate elections are those which are safe from foreign interference, including illegal votes from foreigners. The resolution denounces the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 220, nays 201, not voting 12, as…

I think you are pointing out how we have sort of old, systemic ways of doing things that end up having the discriminatory impact.

prosperity in our State should be equally shared.

One of the biggest constraints... is that people do not have any access to affordable childcare.