Thank you so much, my friend. I now yield to the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Al Green.

Thank you, Congressman Green. And he's right, the fight remains the same. I yield now to my classmate and friend from the great State of New York, Mr. Tonko.

Thank you, Congressman Tonko. I appreciate it. Now, the dean of the Ohio delegation, my friend from Ohio, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.

Thank you very, very much, Congresswoman Kaptur. Now, to my friend also from the State of Texas, the gentlelady from Texas, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.

Our Whip has joined us. Before he speaks, I would like to yield to the gentleman from Georgia, Congressman Hank Johnson.

Thank you so much. Now, we would have the Whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer). Congressman Hoyer is taking the lead on this as well, and we thank you for being here tonight.

Thank you so much for the history lesson we just received. As you know, there are many things going on in the State of Ohio, and that's why I'm joined tonight by another one of my colleagues from the great State of Ohio, my friend, and…

I thank the gentlelady. I yield to someone who certainly we all know has been so involved in voting rights and a person on whose shoulders I stand, the gentleman from Georgia, Mr. John Lewis.

I thank you. And now you can see why in Ohio we are going to defeat everything they bring to us that restricts our right to vote. I would yield to one of my newer colleagues, one who's from a State where the Voting Rights Act was designed…

Thank you so much. I just want to say both my friend, Congresswoman Moore and my friend, Congressman Holt, have basically put into context the fact that any time you have to jump over a hurdle or pay to get something to vote, it is a poll…

Thank you so much. And I do thank my colleague from Ohio because we are going to continue to stand together and we're going to win. I now yield to the gentleman from Illinois, Congressman Danny Davis.

I thank the gentleman so much for his insight. I now yield to someone who I know, coming from the State of Wisconsin, has a great deal of experience in this area, my good friend, the gentlelady from Wisconsin, Ms. Gwen Moore.

Let me just close by saying this: To all of the Governors in all of the States that have passed this legislation, please understand it is time for you to do the right thing. To all of the Secretaries of State and all of the State…

I want to thank Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, a leadership Congresswoman from Ohio, for bringing us together this evening on the important question of voter suppression. And I would like to say for the record that the stability of each of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the period for morning business be extended until 6:45 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Madam President, I rise in opposition to the Coburn amendment's 41 percent of a $1 billion cut to USDA's rural development mission. Everyone in this Chamber talks about job growth, as we should--some of us want to do some more specific…

I ask my colleagues to vote no on the amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the proponent's time is yielded back.

Mr. President, yesterday, in Cleveland--the largest metropolitan area and the second largest city in my State--I was part of, for want of a better term, a celebration of a public health victory for our country. I met on Halloween with Jeff…