For so many of us here today, Section 2 is why we stand before you as members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

If this court strikes down these critical provisions, it would not only reverse decades of precedent, but it would also take us back to a dark time in our nation's history, a time when discrimination against minority voters went unchecked.

To tell the truth means to share the good and the bad. And if we don’t tell our stories, who will tell our stories?

The attempt to paper over elements of American history is both cowardly and unpatriotic.

We are gathering in Selma for the 60th anniversary at a time when the vote is in peril.

What happened on Bloody Sunday is worthy of remembering so that we will never forget it.

The fight for voting rights is just as urgent as it was 60 years ago.

I urge the Committee in the strongest terms to take immediate action to address this new threat as it is happening.

It is also incumbent upon all of us to ensure the House is a safe and inclusive place to work for Members and staff.

Through the Committee's jurisdiction over the administration, all Federal elections, we have a solemn duty to preserve, protect, and defend the sanctity of American democracy.

Our Nation does well only when everyone participates but will falter if we elevate the wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected above our friends, neighbors, and the countless working Americans.