We do know that, on January 6, when insurrectionists terrorized the Capitol, which was incited by Donald Trump's failure to accept that he lost the election, when we were here trying to certify the election, those false allegations of widespread voter fraud led to this violent attack on this Capitol.
Terri Sewell
The Public Record
I mean, we heard it right here when we talk about the Georgia election. You know, if lack of ballots, if missing power cords that led to 3-plus hours of wait time, purging over 53,000 voters, lack of training for the staff to help them understand the guidelines, and a candidate that had a direct conflict of interest as a secretary of state running for Governor--if that is not, you know, interference and misuse of--of their power, I do not know what that is.
I ask unanimous consent to enter into the record two reports, each prepared by former chairs of the Subcommittee, Marcia Fudge, G.K. Butterfield, documenting the State of voting in America and the disparate impact election administration policies have on communities of color.
Enslaved persons, indentured servants, Native Americans, and women were all denied the right to vote.
Since the 116th Congress, I have been one of the leading champions of the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Act, along with Representative Jodey Arrington.
I want Medicare to cover it, especially since we know that for cancer, age is a determinant in the diagnosis of cancer.
Ensuring that they have the resources and support they need remain my top priority.
We must work to protect access to the ballot box, ensure States and localities have the funding and resources they need to conduct free and fair elections, protect election workers from harassment and threats.
Acknowledging and alleging a lack of voter confidence or a lack of integrity in the electoral system is a false justification to rationalize the enactment of suppressive voter laws.
Never in a million years did I think that, 58 years later, a daughter of Selma would have to have a bill to restore the Voting Rights Act.





