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Terri Sewell is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district since 2011. She is the first African American woman elected to Congress from Alabama. Sewell has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare throughout her tenure. She is a member of the Democratic Party and has been an advocate for civil rights and voting access.
This is a sobering moment in our Nation's history, when the rule of law and constitutional duty requires Congress to move swiftly to protect our national security and the integrity of our democracy. In my time on the House Permanent Select…
Today, I rise to honor the remarkable life and legacy of Mrs. Juanita Abernathy, a selfless leader in the struggle for civil rights whose direction and tireless engagement was an integral part in the movement of civil rights and voting…
I would like to thank so much the subcommittee chairperson, Mr. Bishop, for allowing me this time. My amendment is part of the en bloc, and it deals with wastewater treatment. No person in America and living in this country should be…
I rise as the designee of Mrs. Walorski for the Walorski-Sewell amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by…
We need to go out and vote in numbers that we have never seen before, in every election, Federal, State, and local elections.
The price of freedom, we know, is never free. It is paid by those who have fought--fought for this right.
We must ensure that every eligible voter can access the ballot without barriers.
I believe our job is to pass a new law that will require and put the guts back into the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
We must document, document, document. We must make sure that we have evidence, factual evidence of voter suppression.
A statute for Congress to establish a new coverage test, a statute's current burden must be justified by current need.
I want to thank Chairwoman Fudge of Ohio and Congressman G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina for holding this field hearing.
Closing DMVs in majority black counties limits the ability of black voters to get the most common use of an ID.
When our State is not exercising that right on behalf of all of its citizens, we need Federal oversight.
But it is incumbent upon all of us to make sure that our voices are amplified at the injustices that we see in voting across America and especially in Alabama.
The attempts to require proof of citizenship for voter registration is just a modern-day form of intimidation.
I am proud to stand as a member of this subcommittee to support the BRIDGE for Workers Act. Mr. Speaker, no person wants to be without a job. I think that the hardest and most important thing that we as Members of Congress can do is to…
As we approach tax day, I am proud to support the passage of the Taxpayer First Act, a commonsense, bipartisan piece of legislation to improve the relationship between taxpayers and the IRS. Tax season is often confusing and overly…
I was very disappointed that we didn't actually get witnesses to tell us what the impact would be.
I represent a very low-income district... The challenge is to try to find ways to help working families all across my district have those opportunities and those resources.
I think it is really important that we continue to check in with the American people as to this tax reform and how we could do a better job of incentivizing the behavior of everyone and uplifting all of us and not just the 1 percent.
Catherine has been working for decades in Lowndes County and Alabama's Black Belt to improve the quality of life for so many families.
This issue is so critical, especially in rural communities like so many of the ones I represent.
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