I agree with my colleagues, both Ranking Member Morelle as well as Representative Torres, that we are looking for a solution to a problem that does not exist.

This is why I reintroduced the John Robert Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in September, because it would restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.

Voting is a fundamental civil right, and it should not be infringed upon no matter what your race or ZIP Code is.

The decision that they make for their communities are often overridden by the interests of those who do not live in the District of Columbia, i.e., us in Congress.

Generations of Americans, many of whom are from my hometown of Selma, Alabama, march, fought, bled, and some even died for the equal right of all Americans to vote.

There are currently right now in D.C. 712,000 residents of D.C. that do not have full voting representation in Congress.

D.C. residents are American citizens. I think all of us would agree on that.

We cannot allow anti-Semitism or Islamophobic or any form of hate to grow anywhere, but especially here in America.

The brave foot soldiers that day were advocating for the fundamental constitutional right of access to the ballot box and freedom of speech.

So, when I think about the face of welfare or the face of SNAP or the face of CTC, it is a child's face that I see, not some, you know, welfare queen.

I have to tell you I am proud of the fact that during the pandemic--that the House Democrats decided to make fully refundable the Child Tax Credit.