Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1 so that more Americans can exercise their right to vote. On election day of last year, voters in my district on the central coast of California set a new record for turnout in a midterm election. In San Benito County, we saw one of the highest increases in the State for folks registering to vote. In Monterey County, the majority of registered voters voted by absentee ballot and by mail. These are servicemembers who filled out their ballot from where they were stationed and also folks at home who could take time to thoughtfully cast their vote. Unfortunately, on that same election day, voters around this country didn't have that opportunity, and they had to go to polling places where they faced malfunctioning voting machines and found their registration frozen or purged. These instances left thousands of citizens without a vote and without a voice in our democracy. That is why we need to pass H.R. 1. The most important persons in our democracy are not those who hold office, but it is those educated and informed voters who put us in office. Let's give those types of voters more opportunity to participate in our democracy and pass H.R. 1. ____________________”