Zoe Lofgren: “It is interesting to listen to some of the comments that are made here this morning. We have talked a lot about Article…”

“It is interesting to listen to some of the comments that are made here this morning. We have talked a lot about Article I, Section 4, that says that the Congress may at any time regulate these elections. But what is the basis for that? It is really Article IV, Section 4, which says, ``The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.'' If a majority of voters vote and their votes are not powerful, they are not counted. Or if Americans are prohibited from voting, even though they should be able to cast their vote, that is not a Republican form of government. So what we are doing here is the most important thing we could do, which is to preserve our American democracy. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).”