Zoe Lofgren

I am prepared to close if the gentleman is ready to yield back or use the rest of his time. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

I am happy to work with the gentlewoman as this bill advances towards enactment. Mr. Speaker, I have no additional speakers, and I would urge a ``no'' vote on the Lesko amendment. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The…

I include in the Record a letter from the secretary of state of Colorado, with a number of other secretary of states, urging support for this bill; and a letter from former leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union and concerned first…

I would just note that the late Justice Scalia, who was not exactly one of our liberal beacons on the Court, said this: ``Requiring people to stand up in public for their political acts fosters civic courage, without which democracy is…

I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Levin).

May I ask how much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 7 minutes remaining.

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 5 minutes remaining.

I will just note that I oppose this amendment. I will wait until the next amendment to go into the underlying bill. I think much of what has been said this morning and this afternoon is simply incorrect. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

Just a few points. As I am sure the gentleman from Illinois knows, we had a markup last year on H.R. 1, and one of the issues raised was the propriety of having taxpayer dollars fund the pilot program, the matching program. And we…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Ms. Bush), a new Member of Congress and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, who I serve with.

My Republican colleagues are the authors of all of the amendments included in this en bloc, and I think these amendments represent a number of thoughtful amendments that will improve the bill. Included is an amendment that exempts any…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Amendments En…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Pursuant to…

I would just note for the record that I am not worried about the administrators in Georgia. I am worried about the legislature in Georgia that just passed restrictions cutting Sunday early voting and absentee voting and restricting the use…

I include in the Record a number of letters, the first from more than 150 groups urging support for the For the People Act, including the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Disability Rights, Common Cause, Franciscan Action…

I will include in the Record more letters in support of this legislation, H.R. 1. I also include letters from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and a letter from attorneys general around the United States: the attorneys…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Amendments En…

May I inquire as to the time remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 19 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 18 minutes remaining.

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…

I am delighted to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jones), who is a new Member from New York and an expert in election law.

May I ask how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I am delighted to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Bourdeaux), a new member of our House.

As I said in my opening remarks, we believe these amendments are reasonable ones. I support them, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 179, the previous question is ordered on the…

I just received word that the legendary civil rights leader Vernon Jordan has passed. In addition to our beloved John Lewis, I feel we are considering this bill in his memory and also to honor those who came before us who worked so hard to…

I thank the gentlewoman from Missouri (Ms. Bush) for yielding. Madam Speaker, I would just like to note that the underlying bill provides that once individuals are re-enfranchised, they may vote. And H.R. 1 also ends the practice of…