Barry Loudermilk: “I am in complete agreement with you that this must be a locally-led initiative.”

If I may add on to that, the voter ID requirement, my understanding, and you may confirm this, is that is a bipartisan issue.

My understanding has always been that when an act of Government can deprive citizens of property or liberty, it is not a rule or regulation, it is a law, and only Congress can enact those laws.

I know I share many people's concerns that there has been no update in their investigation.

I thank my good friend for this moment. Mr. Speaker, I think back to that day. At noon, when we gathered in this Chamber, I sat right over here in the front row. Speaker Paul Ryan went to the podium, and as was said already, he said that…