Hank Johnson actually said...

"Do current conditions, specifically the deluge of State laws making it more difficult to vote since the Shelby County decision, justify the need for a new coverage formula?"

"Does this hinder the Department's ability to protect minority voters before a discriminatory practice goes into effect?"

"I agree with what Mr. Spital just testified, and I would point to the geographic coverage formula in H.R. 4, as the House passed it in 2019, as an improvement over participation rates."

"I think that the approach that this Congress has been taking in the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is an appropriate one."