Mazie Hirono: “We are seeing States and localities put voting restrictions on the books that not only have a discriminatory effect.”

The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a major turning point in our country that finally gave many previously excluded people of color real access to the polls.

I happen to be the only naturalized citizen sitting on this committee, and I am horrified by the implication that naturalized citizens basically get second-class citizenship.

“Donald Trump and his regime are defined by rampant corruption, treating the presidency as a get-rich-quick scheme at the expense of the American people. Trump never should have been able to accept a $400 million gift from another country…

It is more urgent than ever that Congress pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.