Mazie Hirono: “I want to thank the Chair for her indulgence because she knows that some of us have been working on this for a long…”

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.

With Republicans and their allies on the Court hell bent on rolling back that progress, it is more urgent than ever that Congress pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

From an unlawful war to illegal tariffs and a cost-of-living crisis, Donald Trump and Republicans know their agenda is deeply unpopular with the American people, so their allies on the Court are making it easier for Republicans to dilute…

This bill will take food assistance--the literal means by which some people are able to put nutritious food on the table--away from them.