Mazie Hirono: “That is not an accurate reflection of the support that this legislation of the Native Hawaiians have in Hawaii.”

That’s why Senate Democrats are here speaking out and fighting back. We know what’s at stake, and we refuse to stand by while Republicans undermine our democracy and our sacred right to vote.

This is a Supreme Court majority with an ideological agenda.

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.

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