I want the record to be crystal clear about the true cost of the tax law.

Before the Voting Rights Act, the state of voting rights in the Deep South was, I have described, abysmal.

As John Lewis eloquently stated, this decision plunged a dagger into the heart of the civil rights movement.

It is astonishing to me, as someone who witnessed, as a young person, the signing of the Voting Rights Act and the historic significance that that had in our country.

The loss of Section 5 preclearance cuts deep into the Federal protection of the right to vote.

We must understand how we arrived at this point in history so we can discern our best path forward.

Thank you for your service, not just to the committee, but to our Congress and to the American people.

I have said it before and I will say it again. There is no way to compete in a race to the bottom.

We can do better. We can do much better.

While we may differ on the tactics, everyone in this room will agree that we need a level playing field.

What I witnessed in our community inspired me to oppose granting China permanent normal trade relations almost 20 years ago.

The United States needs to develop credible threats to deter foreign attackers and persuade them that interference in critical infrastructure comes with the unacceptable risk of retaliation.