As we approach the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act later this week, I can't think of a better way to honor the life of Congressman John Lewis by having the Senate follow the House's lead and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights…

As Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, I have fought to protect the voting rights of all Americans and secure funding to help State and local election officials replace outdated, unsecure election equipment.

if Republicans refuse, we must cast aside the filibuster as the 'Jim Crow relic' it represents.

We must remain vigilant in defending the truth and keep the public informed to deny our adversaries the opportunity to fill information vacuums with lies.

The President does not have the power to move the date of the November election.

I call on them to remember the cause that was so dear to him--access to the ballot box--and fight to include necessary voting reforms and the funding to implement them in the next COVID-19 package.

We must vigorously defend our right to vote, our access to the ballot box, and the integrity of our election.

We have a President who has repeatedly tried to manipulate a news cycle, going so far as to falsely suggest he can move the election date.

If you actually look at the deaths, according to the numbers you just gave, 42 percent of the deaths are African American, and 58 percent are white.

Any data that you have that shows that African Americans are less likely to die at the hands of police or be shot or shot at, to me, is an incorrect analysis.

That, sir, is systematic racism. That is exactly what John Lewis spent his life fighting.

I think that was over a slim voter margin. I'm talking about if it is very clear that the President has lost an election, does he have a remedy to contest the election?

Actions speak louder than words, and you really should keep the name of the Honorable John Lewis out of the Department of Justice's mouth.

I just wanted to give you that based on your numbers.

Let me say that the goal of the bill is positive, but how it is achieved is just flat wrong. To pay for this legislation, what we do is go straight to Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas and take $1.9 billion a year of potential…

Now, the HEROES Act that provides so much funding for public schools is wasting away in the Senate.

But that is not true. I mean, look, I am from New Orleans. I am familiar with project worksheets.

I am proud to report that leaders of this subcommittee, including Chairman Richmond, Ranking Member Katko, and Representatives Jackson Lee, Rice, Slotkin, Green, and Joyce all have recommendations to the forthcoming National Defense…

CBP does not provide officers and agents with training to identify medical distress in children.

As much as I would want to go into the shortage issue and the proverbial Trumpism of pitting communities against each other, and I guess that is what we are doing in terms of access to doctors, I just won't entertain it.

Please describe for the committee the reasons ICE detainees are placed in solitary confinement inside your facilities.

Accurate information to the American people is very important.

This issue is far too important to the American people to simply politicize it or play defense.

Thank you, and with that, Mr. Chairman, I yield back.

Leading by example is one of the ways that we are going to defeat COVID-19 and save lives.