Garret Graves: “This has been going on for far too long. This has been a problem for over 40 years, and we must fix it.”

Closed primaries, he said, distort democracy. They distort free markets.

All of these groups are supporting this bill and urging a ``no'' vote on the other bill, H.R. 5342.

Congresswoman Peltola has been a big advocate and supporter in educating the committee and following in the footsteps of Congressman Don Young in advocating for that State.

I want to publicly thank Representative Hoyle for her work on the bill. It is a great bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Ezell).