On my mother's dying bed, 92 years old, former sharecropper, her last words were, 'Do not let them take our votes away from us.' She had fought and seen people harmed, beaten, trying to vote. Talk about inalienable rights. Voting is crucial.
Cummings emphasized the importance of voting rights, recalling his mother's last words about protecting votes.
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And I want to thank you, Mr. McAleenan, for your testimony. And I know I speak for this entire committee when I thank the border personnel for the work they're doing well beyond the call of duty.
May I inquire as to how much time is left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 2 minutes remaining.
In April of this year you gave an interview with Lester Holt at NBC. You claimed that the children you separated were, and I quote, 'always intended to be reunited.'
I want to look at the administration's zero tolerance policy that forced the separation of 2,800 children.
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