G. K. Butterfield: “This is a Congressional hearing. We are collecting evidence that will be presented to the Congress of the United States…”

We took the case into Federal court, and the lower Federal courts ruled in our favor and ruled that the State legislature engaged in partisan gerrymandering and that it was a violation of the Federal Constitution.

What was struck down was Section 4, which is the formula that decides which States, which counties, which cities are included in Section 5.

I would ask my friend from North Carolina to refer to the bill section that refers to voter ID. It simply says this bill sets uniform national standards for States that choose to require identification to vote. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1…

The Voting Rights Act has transformed American politics and we are on a good trajectory.