G. K. Butterfield: “We must restore the Voting Rights Act preclearance regime.”

Thank you, Congresswoman Scanlon.

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…

Let me say thank you to our colleague, and fellow Member of the Committee on House Administration, my friend Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon of the Fifth District.

May I inquire about how much time each side has remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Clark of Massachusetts). The gentleman from North Carolina has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 2\1/4\ minutes remaining.