On the recordJanuary 13, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Selma, Alabama (Ms. Sewell), who is my dear friend and a sponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Selma, Alabama (Ms. Sewell), who is my dear friend and a sponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes), the author of the For the People Act.
Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green), my friend and classmate from Houston, Harris County.
I had spent thirty years in a courtroom before coming to Congress, and, you know, in a courtroom, the rules are so much different than the rules for ethics for Members of Congress.
Section 2 has been very effective down through the years, and those of you who have been involved in litigation, you know what I mean.