G. K. Butterfield: “I hope that I am here long enough to see the day that you will have full voting rights in the Congress of the United…”

The ability to cast a ballot free of undue burden and discrimination is the cornerstone of our participatory democracy.

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.

In conclusion, our democracy works best when every voter can make their voice heard.

The House is honored today to welcome a great theologian and humanitarian, my friend and constituent, the distinguished William J. Barber, II. I have known Bishop Barber since he was a college student. A native of Roper, North Carolina…