G. K. Butterfield: “At this time in the interest of time, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Allred), my friend from…”

Now the Supreme Court is going to have to decide whether or not State courts have any authority whatsoever over election laws within the State.

Where we diverge is how to preserve the program for those in actual need without regulatory loopholes and fuzzy interpretations of the law, both of which exploit the very intent of the program.

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.

I include in the Record the following letters of support for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5746. National Urban League, New York, NY, January 13, 2022. Dear Representative: As President and CEO of the National Urban League, and on behalf of…