Madam Speaker, I want to remind my friend from Arizona who just spoke that this bill sets uniform national standards for States that choose to require identification to vote. The bill gives States the flexibility--flexibility--to choose whether to require voter IDs. It is not a mandatory voter ID law. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jones), who is a thoughtful leader on the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin), who is a member of the coveted House Committee on House Administration.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend, the distinguished Democratic leader.
Madam Speaker, for years I have said that the 1965 Voting Rights Act was written between Selma and Montgomery. The Voting Rights Act leveled the playing field and transformed southern electoral politics. Since the Shelby decision, the…
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