G. K. Butterfield: “Let me thank the chairman for convening this very important hearing today.”

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.

Again, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina has 4 minutes remaining.

Thank you, Congresswoman Scanlon.

Unfortunately, the High Court decided that political gerrymandering is not protected by the Federal Constitution.