G. K. Butterfield: “My home State of North Carolina has seen a 300-percent death increase due to opiate poisoning since 1999.”

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

What was struck down was Section 4, which is the formula that decides which States, which counties, which cities are included in Section 5.

The State supreme court ruled that the congressional map was an extreme, intentional partisan gerrymander and directed legislature to fix it.

Let me also just say to my colleagues that I had every intention of being with you today.