G. K. Butterfield: “I am concerned that this executive order could in fact make it more difficult to implement these agreements and respond…”

Section 5 has been very meaningful and has meant a lot to the political progress the minority groups have made across the country.

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…

Thank you for the incredible work that you do in the House of Representatives.

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