G. K. Butterfield: “The second one, Mr. Chairman, addressed to Mr. Pompeo and me and dated April 16, 2015, is from 29 biotechnology industry…”

I represent one of thirteen districts in North Carolina. And, as all of you certainly know, the Rucho case originated in my State, as well as the Moore v. Harper case.

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.

The ability to cast a ballot free of undue burden and discrimination is the cornerstone of our participatory democracy.

I also want to do another promotion of the briefing that Congressman Butterfield and I are hosting on pediatric trauma, May 24th.