G. K. Butterfield: “That is unfair, Mr. Chairman.”

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

Section 2 has been very effective down through the years, and those of you who have been involved in litigation, you know what I mean.

The Voting Rights Act has transformed American politics and we are on a good trajectory.

In closing, let me thank the gentlewoman from Michigan for supporting this amendment. It is a very simple amendment. It is a very commonsense amendment. It will allow and authorize nonprofit organizations, as Mrs. Dingell said, to compete…