G. K. Butterfield: “This is a Congressional hearing. As I say in all of these hearings across the country, this is not a political maneuver.”

Floridians deserve free and fair elections, not more restrictions on access to the ballot.

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

We want to minimize opportunities for misinformation, and we want to minimize opportunities to overturn an election.

May I inquire about how much time each side has remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Clark of Massachusetts). The gentleman from North Carolina has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 2\1/4\ minutes remaining.