Let me first thank Congresswoman Leger Fernandez for her friendship and leadership, and thank her for yielding time to me this afternoon. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1619, the Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act. A few moments…

Let me first thank Congresswoman Leger Fernandez for her friendship, her extraordinary leadership, and her passionate leadership. The gentlewoman is a wonderful member of this body, and I thank her so much for all that she does. She and I…

Thank you, Madam Chair. Again, thank you so much for this important and informative hearing today.

This bipartisan bill will help patients with chronic wounds stay healthy in their homes and avoid future complications.

I can feel your passion. And I just want to thank you very much for all that you do for the underserved communities all across the country.

We are the only industrialized nation with a maternal mortality rate that is on the rise.

For years I have said that the 1965 Voting Rights Act was written between Selma and Montgomery. The Voting Rights Act leveled the playing field and transformed southern electoral politics. Since the Shelby decision, the right to vote and…

This is an issue that we should be able to embrace on a bipartisan basis.

Thank you for the incredible work that each of you does on the Commission.

The Elections Clause seems to me to be unambiguous.

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act. This legislation invests in communities like mine all across the country that are in desperate need of…

Let me first thank the chair for her leadership and friendship on our committee. Madam Speaker, just a little bit of history. I want to take you back to 1860. President Lincoln won the general election in 1860 by winning 18 of 29 States…

We must ensure that electricity consumers like those not only in my district but many of your districts will continue to have access to affordable rates.

I share my colleague's desire for us to come back together and reunite in the committee room.

I will be transferring this data, this information, to the Committee on the Judiciary, hopefully by June the 30th.

The Court, Chief Justice Roberts also acknowledged that voter discrimination continues to exist in the United States.

It was the Legal Defense Fund that led the way and financed the lawsuits and did all of the heavy lifting in those cases.

It is almost sacred. And so we can, and we must, do better.

Section 5, as I recall, in the Court's decision was found to be constitutional. That is what America needs to know.

The Supreme Court of the United States found Section 5 to be constitutional.

The Voting Rights Act is a very serious piece of legislation that is deserving of our attention. It protects democracy.

It is the language of our democracy.

As our dear friend and my dear friend and former colleague, the late Congressman John Lewis, often said, the vote is precious.

And, hopefully, within the foreseeable future, we will be able to write a formula, write a bill, and get it passed and signed by the President.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, on January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to emancipate 4 million slaves residing in the 11 Southern States that were combatants against the…