Now, we all know that the Supreme Court has suspended the use of section 5, but section 2 continues to be the law of the land.

Thank you to the members for your questions as well. The members of the Subcommittee may have additional questions for these witnesses.

The Constitution is unambiguously clear: Congress has a clear role in protecting this right to vote and ensuring equal, equitable access to the franchise.

But the purpose of these hearings--and we are going to have 16 hearings.

Black, Latino, and immigrant communities are statistically less likely to have a valid ID for purposes of voting as compared to White, non-Hispanic populations.

there are 10 million U.S. citizens eligible to vote who do not speak English well.

It has been demonstrated time and time again that voter ID laws disproportionately impact racial minorities.

I remember it so very well. I had just finished high school a few weeks before the VRA was passed.

these laws do, in fact, pose a disproportionate, negative, strong, consistent depreciation of minority votes.

It was supported and demanded, actually, by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time, right after the Selma to Montgomery massacre.

there is no widespread threat of voter fraud in our elections.