On the recordApril 20, 2016
I am always grateful for the gentlewoman from Texas who comes and shares her wisdom and her passion and her concern. Mr. Speaker, as we close out this Special Order hour, I just want to share a few more comments. We should be doing whatever we can to ensure that every American is able to participate in the democratic process and ensure that elected officials truly represent the voices of their constituents. The right to vote and the elections in which we cast our ballots are the foundations of our democracy, and policymakers should be strengthening those systems and expanding that right whenever and wherever possible. Instead, for the past few years, we have been restricting it. In a Nation whose founding documents begin with ``we the people of the United States,'' the local, State, and Federal Government should champion the cause of ensuring that every single American can make his voice heard with as little difficulty as possible. I support every effort to do so, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________
