On the recordJanuary 13, 2022
We are here today defending our democracy for one reason and one reason alone. It is because the radical right has decided that the only way they can consistently win elections is to engage in massive voter suppression. The right to vote is sacred. The right to vote is special. The right to vote is sacrosanct and central to the integrity of our democracy. There are people who died, lost their lives, and shed blood to make sure that Black people and everyone in America could vote. We are not going backward. We are only going to go forward. You had better back up off of us. We will pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. We will pass Joe Manchin's Freedom to Vote Act. We will get it to Joe Biden's desk, and we will end the era of voter suppression in America once and for all. {time} 0930
