Yvette Clarke: “People don't choose to leave their families and communities, their culture, their language on a whim. Most often people…”

I have no more speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representatives Strong and Suozzi for leading on this bill, I urge all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Not since Jim Crow have we seen this level of systematic disenfranchisement of Black voters.

This bill is a Trojan horse, using the premise of congressional ethics reform to advance a broader effort to restrict access to the ballot box.

I rise tonight, Mr. Speaker, with my colleagues of the Congressional Black Caucus to bring awareness to the fast approaching ACA tax credit funding deadline and to give voice to everyday Americans who will be harmed by the Republican-led…