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Marcia Louise Fudge is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues related to housing, urban development, and social justice throughout her career. Fudge was appointed as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in March 2021, where she has continued to advocate for affordable housing and support for vulnerable populations, including seniors and the homeless. Her legislative efforts often emphasize the importance of prioritizing the needs of the most disadvantaged in society.
You can be on the correct side of history and support reforms that strengthen our democracy, or you can be on the side of the status quo and turn a blind eye to voter suppression tactics such as poll taxes, switching or eliminating polling…
As certain States and localities, including here in Florida, continue to try to suppress the votes of some communities and rig the rules to make voting more difficult for some people, Congress must step up to ensure that voting remains a…
The Department of Labor owes it to the workers of America to fully implement current rules and regulations.
We need young people to have an opportunity, especially children who are homeless, children who are in difficult situations. You want to protect kids? Then help them. Do not cut their budgets.
The budget is an indication of what you believe is important. So if you are cutting work force development, you do not think work force development is important.
But as I look at the President's budget and what you all have proposed, you are cutting discretionary funding by $1.2 billion for the Department of Labor.
Workers across this country are demanding a higher standard of care. They deserve peace of mind when planning for their retirement.
We can't just say we are for it and yet we won't go to that diverse school, we won't go to that school in that quote unquote neighborhood.
I promise you it was not the law that had her dismiss 1,200 civil rights actions that she didn't even read.
I do believe that 65 years after Brown, that a quality education, one that is equitable, is still the civil rights issue of our time.
Just for somebody watching from not in this room, so we won't be confused, we are not talking about a choice bill here today.
The Constitution doesn't say that you can only vote if you vote in every election.
This is an official Congressional hearing, so it does not allow for audience participation by way of asking questions.
People of color in this country have been singled out for precisely the kind of voter suppression that we are talking about here today.
Clearly, we know that our neighborhoods and our schools are probably as segregated now as they were in 1968.
This is not just a political exercise; this is the real deal, and it is creating the official record that will be used to legislate on voting rights in the United States Congress.
The right to vote is the core of what it means to participate in our democracy.
Section 2 needs to stay in place. Section 2 is basically what we utilize to ensure that HAVA is actually interpreted and the funds are distributed correctly.
I don't understand why it is difficult for people to understand that if you have one-and-a-half million people and you only have one early-voting site there is something wrong with that.
What they said was the formula that you are using to determine preclearance is too old and the data is too old.
The government maybe should just put an address on your house and make the post office deliver to you.
It is just outrageous that we can't find somebody who has lived in the same place for 20 years.
I want to apologize for what seems to be the neglect of the Federal Government to stand up to the promises that it made to you.
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