Summer Lee

The majority should be protected. In this instance, it is Mitch McConnell. They should be protected, but they cannot dominate.

We are fighting for our voting lives. In essence, we’re fighting for the life or death of the ability and the right to vote.

The filibuster is a rule. It has no place in the Constitution. It is not a constitutional amendment or provision.

I ask the question why. Why can we not have the protection of the 15th amendment, which instructs the Senate constitutionally that they have a duty to end all laws that abridge the right to vote on the base of race.

Whatever it takes, we will be there as nonviolent perpetrators of the civil disobedient persons we are.

The 15th Amendment said the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged.

The greatest tribute to John Lewis is to protect the fundamental right to vote and to reinforce the basis of the 1965 Civil Rights Act

I think the witness from the Atlantic mentioned COVID and one other issue, but did not mention the actions of January 6, which is domestic terrorism.

You deserve it, you really do.

How do you respond to the idea--also, to my Members believe that we should have a follow-up hearing...

Your story is stunning, in particular holding up a picture alongside of your face, your good comment, 'Do we all look alike?'

I hope that Congress does something about this law.

We will continue to consistently call for a moratorium or ban on these technologies...

That creates work for Americans when we have innovation and ideas here in the United States.

Always keep in mind that we want Americans to know that those high-skilled workers will not threaten them.

I think, with the policies that President Biden is putting in place... that really have an amazing opportunity for all the talent that we have here.

African Americans, in particular, need not think of immigration as a threat.

We are constantly attempting to find ways to ensure we have a fair and humane immigration system.

FEMA's responsibility is to prepare for, prevent, respond, and recover from disasters with a vision of a Nation prepared.

Before I start, let me offer my deepest sympathy and concern to our friends and neighbors in Surfside, Florida in the Miami-Dade area.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good morning to our new administrator and congratulations for the historic moment that we find ourselves in with you as leading one of the most outstanding emergency disaster organizations in the world.

That is why we are going to write a strong Voting Enhancement Act.

We have had to expend a lot of our time as being plaintiffs in lawsuits for exact match for polling location changes, and these types of changes wouldn't have occurred if section 5 of the Voting Rights Act was operable.

The damage was already done with the voting ID law when we had to come in on the section 2 in Texas.

We will have to fight to make sure that Texas is fair, so that the districts are not stolen.