Today I learned that John Kilzer, a friend, an important figure in Memphis and in the music community, passed away. John Kilzer was 62 years old. He was born in Jackson, Tennessee, up the road from Memphis, but he lived most of his life in…

And for all your good work that you do in Memphis and Shelby County.

Absolutely not, Chair. I am astonished by what we saw around the country in the choices to denigrate voters' access and ability to vote on the basis of race, on the basis of disability status, on the basis of language access.

I don't think it is a huge list of practices. I do think that it is a way of ensuring that we are using this powerful alternative dispute resolution mechanism as effectively as possible.

The right to vote is the most fundamental right of citizenship in our democracy.

I am very, very interested in seeing us amend the Voting Rights Act, reauthorize the Voting Rights Act to continue.

I do want to recognize once more Ms. Johnnie Turner, and I think it is particular--there are many Deltas here.

an historic march and before that, an attempted march thwarted by the Alabama State Troopers, led by our own John Lewis

I think there are probably some significance that the anthem 'Dixie,' which was so prevalent and popular in the South says 'Old times there are not forgotten,' and they are not forgotten with voting rights.

Whatever you said you thought I was going to ask you.

I am proud to serve on the Judiciary Committee in the House and be the chairman of the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee. I want to report to the American people that we passed out H.R. 1 that helps clean up…

too many of our citizens, and particularly African Americans, were denied this most basic right