Steve Cohen

I would also like to enter into the record the 2021 report of the House Administration Committee and the Subcommittee on Elections on 'Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot.'

Some have said this is a Federal takeover of the State's authority to regulate elections.

The guideposts that were announced by the court in Brnovich had no textual basis and were contrary to the intent of the 82 amendments.

Section 5 stands out, I would rate it, if you had to go on a scale of one to ten of importance, it is a nine.

We need the section 5 preclearance process back in full force and effective.

We have seen States move swiftly to reinstitute discriminatory changes.

Congress has broad enforcement powers and must Act now to restore the Voting Rights Act.

The conditions that originally justified these measures no longer characterize voting in the covered jurisdictions.

Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

Thank you, Mr. Spital, and I appreciate your remembering and recognizing the civil rights heroes who did so much to bring about the right to vote.

The bill you are considering can play a key role in confronting current efforts to limit voter registration and voting by minority citizens as well as diluting minority voting strength.

One issue I worked on extensively was the disproportionate share of CARES Act grants that were awarded to certain smaller, less-trafficked airports.

Most of the transportation industry was devastated, with significant declines because of COVID-19, people afraid to fly.

I think masks is a good idea, and especially on airplanes, and where the public gathers in small spaces.

It is really shocking that Jim Crow gets thrown around the way it does.

It is amazing the lack of diversity that we see in the aeronautics industry in personnel, and we need to do what we can to improve that.

The gentlewoman's time has expired.

Congress needs to Act to amend the Court rules.

We should have probably just discussed the big lie, and that is the reason why everything has changed with the voting laws.

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit last Friday to challenge that law's legality under the Constitution and under the Voting Rights Act that remains.

Georgia enacted a sweeping voter suppression law, SB 202, with little transparency or normal legislative process.

We need to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act in his honor and regard for our oath and our duties as defenders of the Constitution.

Both parties need to act. This is a bipartisan issue.

We need to make sure that, as legislators, we can do the simple things, and that is pass the Voting Rights Act and move forward.

Effective measures, such as the Voting Rights Act, are still necessary requirements of democracy.