Sheila Jackson Lee: “I thank the gentlewoman. Madam Speaker, thank you for recognizing me to anchor this Special Order on the fierce urgency…”

“I thank the gentlewoman. Madam Speaker, thank you for recognizing me to anchor this Special Order on the fierce urgency of preserving the precious right to vote by passing H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and legislation like H.R. 1, the For The People Act. =========================== NOTE =========================== July 26, 2021, on page H3897, the following appeared: Thank you, Madam Speaker for recognizing The online version has been corrected to read: Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the gentlewoman. Madam Speaker, thank you for recognizing ========================= END NOTE ========================= I am delighted to be co-anchoring this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order at the request of our tireless leader for justice, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty of Ohio, and to be joined by co-anchor, Congressman Ritchie Torres of New York, and many members of the CBC. Before I begin, Madam Speaker, let me share some history and important numbers with our colleagues and the nation that show for most of the past 56 years, support for the Voting Rights Act and protecting, preserving, and expanding the right to vote of all Americans has been an issue that Americans have supported in overwhelming numbers all across the nation. On July 9, 1965, House passed the Voting Rights Act by a 333-85 vote, with Democrats voting 221-61 and Republicans 112-24. House later approved the VRA conference report on August 3 by a 328- 74 vote (Democrats 217-54, Republicans 111-20).…”