Sheila Jackson Lee: “Today is my birthday, and I could not think of a better gift for the American people. In the last 24 hours, we found…”

“Today is my birthday, and I could not think of a better gift for the American people. In the last 24 hours, we found that five States--Republicans--decided to put in false certifications to determine that Trump actually won the November 2020 election. In a bill in Texas that was passed after the big lie, they allowed the legislature to overturn a duly held election. Do you not think there is a siege on the rightful vote of Americans no matter who they are, of people of color and young people? I am so happy that we decided to move forward on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act that will stop the detrimental gerrymandering that wants to eliminate Members of color. It is time now that the relic of the filibuster no longer promotes discrimination and racism but frankly that we move on protecting democracy, on cradling democracy, on recognizing that we are patriots who stand to support the idea of the Constitution. Madam Speaker, I support this rule because the Constitution rules and the American people deserve the right to vote. Madam Speaker, as Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Homeland Security, and Terrorism, and a senior member of the Homeland Security, and Budget Committees, I rise in strong support of the rule governing debate for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5746, the ``Freedom to Vote: John R.…”