The majority of the constituents I represent are renters, so this issue is very personal to me.

we must step in with congressionally enacted coverage for preclearance.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all the witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, for bringing us together for this very, very important hearing.

it was not only vote dilution, but it was intentional discrimination on the basis of race against the Black and Latino voters in the State of Texas.

I would like to ask unanimous consent to enter for the record the letter I referenced, that was signed by about 15 Members, to President Biden and leadership to Act on the Voting Rights Act and H.R. 1 immediately.

the very same predominance of minority population growth yielding additional seats occurred a decade ago, but in response to that, the Texas legislature drew initial lines under which none of the three new seats earned by the State of…

the growth in population among a racial minority, or language minority group as Latinos, catalyze changes in the growing practices of a particular jurisdiction to limit their voting strength.

My amendment increases the Fossil Energy and Carbon Management account by $50 million and decreases it by the same amount. I want to thank the bipartisan group of cosponsors, including Representative McCaul, Representative Jackson Lee…

I think that we could have a hearing like this every month until we get this done, and I would have no problem with it, because we know that the Constitution protects our right to vote.

the GOP's current efforts are not about voter security; they are, in fact, about voter suppression.

It is almost embarrassing to acknowledge that Texas leads the country in voter discrimination complaints.