We are not changing that 50-year-old formula. We are going to keep punishing the original States.

racially discriminatory barriers have taken on new forms since the days of Jim Crow

the onus is now on Congress to create a new coverage formula to reinvigorate the Act's most important enforcement mechanism--its preclearance requirement

In the absence of an effective pre-clearance regime, there is a high risk that these discriminatory measures will undermine the voting rights of racial and language minority voters.

in the absence of an effective pre-clearance regime, there is a high risk that these discriminatory measures will undermine the voting rights of racial and language minority voters

The onus is now on Congress to create a new coverage formula to reinvigorate the Act's most important enforcement mechanism--its preclearance requirement.

He is a Republican from Wisconsin. He sponsored the Voting Rights Act. He was one of the few Republicans who supported the Voting Rights Act reauthorization.

we have seen a new state law enacted that would impose draconian penalties on third party voter registration groups

I have never been a proponent of that. I think you get as many sponsors as you can and if the Republicans don't join, so be it

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

If you're not going to indict the President, then you just continue fishing.