[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         OUR POLITICS IS BROKEN

  (Mr. COX of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for one minute.)
  Mr. COX of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 
1, the For the People Act.
  I am an engineer, and as an engineer, I fix things that are broken, 
but it doesn't take an engineer to tell you that our politics is 
broken. Confidence in our government and in the House of 
Representatives has never been lower.
  We have a system of gerrymandering where in many parts of the country 
today, voters don't choose their politicians, politicians choose their 
voters.
  Special interest money has drowned out the voices of working people.
  H.R. 1 is an opportunity to fix this imbalance. H.R. 1 will ensure 
the peoples' voices are heard at the ballot box.
  H.R. 1 will ensure the influence of big money in our politics and our 
policies is ended.
  H.R. 1 will ensure the voices of the people are heard.
  Passing this bill is a moral imperative for our democracy and our 
Nation.

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