[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 134 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PROTECTING VOTING RIGHTS FOR SENIORS

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to call attention to 
an urgent problem threatening Texas seniors' availability to vote.
  One in every three States in our country have passed voting 
restriction laws this year. This is alarming.
  New voting restrictions can threaten seniors, like my constituent, 
Earlene Sullivan, who turned 102 years old recently. Earlene is a 
beloved member of our community and served our county as a presiding 
judge. She oversaw elections and has voted all her life.
  Today, Earlene votes by mail with the help of her daughter, 
Catherine. But the GOP's false claims on ballot harvesting have already 
caused a rift in her family.
  Proposed voting restrictions in Texas, such as stricter driver's 
license and Social Security verification requirements, could threaten 
Earlene's and millions of seniors' ability to vote by mail.
  Madam Speaker, this is unacceptable. Congress must pass voting rights 
for all Americans by passing H.R. 1 and H.R. 4.

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