[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H74]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


            THE SENATE SHOULD PASS VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION

  (Ms. UNDERWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge the Senate to protect our 
fundamental right to vote.
  Communities of color are disproportionately targeted by the wave of 
voter suppression laws we have seen across America. These attacks are 
just the latest battle in the centuries-long, racially fueled war on 
voting rights in our country.
  But the right to vote is foundational to our democracy. Without it, 
we would cease to be a government of, by, and for the people.
  This is a life-and-death issue for America itself. The late 
Congressman John Lewis wrote that ``Democracy is not a state. It is an 
act.''
  I urge my colleagues in the Senate to act, to prioritize democracy 
and ensure access to the ballot box is not undermined. I urge them to 
send voting rights legislation to President Biden's desk to be signed 
into law.

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