[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           VOTER SUPPRESSION

  (Mr. GALLEGO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, on January 6 we witnessed a violent coup 
attempt in our Capitol fueled by the big lie.
  Our country continues to face a slow-moving coup in the form of voter 
suppression.
  I have seen firsthand in my home State of Arizona voter suppression 
laws targeting people of color and a State senate that would rather 
waste taxpayer money on a sham audit instead of upholding our sacred 
democratic right to vote.
  The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act is critical to protecting the 
vote in my State and States across the country where restrictive laws 
are being put into place to strip people of their right to vote. 
Arizona will stand strong together this weekend. Thousands will gather 
this Saturday in Phoenix for democracy and voting rights.
  Passing this bill today answers their call by guaranteeing access to 
democracy for every Arizonan.
  Today the House showed where it stands. We won't shrink from 
protecting our democracy and the voting rights of all Americans. It is 
past time for the U.S. Senate and Senator Sinema to do the same.

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