[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                       VICTORY FOR VOTING RIGHTS

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the importance of 
the Supreme Court's decision in Allen v. Milligan.
  In ruling that the Alabama legislature used redistricting to dilute 
the voices of Black voters, the Supreme Court has preserved section 2 
of the Voting Rights Act and helped protect the fundamental promise of 
our democracy, that every vote matters.
  This is a major victory for voting rights, not just in Alabama, but 
in States across the south. My home State of North Carolina is no 
stranger to racial and partisan gerrymandering.
  As Republican legislatures employ gerrymandering as a tool to serve 
their partisan interests, this ruling sends a powerful warning to all 
politicians to seek to roll back minority voting rights.

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