[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    GERRYMANDERED CONGRESSIONAL MAPS

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, last year, Republicans in the North Carolina 
General Assembly enacted egregiously gerrymandered congressional maps 
that effectively silenced the voices of North Carolina voters.
  North Carolina is a purple State, and we finally have a congressional 
delegation that reflects the rich ideological and racial diversity of 
our great State.
  However, with these new maps, Republicans have dismantled the 
important progress we have made toward fair representation, and they 
did this behind closed doors and with minimal public input.
  That is why I led the entire North Carolina Democratic delegation in 
introducing the Redistricting Transparency and Accountability Act. This 
critical legislation would establish extensive opportunities for public 
input in redistricting and for congressional maps to be fair. It would 
require disclosures regarding individuals and groups that participate 
in the map-drawing process.
  We cannot have government by and for the people as long as 
politicians determine election outcomes long before voters get to the 
polls.

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