[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 76 (Thursday, April 30, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H3327-H3328]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DEVASTATING BLOW TO VOTING RIGHTS ACT

  (Ms. STANSBURY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STANSBURY. Mr. Speaker, this week the Supreme Court of the United 
States dealt another devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 
a law that for nearly six decades has stood as a promise that every 
American, no matter who you are or where you live, has a voice in our 
democracy, a law that generations fought for, marched for, and 
organized for.

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  This decision is not just about the law. It is about our people, 
about our future, about our democracy, and about whether or not this 
country is by the people, for the people.
  Mr. Speaker, we are angry, we are sad, and we are mad about the 
politics that have led us to this moment, that at every moment we have 
turned backwards, the American people have risen and taken this country 
forward, and so we will today.
  We will fight back. We will fight back in Congress. We will fight 
back in the courts. We will fight back in our communities.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Wied). The time of the gentlewoman has 
expired.
  Ms. STANSBURY. We will continue to show up at every election at every 
level because our democracy--
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman is no longer recognized.

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