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Americans Should Have Equal Access to the Ballot Box

Floor Speech

Date: Aug. 24, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise to call attention to the importance of passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Every American should have equal access to the ballot box. Our democracy is stronger when everyone can participate. This should not be controversial or politicized, it is about ensuring a very basic right of every American.

Sadly, in my home State of Texas, the GOP has been trying again and again and again to strip our right to vote. After three attempts to pass a dangerous anti-voting bill, the Texas GOP has made it absolutely clear that they do not really want communities of color, seniors, and Latinos to vote.

The original Voting Rights Act was designed to stop this very kind of behavior. Voter suppression was wrong then and it is wrong now.

Madam Speaker, I call upon my colleagues to vote for H.R. 4 so that we can strengthen our democracy and build on the Voting Rights Act. This bill will ensure that everyone has an equal right to vote.

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