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District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007

Floor Speech

Date: April 19, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2007

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Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the District of Columbia's Voting Rights Act. As chairman of the Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce Postal and the District of Columbia, I have listened closely to the debate, and I am firmly and thoroughly convinced that every procedural concern has been met, every rationalization has been met with logic, and every constitutional question has withstood its challenges.

The only question before us now is: If not now, then when? If not us, then who?

The real deal is that the people of the District of Columbia have waited far too long. Justice delayed is justice denied. We must correct this injustice and do it today. I urge passage of this legislation.

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