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Download official House Record PDFReturn to issue contextMs. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, Tuesday was primary day in Pennsylvania. It was a safe, successful election where thousands of voters made their voices and their vote known.
under attack. On April 29, the Supreme Court of the United States gutted the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to coordinated attacks on Black voters, particularly in the South.
immediately moved to redraw congressional maps in their favor by dismantling majority-Black districts. Not since Jim Crow have we witnessed such a blatant and disgusting effort to disenfranchise Black voters.
alongside the Honorable John Robert Lewis. In times like these, I am reminded of his words. He would say: “When you see something that is not right, that is not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.”
Voting is our sacred right. It is the lifeblood of our democracy. Every one of us must protect it. We must do something before it is too late.