i mean, you know, congressman sensenbrenner voted for it, congressman goodlatte did, congressman castle who s with us tonight did. i don t see why any of these gentlemen or ladies would want to back away from their prior commitment. i think we step up to the plate. we get hearings started right away. i ve been talking with colleagues. i know that we re getting this thing rolling right away. and i know that senator leahy is, too. but i think this is a moment when all americans, black, white, latino, asian, need to say, equal right to vote for all and be real clear on it. this is a moment for that. congressman castle, can i ask you a question just as a matter of institutional personal pride. you re someone who s had a tremendously accomplished career in politics, and you voted. you cast a vote for reauthorization based on the hearings, based on the testimony, based on your judgment, based on being the elected representative in the article 1 institution in our
support on both sides of the aisle for it. i mean, you know, congressman sensenbrenner voted for it, congressman goodlatte did, congressman castle who s with us tonight did. i don t see why any of these gentlemen or ladies would want to back away from their prior commitment. i think we step up to the plate. we get hearings started right away. i ve been talking with colleagues. i know that we re getting this thing rolling right away. and i know that senator leahy is, too. but i think this is a moment when all americans, black, white, latino, asian, need to say, equal right to vote for all and be real clear on it. this is a moment for that. congressman castle, can i ask you a question just as a matter of institutional personal pride. you re someone who s had a tremendously accomplished career in politics, and you voted. you cast a vote for reauthorization based on the hearings, based on the testimony, based on your judgment, based on being the elected representative in the article 1 in
have the preemptive effect. hearing congressman castle talking about the congress you go to work in every day, you work with those colleagues across the aisle. what is your sense of whether this congress can come together around a new formula? you know, i believe that when politicians feel the heat, they see the light. and that if citizens step up and tell this congress that they expect every american to have equal and fair right to vote and in jurisdictions where that right has historically interfered with that they want some preclearance, i think we will get it. now, i ll tell you that, you know, things like the voting rights act, they have had a high degree of bipartisanship over the years. i think voting rights are different. i mean, the fact is that the last time this bill was reauthorized, you had ample support on both sides of the aisle for it.
wronged, they have the right to bring suit and to reinstaen sti you re referring to section 2 of the votie ining rights act w does remain intact but does not have the preemptive effect. hearing congressman castle talking about the congress you go to work in every day, you work with those colleagues across the aisle. what is your sense of whether this congress can come together around a new formula? you know, i believe that when politicians feel the heat, they see the light. and that if citizens step up and tell this congress that they expect every american to have equal and fair right to vote and in jurisdictions where that right has historically interfered with that they want some preclearance, i think we will get it. now, i ll tell you that, you know, things like the voting rights act, they have had a high degree of bipartisanship over the years. i think voting rights are different. i mean, the fact is that the
you re referring to section 2 of the voting rights act which does remain intact but does not have the preemptive effect. hearing congressman castle talking about the congress you go to work in every day, you work with those colleagues across the aisle. what is your sense of whether this congress can come together around a new formula? you know, i believe that when politicians feel the heat, they see the light. and that if citizens step up and tell this congress that they expect every american to have equal and fair right to vote and in jurisdictions where that right has historically interfered with that they want some preclearance, i think we will get it. now, i ll tell you that, you know, things like the voting rights act, they have had a high degree of bipartisanship over the years. i think voting rights are different. i mean, the fact is that the last time this bill was reauthorized, you had ample