Yield one minute to the gentlelady from washington, ms. Jayapal. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from washington is recognized. Ms. Jayapal i am so proud today to stand here to support h. R. 4, the Voting Rights advancement act. And i want to congratulate my incredible colleague, congresswoman sewell, for her leadership. When Congress Passed the Voting Rights act of 1965, it was a recognition that systemic discrimination based on race continued to deny people the right to vote. As an organizer, i understand the Voting Rights act as a victory that was hard fought by black activists like fannie lou hall of famer and ella baker and our esteemed colleague, representative lewis, who devoted their lives to fighting for the right to vote. And it was a victory of the movement that recognized this right to vote is absolutely fundamental to our concept and our actualization of democratcy. Unfortunately, we have not followed with the same courage. Instead, since 2013, states have enacted l
Thank you very much. You got a lot going on. People are all over the place. Ranking member has an adhering and chairwoman has a science hearing and people will come and go. Forgive us for that. Welcome. What do we have today . For our second panel we have Catherine Lehman is the chair of the u. S. Commission on civil rights and president obama appointed her to a sixyear term on december 15, 2016. The 16. The commission unanimously confirmed the president designation to chair the commission on december 28, 2016. She also serves as a cabinet of California Governor Gavin Newsom where she has been Legal Affairs secretary since january, 2019. She served as assistant secretary for civil rights at the barman of education until 2017. Welcome. Michael waldman is president of the nyu school of law and nonpartisan law and policy institute that focuses on improving systems of democracy and justice and that rentacenter is a leading National Voice and voting righ rights, money and politics, criminal
Opening statement. Todays hearing of on current and ongoing voting discrimination is part of the house judiciary subcommittee on constitution, civil rights and Civil Liberties over the course of this year to assess the current need for a reinvigoration of the requirement of section 5 of the Voting Rights act. To consider other ways to strengthen that civil rights statue. Im not sure why we say reinvigoration. That seems to be one of the words we tossed around. Section 4 was cut out so we need to have a section 4 to activate section 5. Section 5 has been made dormant by the Supreme Court saying section 4 wasnt adequate so we need to find a new test to awaken the dormant power of section 5. Voting rights act of 65 is widely considered the most effective civil rights statute ever enacted by congress to protect the fundamental right to vote. One of its central enforcement provisions was section 5. The provision required certain jurisdictions with a history of voting discrimination against
Jay christian adams. We dont have a gavel. Committee on constitution, civil rights and Civil Liberties is called to order. Authorize to declare a recess of this subcommittee at any time. Welcome, everyone, to todays hearing. Field hearing on evidence. Not a field hearing. On evidence of current and ongoing voting discrimination. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Todays hearing of on current and ongoing voting discrimination is part of the house judiciary subcommittee on constitution, civil rights and Civil Liberties over the course of this year to assess the current need for a reinvigoration of the requirement of section 5 of Voting Rights act. To consider other ways to strengthen that civil rights statue. Im not sure why we say reinvigoration. That seems to be one of the words we toss around. Section 4 was cut out so we need to have a section 4 to activate section 5. Section 5 has been made dormant by the Supreme Court saying section 4 wasnt adequate so we need to find a ne
We dont have a gavel. Committee on constitution, civil rights and Civil Liberties is called to order. Authorize to declare a recess of this subcommittee at any time. Welcome, everyone, to todays hearing. Field hearing on evidence. Not a field hearing. On evidence of current and ongoing voting discrimination. I recognize myself for an opening statement. Todays hearing of on current and ongoing voting discrimination is part of the house judiciary subcommittee on constitution, civil rights and Civil Liberties over the course of this year to assess the current need for a reinvigoration of the requirement of section 5 of Voting Rights act. To consider other ways to strengthen that civil rights statue. Im not sure why we say reinvigoration. That seems to be one of the words we toss around. Section 4 was cut out so we need to have a section 4 to activate section 5. Section 5 has been made dormant by the Supreme Court saying section 4 wasnt adequate so we need to find a new test to awaken the