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Victory for Voting Rights

Floor Speech

Date: June 13, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the importance of the Supreme Court's decision in Allen v. Milligan.

In ruling that the Alabama legislature used redistricting to dilute the voices of Black voters, the Supreme Court has preserved section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and helped protect the fundamental promise of our democracy, that every vote matters.

This is a major victory for voting rights, not just in Alabama, but in States across the south. My home State of North Carolina is no stranger to racial and partisan gerrymandering.

As Republican legislatures employ gerrymandering as a tool to serve their partisan interests, this ruling sends a powerful warning to all politicians to seek to roll back minority voting rights.

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