Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of his committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning, i thank all of you for being here today. Good morning, today we are examining our nations history of Voter Suppression as well as the obstacles that many minority communities continue to face to this day. In exercising their fundamental right to vote. Tomorrow we will be holding a ceremony to honor our dear friend and colleague and a former chairman Elijah Cummings. We will be renaming this hearing room after him and commending everything he stood for. Todays hearing is part of our efforts to honor his legacy. Protecting the right to vote was one of the most important issues if not the most important issue he fought for during his decades of service. We are holding this hearing in a gory during black History Month with black americans whose voices were stifled, blocks and silenced for centuries. It is black americans who are still being
Good morning, the committee will come to order. And without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. With that ill now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. Two days ago, the entire world came together to Mark International holocaust Remembrance Day. In addition, 75 years ago this week, in january 1945 , the auschwitz broken out concentration camp was liberated from the nazis. It was one of the most infamous sites of the nazi genocide. More than 1 Million People were murdered there. The purpose of todays hearing is to commemorate these brave anniversaries remember the nose we lost and to honor those who are still with us. But it is not enough to simply recognize these things, we must also contemplate what led to these atrocities. We must remember the lholocaust in order to help combat bigotry, hate and violence of all kinds today i am so pleased to have our distinguished panel here today. I have asked them to help us come together on
Good morning everyone. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of his committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Good morning, i thank all of you for being here today. Good morning, today we are examining our nations history of Voter Suppression as well as the obstacles that many minority communities continue to face to this day. In exercising their fundamental right to vote. Tomorrow we will be holding a ceremony to honor our dear friend and colleague and a former chairman Elijah Cummings. We will be renaming this hearing room after him and commending everything he stood for. Todays hearing is part of our efforts to honor his legacy. Protecting the right to vote was one of the most important issues if not the most important issue he fought for during his decades of service. We are holding this hearing in a gory during black History Month with black americans whose voices were stifled, blocks and silenced for centuries. It is black america
Raising a family has become harder and more expensive than ever before. The New York Times recently reported that based on the survey of adults between the ages of 2045 who were parents or plan to be. One in four had newer children or expected that during their life times they would have fewer children than they considered to be within the range of ideal. Economic concerns were foremost among the reasons that they either fell short or believed that in the future they would fall short of what they considered ideal. The joint economic committees social Capital Project has been documenting trends in what we refer to as our association on life as americans, that is the web of social relationships for which we as americans pursue various endeavors, our families, our communities, our friendships, our religious congregations, for example. A critical source of meaning and social capital is of course the family. In fact, it is the central set of headwaters for social connecttiveness generally.
Trump because hes broken his convenant with the American People. In doing so, we are using the powers the Founding Fathers enshrined in the constitution. To address a president who has violated his oath of office. The evidence is clear antifacts are without question. President trump is consistently enengaged in a pattern of behavior inconsistent with the rule of law. Hes refused to take responsibility for his actions. He has undermined the checks and balances we rely on by obstructing congress at every turn. Most importantly, he has abused his power by using his office to solicit foreign interference in our elections, undermining the will of the people. On this sad day for our nation, i will do what the president has so often failed to do. I will fulfill my oath to support and defend the constitution and i will vote in favor of impeachment. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from georgia. Mr. Col