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Prevent the State Legislature from having a quorum and passing legislation democrats they would restrict voting access. Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin shared this thing at the House Oversight Subcommittee on civil rights and civil liberties. S. All right. The committee will come to order. Without objection that shares authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Without objection, pursuant to the motion by mr. Sessions, they will be permitted to join hearing and the reckoning for the purpose of questioning witnesses to welcome mr. Walker with her today to talk about the Voting Bills that are currently pending in the Texas Legislature and how those bills are related to other Voter Suppression proposals in states across the country have specifically targeting voters of color and other vulnerable communities while the elect of Texas Legislator Joininguc us today wo are on the front lines of the fight to defend voting rights in their state i also want to make sure we hav
We are here today to talk about the Voting Bills that are currently pending in the Texas Legislature and how those are related to other Voter Suppression proposals in states across the country. Specifically, targeting voters of color. We are lucky to have Texas Legislators joining us on the front line. I want to make sure we have the opportunity to hear from Texas Voters. Lets take a moment to listen to some public testimony given earlier this year. I am here representing grassroots and asians that educate texans to vote and create a legislature that reflects the diversity of texas. Banning drive through voting and options for late night voting our ulcer also Voter Suppression. I think of my 70yearold Mother not being able to use any of these options. It ensures it is important to have in the state. I am a contractor and i am here to ask you all to oppose hb three. I wanted to share a personal experience in the 2020 general election. I voted at midnight in a 24 hour pulling location. I
Move up and put some pressure on margins. In a long expansion, thats been happening late in the expansion. Thats not a problem either. The problem is if it happens in a way that pushes firms broadly into raising prices. It was called the wage price spiral. We dont see that now. This is something that was a feature of the high inflationary era of the great inflation, but its not a feature now, and we dont see that now. Of course, well be watching it. And this is one of the reasons why were watching so carefully, to see whether people do come back in and accept jobs. Given the very large number of job openings and the very large number of unemployed people, wed like to see some matching going on there so people get back to work. We think Labor Supply would be a healthy thing. But wages moving up across the spectrum consistent with Inflation And Productivity is a good thing. Thank you, chair powell, and thank you all for coming. Thank cspan is your unfild view of government provided by th
Will be recognized for the purposes of we are here to talk about the Voting Bill pending in the Texas Legislature and how those bills are related to other Voter Suppression across the country specifically targeting voters of color and other vulnerable communities. Of color. We are lucky to have Texas Legislators joining us on the front line. I want to make sure we have the opportunity to hear from Texas Voters. Lets take a moment to listen to some public testimony given earlier this year. I am here representing grassroots and asians that educate texans to vote and create a legislature that reflects the diversity of texas. Banning drive through voting and options for late night voting our ulcer also Voter Suppression. I think of my 70yearold Mother not being able to use any of these options. It ensures it is important to have in the state. I am a contractor and i am here to ask you all to oppose hb three. I wanted to share a personal experience in the 2020 general election. I voted at m