Topic - Ayanna Pressley

“This censure is just the latest in this chamber’s racist history of telling Black men that they don’t belong in Congress,” said Rep. Ayanna Pressley.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman facing censure vote for pulling a fire alarm in House office building →

In a statement, Pressley said the legislation was necessary due to policies and court rulings that “continue to disenfranchise voters from all walks of life - including by gutting the Voting Rights Act, gerrymandering, cuts to early voting, and more.” Welch called the bill necessary due to “antiquated state felony disenfranchisement laws.”

Democrats introduce legislation to guarantee right to vote for people convicted of felonies →