'The Nerve Of These Right-Wing Extremists On The Supreme Court': Jeffries Slams VRA Ruling

Everywhere all the time across the country in the Deep South in the North in the West in the Midwest. We're going to fight them everywhere just like we've done as it relates to the gerrymandering battle that they started that we're finishing while at the same time protecting the ability of african-american communities black communities to elect the candidate of their choice in the face of centuries of racial discrimination and the nerve of these right-wing extremists on the Supreme Court to pretend as if racial bigotry no longer exists and then write an opinion that proves the exact opposite. So at the end of the day, the Congressional Black Caucus is now at its highest level ever 60 members strong 56 in the House of Representatives with several vacancies only 11 of those members represent districts where a majority of the constituency are african-americans 11 do the math. That means we know how to get elected in districts all across the country y'all and we will continue to do so. We also recognize that in the Deep South there's a long history of intentional discrimination against black communities to try to suppress their ability to elect their candidate of choice. It's irrefutable unmistakable and ongoing in many instances. Now this Supreme Court decision spoke to the Voting Rights Act and they're trying to gut it but we still have an intentional discrimination claim always available to us under the 14th Amendment. And we'll continue to use it. Thank you.