It does not make their barriers fair, and it certainly does not justify or validate their existence.

I look forward to working with you, Chair Lee, in not only addressing violence at the polls, voter intimidation...

It is my belief that our federal budget must present opportunities for all Americans to achieve economic prosperity.

Obviously, I think that my bill, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, named after John Lewis, is the right vehicle to do that.

The Supreme Court continues to dismantle the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

I think it's important to note that there is no federal oversight of states.

The only fight there is the union fighting the employees who have voted clearly twice in opposition of forming a union.

The only fight there is the union fighting the employees who have voted clearly twice in opposition of forming a union.

Reserving the right to object. The Senator from Colorado may have good intentions, Madam President, but he is wrong on the facts. I am holding the DOD nominations because the Secretary of Defense is trying to push through a massive…

the NLRB should focus its available resources on matters that are core to the Agency's mission--unionization and collective bargaining--rather than pursuing novel legal theories.

Card Check signatures are obtained in such a coercive manner that they can't be relied upon to indicate true worker support.

I think we need to address these issues with a greater sense of urgency.

I have got some serious issues with how your agencies have handled the fraud.

I think we got a little offtrack here. In getting back to the objection a little bit, I don't think there is anybody here who said it has anything to do with doing away with abortion. The Department of Defense has had, for years, a policy…

We are proud to be one, and proud to have workers and industries across the state that have both chosen to organize and chosen not to organize.

We are proud to be one, and proud to have workers and industries across the state that have both chosen to organize and chosen not to organize.

Card Check signatures are obtained in such a coercive manner that they can't be relied upon to indicate true worker support.

I was involved in trying to get to the bottom of the fraud in the state of Alabama.