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There is no widespread threat of voter fraud in our elections.

We should not erect more barriers for just some citizens. Americans who are eligible to vote should be able to register and cast their ballot without undue obstacles and burdens.

It was Mr. Sensenbrenner and President Bush and others who embraced the 2006 reauthorization.

These laws do, in fact, pose a disproportionate, negative, strong, consistent depreciation of minority votes.

It has been demonstrated time and time again that voter ID laws disproportionately impact racial minorities.

It was supported and demanded, actually, by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the time, right after the Selma to Montgomery massacre.

I remember it so very well. I had just finished high school a few weeks before the VRA was passed.

Thank you, Ms. Roman, for your testimony.

The notion that Black people must be protected from a free ID to secure their vote is not just insane; it is insulting.

We must do that. We should be making it easier for all citizens to vote, not leaving State and local governments with unchecked authority to enact legislation that imposes discriminatory barriers to the ballot.

In my State of North Carolina, a Federal court found that our voter ID law in particular targeted African-American voters with almost surgical precision.

Today, committee Democrats will push for more regulation, which ultimately will discourage companies from going public.

The American people are very concerned about the treasure we have invested in Afghanistan over the years

I am half tempted to spend my 5 minutes talking about name, image, and likeness, but I have decided I will not do that.

Can I get a commitment from you to see if we can get a more concise response from the Department on how any of these bills, including mine, whether they would be helpful, harmful, or something that you think you can do at current course…

I am seeking your commitment here to make sure, in your role, in the deputy role, that you are going to do everything you can to implement the statutory intent of the MISSION Act.

I think it is very important information, and I was a little bit confused why that went away in the prior administration.

Secretary Granholm is leading our country, she is leading the Department in the right direction.