U.S. State Secretaries of State

And I think it is clear certainly for the American people that when we`re talking about the right to vote, it is not a Republican concern or a Democratic concern. It is an American concern.

I believe that in Colorado, we need to take action to protect our democracy.

American voters, including Republican American voters, support the reforms in the For the People Act.

It's about partisan G.O.P. members trying to tilt future elections in their favor. That's about as un-American as you can get.

What voters need is protection and the freedom to cast a ballot and they are secure and accessible elections.

We cannot allow the filibuster to be the reason that democracy is destroyed by these voter suppression tactics.

Democrats are united in protecting voting rights, and Senate Republicans are united in allowing states to suppress their voters.

This is why -- let me just say it`s important to run for offices that are down-ballot, because you can effect change at the local level.

We ask people to continue to remain organized, to remain vigilant, continue to fight.

It is not a Republican concern or a Democratic concern. It is an American concern. This is about the American people`s right to vote unfettered.

The American Rescue Plan will lift half of America`s children out of poverty.

It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way. Because nobody is debating, I don’t believe, whether all Americans have the right to vote. The issue here is their actual access to the voting process, or is that being…

Don`t be afraid to call out the traitors who performed an armed insurgency against the Constitution of the United States on January 6th.

We must be strong enough to advocate and to protect our democracy.

This is a birthplace of the civil rights movement in America. And you have leaders who stand on the shoulders of those who came before who are active in fighting for all people’s rights. So, we talked about, for example, the need that…

Throughout history, Juneteenth has been known by many names, Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Liberation Day, Emancipation Day. Today it is a national holiday.

Republicans are scrambling to confirm this nominee as fast as possible, because they need one more Trump judge on the bench before November 10th to win and strike down the entire Affordable Care Act.

Looking out across this room, I see the advocates, the activists, the leaders who have been calling for this day for so long, including the one and only Miss Opal Lee.

Juneteenth has been known by many days, jubilee day, freedom day, liberation day, emancipation day, and today, a national holiday.

What we are seeing are examples of an attempt to interfere with that right. An attempt to marginalize and take from people a right that has already been given. We`re not asking for the bestowal of a right. We are talking about the…

Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Liberation Day, Emancipation Day, and, today, a national holiday.

What we are seeing are examples of an attempt to interfere with that right, an attempt to marginalize and take from people a right that has already been given. We are not asking for the bestowal of a right, we are talking about the…

Everything that’s happening now in Arizona and elsewhere, to change the rules and make it harder to vote, it’s all about really continuing this effort to undermine democracy through the next presidential election.

These individuals who are pushing for more fake audits around the country are really just trying to undermine democracy and threaten the security of our elections.