"Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet."
"The voter suppression we saw in the 2018 midterm elections makes it clear just how urgent it is that we pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act and restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act..."
"the purpose of H.R. 4 is nothing less than fortifying the cornerstone of our democracy."
"After the 2013 decision in Shelby and after Alabama imposed its restrictive photo law, which no longer allowed a validly issued Federal ID, a Social Security card, to be presented to show proof of who..."
"So many of my constituents, and I would say all our constituents who are disabled may not have that same right."
"we still live in times where there are modern-day barriers to voting."
"we have to do the right thing."
"We need to be able to use preclearance, an efficient and effective mechanism, to address these potential voting rights violations."
"It is past time for Congress to act."
"The VRA is universally acknowledged as the most successful and most transformative piece of legislation to emerge from the Civil Rights Movement."
"It is not only imperative that Congress restore the Voting Rights Act, but that it authorizes an Act that addresses the modern needs and political climate of the nation."
"Congress has a critical opportunity to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act."