Political Quotes

“I am so honored and proud to join my colleague from Minnesota, who has been such a champion on this issue in all kinds of constitutional weather. She has been a leader for all seasons on this issue, tireless and steadfast in her advocacy. And my colleagues who are here today with us are strong allies and partners, and I am really proud and honored to join them today. The name of this act is the Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act. We are in a disaster for our democracy if we do not act, if we fail to take the initiative within days, literally, to protect the ballot. You know, sometimes I think about voters in other countries who literally brave death to vote. In one or more countries their hands are marked so that they can be identified as having voted, but also, they could be identified by opponents of those rights and potentially punished for voting. Here in this country, there are no such obstacles in the way of physical harm, until now. Now we face the threat of an epidemic which can deter people from coming to the polls, but it has simply added to an ongoing threat from suppression that has existed for years and years and years in some parts of the country. We need to do everything now to protect voters. It is a shared responsibility--Federal and State. In the Federal Government, we know that this right is in peril.…”