Eleanor Norton actually said...

"RFRA has been used as a justification even recently--Senator Ted Cruz, here in the House, Representative Vicki Hartzler--for attacks on the District's human rights amendment."

"We know that some of that is true because Democrats took back this House last year."

"I hope, particularly the witnesses who can give us perspective on what we have got to do now in renewing the Voting Rights Act, can talk about their own role."

"My only regret is that our colleague, John Lewis, who, though not a member of this committee, would certainly be here today if he could."