Eric Holder actually said...

"I am concerned that without the protections of the Voting Rights Act, that which we have seen in the past decade can continue into the following decade."

"I am asking for nothing more radical than that which is at the heart of the American experiment, the idea at the core of American democracy, free and fair elections where the people--all the people--a..."

"The reauthorization of the act was supported almost unanimously by Republicans and Democrats in the House as well as in the Senate."

"Yeah. To favorably place Democrats in a position to fight for fairness."