"You know, fascism and authoritarian regimes rose, not because they were strong but, because democracies were weak, and because democracies were not adequately protected, and is this the time for us to protect our democracy."
"The fight is, still, on. And that’s why re-districting u is so important because we want to try to get the people of this country involved in this fight, promote transparency, involvement of the peopl..."
"What I oppose is the overly prescriptive way in which States, generally Republican States, have indicated that which is acceptable to prove that you are who you claim to be when you want to vote."
"Well, I think that what we would have to do is do what the Congress did back in 1965, which is to conduct hearings, as you are doing now, come up with ways in which you look at States that have----"
"the biggest change was by, in essence, taking away the preclearance ability."
"If you expand the number of things that somebody can use to prove they are who they claim to be, I could support voter ID."
"The Court in the Shelby decision actually invited congressional action, and I think the efforts that are being led by Chairman Butterfield here are consistent with what the Shelby County decision mand..."
"Eight years ago tomorrow in the Shelby County decision, a very divided Supreme Court gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965."
"they made a priority the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act."
"I think we certainly have to respond to the findings of the Shelby County decision, holding hearings like this, creating a record that shows the impact of the Shelby decision--1,700 polling place clos..."
"A State voting law has a discriminatory, regressive effect if the law disproportionately and materially burdens minority voters when it is measured against preexisting State law."