"The beauty of preclearance was that you stopped negative action before it began."
"Now, before 2013, Section 5, relying on Section 4, had helped prevent discriminatory voting laws from taking effect."
"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."
"We need to repair the damage being done to our democracy."
"Well, I would look at voter participation. I would look at the way in which lines were drawn when it comes to gerrymandering."
"Very clear violations of the Justice Department policy and a really serious issue."
"It seems they have violated that policy. I`m not surprised by that."
"That story is appalling."