"I believe it is political messaging by the leadership of the majority that wants this bill to be pushed through."
"This would undermine something that is of much greater importance than either one of those, is to prove you are who you are and that you are allowed to vote."
"I think this may be an intended consequence, to undermine what many States have spent many years in the legislation and debate to protect, the integrity of their voting systems."
"I don't believe it is the fault of my colleagues on this Committee. I believe it is political messaging by the leadership of the majority that wants this bill to be pushed through."
"I think it is going to be counterproductive to what we are doing because this is disenfranchising the voters, and it takes away the power of the ballot away from the voter and hands it to lawyers."
"With provisions like this included in H.R. 1, it does not appear to be For the People Act, but rather a 'For the Lawyers Act.'"
"As I mentioned regarding the last amendment, which, by the way, barely failed; I think we only lost by two votes."
"I don't know that we have reached out and we have gotten the feedback that would be necessary, in my opinion, to move forward with such a sweeping law that would affect every single State and every si..."
"We not only have to make sure that we extend every available opportunity for those who want to vote to be able to vote, but we also have to be able to protect the integrity of the voting system."
"A right without a remedy is actually not a right."
"This is institutionalizing the potential for fraud."