"This is not a regular bill going through. This is literally the right to vote."
"These are the same tired tricks. We might not be counting jellybeans in a jar, Lawrence, but they’re looking for the same end result. To keep people who look like me away from the ballot box."
"Thank you so much. And I will yield back the balance of my time as Carter has just come in and interrupted my train of thought."
"the creation of the Federal-Aid Highway Act in 1956 led to the segregation and displacement of people of color"
"integrity and Donald Trump should not be used in the same sentence."
"Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and that tragedy makes this conversation and others that we are having here in Congress all the more timely, because two of the spa shootings happened in my district, not ..."
"As we tout the benefits of the rail industry, we also must ensure that safety efforts keep pace with growth and innovation."
"Freight and passenger rail service plays an integral role in my district's economy and across our Nation."
"The rail industry also is a glowing example of the strength of unions, and the unions' ability to provide a path to the middle class."
"climate as a bridge to equality."
"Black and Brown communities are coming from the back. It would be lovely if we were all starting from a place of one person, one vote, but that is just not true."