If he`s concerned about dark money, he should protect -- he should support the Freedom to Vote Act.

We know that these bills were designed to thwart and suppress voters of color, young voters, voters with disabilities.

The Freedom to Vote Act is an incredibly important step forward. And in tandem with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, will protect our democracy and allow us to keep moving forward.

I call on Mitch McConnell and all of his colleagues to stand with Democrats and say that we believe in patriotism over partisanship.

When you know that your willingness to help move democracy forward will be met with death threats, the likelihood of you continuing that work is almost no.

I want the Department of Justice to be at the forefront of pushing back against these laws.

Our selections may be partisan, but the operation of our elections should be nonpartisan.

The purpose of activism, the purpose of protest is to signal to leaders the demands of the people for action.

if you want to see action on police brutality, on climate change, on poverty, on women's reproductive choice, no matter your issue is, if you don't have the right to vote and participate in elections, it is irrelevant.

Well, I think it is important to recognize that the first 300 pages of the For the People Act were written by John Lewis.

This is not simply about one moment. This is about the foundations of our democracy, and they are in peril. And it is time now for every single member of the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans and Independents, to declare their allegiance to our democracy as opposed to their parties.