Richard Durbin actually said...

The very fact that the criminals will not subject themselves to a background check provides the kind of prevention.

Durbin argues that expanding background checks prevents criminals from obtaining guns.

01/29/2013

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we all recognized that, despite real progress in America, unlawful and unfair discrimination in voting remained.

Voter fraud, it is not as significant an issue as the larger picture.

Do we still need the Voting Rights Act? Yes, we do.

I'm trying to reconcile the appetite of Congress to keep spending more money with the actual results of testing.