Political Quotes

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I want to go through just a few--and it is really more than a few; it is a lot--of what is embedded in this bill. I would call it the ``Democratic Politician Protection Act.'' Let's listen to a few of these things. The Constitution vests primary responsibility in the States to set time, place, and manner of elections. States and localities have determined how to conduct elections for a long, long time. H.R. 1, through a top-down, Federal approach, completely reverses this longstanding tradition. Rather than strengthening the election process, it paves the way for rampant, I think, fraud, abuse, and litigation that diminishes the value of a legitimate vote, by doing these rushed reforms. Let's look at the 2018 midterm elections. Polling showed that 92 percent of voters found their experience very easy or somewhat easy. Why fix it if it isn't broken? It imposes a DC-style election process on the States, requiring all State agencies and Federal agencies, including colleges and universities, to automatically register voters, including those who are 16 and 17 years old. It preempts State registration deadlines and requires same-day registration without verification safeguards.…”