Political Quotes

Mr. Speaker, let me say that the goal of the bill is positive, but how it is achieved is just flat wrong. To pay for this legislation, what we do is go straight to Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas and take $1.9 billion a year of…

We must ensure all voices can be heard in our democracy by restoring voting rights, enacting automatic voter registration, and ending partisan gerrymandering, as H.R. 1 and H.R. 4 would do.

As we approach the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act later this week, I can't think of a better way to honor the life of Congressman John Lewis by having the Senate follow the House's lead and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights…

If you actually look at the deaths, according to the numbers you just gave, 42 percent of the deaths are African American, and 58 percent are white.