Political Quotes

“I thank my colleagues: Senator Padilla, with your great experience as secretary of state and how that has assisted us in coming together on this bill; Senator Warnock, with the passion and firsthand experience you have in Georgia; Senator Kaine, for an extraordinary speech, wherein we all had to step back and think about our job description: to protect and defend the Constitution. It is not just ours on this side of the aisle; it is also our colleagues' on the other side of the aisle. We have this special obligation to protect this democracy and to cherish it and to pass it on to the next generation. The way you do that fundamentally is by guaranteeing Americans the freedom to vote. That is all this bill is about--putting in place minimum national standards that we see in so many of our States but that, sadly, right now, are threatened in a number of those States for no other reason except--to quote Reverend Warnock--that some people don't want some people to vote. Our democracy is too important to let that happen. With that, we are going to end our segment here, and we will be back to discuss this bill more next week. ____________________”