Emanuel Cleaver actually said...

"These laws are reminiscent of the poll taxes used in the Jim Crow South."

"I'm disappointed in the way the debate went. We had a fact-free debate."

"Well, if you pick up the first sheet and start delving into the bill, you'll see that there is nothing in the bill that would garner the support of any of the great religions of the world."

"I don't know of a single Democrat who voted for this bill who thought it was a good bill."