Emanuel Cleaver actually said...

"It is irrelevant about whether or not it is a difficult case to make; it is the allegation that does the damage."

"Thank you for allowing me to provide testimony on the tragedy that occurred in my home State and throughout the Midwest this past summer."

"Requiring voters to provide a specifically narrowly defined piece of photo identification is unnecessary."

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