Bennie Thompson actually said...

"As some of you might know, our system of elections has been declared critical infrastructure, and so it's in our best interest to protect that infrastructure."

"The record we compile today and in the coming months will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that we still need the Voting Rights Act."

"the voter ID law is a purge, because what we're doing is we're--we're doing--essentially doing away with voter registration and changing it to driver's licenses or Texas IDs."

"The Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Act, introduced by Congressman Keating, will go a long way in directing that work."