George Butterfield actually said...

"It was days after I finished high school, August 6, 1965. A very powerful law."

"The reason for that was not because someone wanted to punish Arizona, but that meant, before 1972, there was a history predating 1972 of severe voter discrimination."

"Tribes have limited resources; and they shouldn't be shouldered with the burden to bring cases to ensure that the right to vote is protected."

"This is a Congressional hearing. As I say in all of these hearings across the country, this is not a political maneuver."