Frank Pallone: “I have listened to my Republican colleagues, and they use very sinister language. They try to give the impression that…”

“I have listened to my Republican colleagues, and they use very sinister language. They try to give the impression that those of us on this side are the ones, that the people that voted for the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Loretta Sanchez] are all illegals or criminals, I think I heard the term, or otherwise badly motivated people. This sinister language borders on racism. I have to say that, because it really concerns me. They claim, they claim to be so self-righteous, but they are the ones that are seeking to tear up the Constitution here tonight in this House of Representatives that we value so much. They know that the gentlewoman from California [Ms. Sanchez] was duly elected and certified by the State of California. What gives the Republican leadership the right to overturn her election? Because they are the majority here in Washington? If the majority here determines what happens in Orange County, CA, then we have the worst form of tyranny that the Founders of this country sought to guard against in the Constitution. This is an effort to intimidate voters, specifically Hispanic voters. Republicans want Hispanic and other minority voters to stay home at election time.”