Melanie Stansbury actually said...

"In New Mexico we have a saying that 'agua es vida,' water is life because it is the vital resource in the arid Southwest upon which everything else depends."

"I think it is crucial that we take these examples and really incorporate them into the voting rights laws..."

"That was so important for ensuring that our Tribal nations could control access to the ballot box."

"Considering these and other attacks on our core democratic institutions, it is more important than ever that we act at the Federal level to protect voting rights."