Political Quotes

“in conclusion, before I turn it over to some of my colleagues, Democrats have tried to do something very simple. We asked the Senate to start debate--just debate--on legislation to protect voting rights and strengthen our democracy. Republicans said no. Democrats have asked to debate a measure just to prevent partisan gerrymandering, and, then, frankly, in my colleague's response, he was all over the lot: It is good to have politicians do it; it is not good to have politicians do it. It is good to have judges do it; it is not good to have judges do it. We would set standards to make sure that in a State like Wisconsin, where 53 percent of the people voted for a Democratic member of the State assembly, only a third of the districts were Democratic, drawn by a Republican legislature. So Republicans have said no. They don't even want to debate these issues. Democrats have asked to debate the measure to bring much needed transparency to campaign donations and get special interest dark money out of politics. Republicans still said no. So let there be no mistake about what is going on here. We have reached a point in this Chamber where Republicans appear to oppose any measure--any measure--no matter how common sense, to protect voting rights and strengthen our democracy. Let there be no mistake. Both inside this Chamber and outside of it, Republicans have formed a wall--a total wall--of opposition against progress on voting rights in the U.S. Senate.…”