Jerry Nadler actually said...

"Despite evidence of the VRA's success, however, the Supreme Court in 2013, Shelby County, substituted its own judgment for that of Congress."

"The Voting Rights Act is rightly regarded by many as our Nation's most important civil rights law."

"Distressingly, one of the largest increases in the country of hatred and violence against Asian Americans has occurred in my own congressional district in New York City."

"These are our neighbors, friends, family members, constituents, and fellow Americans."