Jerry Nadler actually said...

"It is fitting that this hearing is being held in a city that has been central to the struggle for achieving civil rights for all Americans."

"But for other reasons--I mean, if people are still alive and they are able to vote they should be allowed to vote and should not be purged from the rolls."

"Restoring the vitality of the Voting Rights Act is of critical importance."

"to reestablish some of the protections that we had and maybe to go further in some other respects."