"We are back again with another oversight hearing airing allegations, most of them demonstrably false, against the Department of Justice without inviting the Department of Justice to testify."
"This conduct is unbecoming of this Committee and of this House."
"If we are going to turn these hearings into veritable able kangaroo courts, then we should drop the pretense that we are actually engaged in objective oversight or legitimate fact finding."
"the right to vote in a free and fair election and the right to have our votes counted, is at the heart of our system of government."
"It was a reflection of our belief that the right to vote must be inviolate and that there are still too many challenges to making that a reality for all Americans, especially members of minority commu..."
"Without it, we cease to be the America that all of us believe in. I don't believe we can ever allow that to happen."
"I am the only Member here that was present when the Voting Rights Act of 1965... became law"
"We need to examine the unprecedented array of State restrictions on the right to vote."
"I urge all of the Committee--all of the Members of the Committee on both sides of the aisle to join us in seeking the truth."
"the Federal--the Justice Department hasn't enforced that provision."
"The evidence that the States themselves put forward show that minorities will, in fact, be disproportionately harmed by these laws."
"Is there any justification in terms of accuracy? In other words, is it harder to get a gun card than--do you have to prove your residency more to get a gun registration than you do to get an in-State ..."