This conduct is unbecoming of this Committee and of this House.

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.

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 communities.

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.

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 student voter?

I don't believe I ever at any time said that I thought it would be a good idea to hold a hearing on ACORN.

I am the only Member here that was present when the Voting Rights Act of 1965... became law

The evidence is and all--study after study shows that minorities, young people, low-income people are far less likely to have the kinds of State-issued photo IDs required by these laws.

I ask unanimous consent to place in the record the recent Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision in RNC versus DNC rejecting the RNC's motion to get out from under the 1982 consent decree barring the RNC's--that is Republican National…

I also ask unanimous consent to say that I have, since speaking earlier, read Mr. Eversole's prepared testimony, and in his prepared testimony he does reference the 2012 decision of the court, the Federal court in New York, so what I took…