"We are now in a constitutional crisis."
"This comes on the same day the Democratic House Committee leader claims we're in a constitutional crisis after his own committee voted on party lines to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt ..."
"Chairman Nadler also sent a letter to former White House Counsel Don McGahn threatening to do the same for him if he doesn't appear before the committee."
"The distressing record of enforcement activity in Texas demands that reappear here in Houston to accept expert testimony on the current state of voting rights in America."
"It is clear that lots of disparate impact like that, like the law eliminating straight-ticket voting, like a million other things, are done for discriminatory reasons."
"I hope that Republicans will again find the inner voice that led them to support this renewal back in 2006."
"We should leave Section 5 as is, and re-do Section 4."
"There are provisions in the law not strong enough in the Voting Rights Act and in the Help America Vote Act."
"Preclearance is an essential tool in preventing this dangerous practice."
"We must use this opportunity to promptly craft a legislative solution that enables the Justice Department to effectively enforce the rights of minority voters within the contours of the Constitution."
"The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered by most civil rights advocates the most effective civil rights statute ever enacted by Congress."