Marcia Fudge

It is our duty as elected Members of Congress to uphold and defend the Constitution and protect the rights of the voter.

Voting is a fundamental right for every single American citizen, and protecting that right is a responsibility...

It is time for us to set the right example as a democracy and encourage people to vote.

We do not believe that we should allow states to set separate income and asset standards other than what Congress has provided.

I take hunger very, very seriously.

It is just ridiculous. And I am sick of hearing it. It is just like a broken record.

I am so sick of it. So because one person scammed the system we are supposed to punish hungry kids.

Voting is a right given to us by the Constitution.

We are going to keep fighting until we can get Section 5 restored.

We have the responsibility to ensure election security and integrity in any election.

I think that there is some confusion about what the Federal Government is responsible for as it relates to elections.

It is unconscionable to me that somebody would have to drive an hour or two or three hours to cast a ballot.

It is time for us to do what is right by your nation.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was intended to protect the right to vote in every single corner of the United States.

Protecting the right to vote is fundamental to the health of our democracy.

The right to vote is sacred, and as Members of Congress, we take our responsibility to protect access to the ballot very seriously.

Mailing a bill is not a right. Voting is.

Well, I just appreciate the fact that the program is going to continue. It is an outstanding program. It gets young people involved at a level that we could never do in any other way.

I want to change the subject a bit to Job Corps, if we could just talk about that for a bit.

It is an outstanding program. It gets young people involved at a level that we could never do in any other way.

I do hear a great deal of frustration on behalf of the rank-and-file officers in this department and I hope, Madam Chairperson, in our next hearing, we would have a chance to address that.

Clearly, if they are saying they don't get enough training, it is something that ought to be addressed.

Because kind of what I am hearing from the Chairman is that training, or lack thereof, is part of the problem.

Thank you very much, Madam Chairperson. Thank you all so much for being here.

If we can't pay our teachers who teach our children a decent wage, there is something wrong in this country.