"Civil rights, the equal treatment of everyone in the building and outside of it, is fundamentally bigger than the blue/red lens we see things through these days."
"I am extremely concerned about the lack of urgency that your Department put forth to provide information that we requested, timely."
"Civil rights--the equal treatment of everyone in the building and outside of it--is fundamentally bigger than the blue-red lens we see things through these days."
"The responsibility now starts and ends with you."
"The purpose of today's hearing is to ensure the Department of Agriculture functions equally for everyone it serves and employs, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or any other protected class."
"It is just difficult for me to believe that there is no culture of favoritism based upon what I see."
"Most people who are on SNAP who can work, do work. You can take that back, too."
"Voter suppression is pervasive. Voters in this country face extraordinary barriers to the ballot."
"The Supreme Court has a responsibility to protect that right so that every citizen is considered equal."
"I bet you, any other democracy in this world doesn't do what we do. We should make it a holiday."
"the more we try to erode the rights of people in this country--it is not going to stop at voting. It is going to get worse."