"I do believe that 65 years after Brown, that a quality education, one that is equitable, is still the civil rights issue of our time."
"The Constitution doesn't say that you can only vote if you vote in every election."
"This is an official Congressional hearing, so it does not allow for audience participation by way of asking questions."
"I really believe that purging is unconstitutional."
"People of color in this country have been singled out for precisely the kind of voter suppression that we are talking about here today."
"Clearly, we know that our neighborhoods and our schools are probably as segregated now as they were in 1968."
"this is not just a political exercise; this is the real deal, and it is creating the official record that will be used to legislate on voting rights in the United States Congress."
"The right to vote is the core of what it means to participate in our democracy."
"I don't understand why it is difficult for people to understand that if you have one-and-a-half million people and you only have one early-voting site there is something wrong with that."
"What they said was the formula that you are using to determine preclearance is too old and the data is too old."
"Section 2 needs to stay in place. Section 2 is basically what we utilize to ensure that HAVA is actually interpreted and the funds are distributed correctly."