Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the chairwoman for her leadership of the Black Caucus for this opportunity, and I would like to thank my colleague from the great State of New York for his leadership and what he has done. After listening to the mother, as the chairwoman said, I don't think it could have been expressed better. She did a fanatic job. Madam Speaker, in my home State of Pennsylvania, Republican majorities in the legislature are trying to stay in power by restricting people's right to vote. For 7 years, Governor Wolf's veto has protected voting rights, so they are trying to amend the State constitution to bypass him. We are seeing these types of voting suppression plans moving forward in several States as well as plans to override the votes after the votes have been cast. To those who want to suppress votes or throw out vote counts, why are you so afraid of the voters? Let me repeat that: Why are you afraid of the voters? Fortunately, Congress can still act. The House has acted twice. We have passed the For the People Act almost 8 months ago on March 3, and we have passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in August. Now the eyes of the Nation are on the Senate. Will the Senators let the filibuster gut the sacred right to vote? Personally, I would support an end to the filibuster but, I don't get to vote on Senate rules. According to the Brookings Institute analysis, there are 161 exceptions to the filibuster already.…”