Political Quotes

“Thank you, Ms. Lee. I appreciate your yielding, and I appreciate Congresswoman Fudge for bringing this issue to the floor. We previously heard from other Congresspeople and particularly the distinguished Congressman John Lewis, who was a civil rights hero in the 60s and risked his life, as others did, and gave their lives for the right to vote. We are experiencing today, after International Nelson Mandela Day, yesterday was Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday. Next month we'll dedicate a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King on the Mall. When you think about Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela and John Lewis, you've got to think about voting rights and how far the Nation and the world have come in the last 45 years and how long it took to get there. And to think that there are impediments being placed in the way of people to vote, whether intentional or not, I believe those impediments are being placed there intentionally to dissuade African Americans and Democratic-leaning groups from voting in the 2012 election, Rovian tactics to stop President Obama from being re-elected and from the public to pick Democratic Representatives to switch the priorities of this House to those that would be more reflective of the middle class and people who are yearning for opportunity.…”