Steve Cohen actually said...

"if people who had convictions in the past were allowed to vote, if they voted, by their simple action of voting they would show they were in the upper 10 percent of the citizenry."

"These issues affect my constituents in a major way. Second chance opportunities for employment is one of the things I hear most from constituents."

"Voting, in my district we had an election in May, a primary election for county offices, very important and about 10 percent of the people who were registered voted."

"A great number more than that get arrested and get a scarlet 'M' fastened to their chest for life, which means they don't get a job maybe or a college scholarship."