our responsibility as a Nation is to make sure people have access and opportunity to develop their talents

I think this is the most contemptuous conduct towards Congress we've ever had. He's lied to Congress, he's refused to attend, he's tried to dictate the terms of oversight and that's never happened before.

He's being utterly contemptuous to Congress. He has lied to the Congress.

This is not going to happen. Trump and Barr would fire whoever tried to do it.

Thank you, Ms. Allen. And thank you for your efforts.

Thank you for your participation and helping to re-codify this law.

I have no reason to believe they'll do anything that is in keeping with the traditions of the relationship between the executive and the judicial as equal branches of government. I think they will stonewall at all costs because they…

Hearing no objection, I will now recognize myself for an opening statement.

The purpose of this preclearance requirement is to ensure that jurisdictions that were most likely to discriminate against minority voters... would bear the burden of proving that any changes in the voting laws towards minority voters were…

I thank all of you for attending today. This field hearing is part of a series of hearings of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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