Al Green

I understand the passion associated with what is happening there after having made my visit.

It is an important piece of legislation that will benefit the people of this country.

I would like to thank her for initiating the effort to bring this bill to fruition.

I would like to thank Mr. Barr for his willingness to work with me.

I want to assure the chairlady that I support this legislation. I believe that it is going to be beneficial to the people that I represent.

I close with these words. This is a participatory democracy. If it is to function efficaciously, then the right to vote must be protected. I join my colleague on the other side in his position that all votes should be counted and that…

I know a 'no' when I hear it. I know when a person says, 'no.' Madam Director, you are not the person for this job. You don't believe in the public's right to know.

I believe in accountability and transparency.

The public has a right to know.

Madam Director, you are not the person for this job. You don't believe in the public's right to know.

What happened to give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...

We have surpassed our color quota. There are those who believe that we already have too many people of color in this country.

Past administrations have... found ways to accommodate asylees. They didn't build walls.

How many women does it take being raped before this really is a crisis?

I am especially honored because you are the chairperson and you have always been involved with the committees.

I appreciate greatly what you have done because this program is something that is near and dear to a good many Texans.

I thank God for the Federal Government and the stand that has been taken over the years to protect the rights of people in States.

I love my State but Texas has been a bad actor for decades.

The 10th Amendment argument has been used consistently by some States who deny rights.

It's also things like SB4 that are contributing to this environment of fear and suppression that is just poisonous for our democracy.

This type of behavior from public officials has to have an impact on the way people participate in a participatory democracy.

The whole notion that Latinos somehow are illegal by virtue of the titles that are being accorded them by public officials.

I'm a son of the segregated South. I know what it's like to be suspect because of your appearance.

It's not just that on birth certificates. Another example, we put people on buses in Houston...

A veteran of the armed forces in the Korean War was--was excluded from voting because of some mistake made at his birth in paperwork.