"Use the power you have to pass voting legislation to preserve and protect the right to vote across the country, please."
"when democracy is on the line, I think that those that truly understand what we are supposed to be in this country, we don’t compromise."
"they’re lying. Let me tell you something, and they’re still lying. I mean, it’s sad to see that now the only game that the Republicans have to play is to lie and to cheat."
"All we’re asking is that those that are in charge here in D.C., the Democratic leadership, push through something that is good, not just for the state of Texas. This is a crisis that we are suffering ..."
"The House Democrats here in Texas decided enough was enough. We came back in good faith once again, trying to always be the bigger people. The Republicans have their marching orders from the governor...."
"The reality is that, what we see happening in Texas, it`s not just Texas. This is something that`s going on in the entire country. And so I really do implore our lawmakers to understand that democracy..."
"You know, this bill doesn`t help anybody. We do have a voter issue in the state of Texas. But that issue is access. Texas is the hardest state to vote in as it is. And so, what they`re saying is, let`..."
"One of the things that I realized is that a special session is supposed to be for extraordinary measures. Yet our governor did not call a special session when we were in the middle of a pandemic and p..."
"“We have to fight for our rights and the rights of others.”"