John Cornyn: “I want to begin by thanking you and Ranking Member Graham for agreeing to hold this important hearing to shed light on…”

There’s nothing we could do to rein in the president when he said he likes the fund and he wishes it still exists, but the fact of the matter [is] it’s dead, and that’s all we could do under these circumstances.

I don’t know whether they think they can wait us out or … we’ll cave. But I assure you, we won’t.

the ball is in Blanche’s court.

The more you cast the validity of the voting system in doubt it discourages more people from participating.