Political Quotes

“I'd like to thank Dr. Christensen, which I enjoy calling her that because she has been of such value and service to this Congress and to this body, the Congressional Black Caucus, and thank her for her leadership in convening this very important discussion on voter protection. I'm very delighted to be joined, and I thank him very much, by Congressman Bobby Scott, who has served and we are serving on the Judiciary Committee. And I know that he remembers that in about 2006, 2007, after years of rumors of the Voting Rights Act ending, we clarified it by coming together in a bipartisan manner and over months of hearings, convinced a then, I believe, Republican and moving into a Democratic Congress, but a bipartisan Congress, that the Voting Rights Act was needed, and it needed to be reauthorized in certain sections. And so our stand today is to reinforce that issue. And so I would like to thank, again, Congressman Rangel, who so movingly told of his long journey and walk to support the Voting Rights Act, Congresswoman Fudge, who has been a champion in her State in Ohio, Congresswoman Lee, and then Congressman Scott, who all bring to the table a personal story about voter protection. {time} 2000 But I must make mention of our friend Congressman John Lewis, who is the epitome of the civil rights movement around the idea of voter protection and enhancement. Many of us are not aware of Mr.…”