01/30/2013
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"the Department of Justice has taken the position that Section 5 and indeed Section 2, as well, protects the ability to elect Democrats"
"you and I are both at this hearing. We are both elected officials in the State of Texas. We are both Hispanic."
"I think we need to look at higher ground here."
"I myself am the son of an immigrant from Cuba, and I am a passionate advocate for legal immigration."