Ted Cruz actually said...

Thirty-eight States have that law, and yet this extreme bill in Congress would imperil every one of those laws.

Today the United States is one of seven countries in the world that permits abortion after 20 weeks.

the basic premise of Section 5 pre-clearance is that elected representatives are incompetent minors

the Department of Justice has taken the position that Section 5 and indeed Section 2, as well, protects the ability to elect Democrats