Patrick Leahy actually said...

"voting discrimination continues to exist; no one doubts that."

"This Congress was given the sacred obligation under the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution to protect against voting discrimination."

"There are, sadly, too many instances where voters face intentional discrimination at the ballot box."

"It would be a travesty if the Voting Rights Act were to become partisan for the very first time in this Nation's history."