Bob Goodlatte actually said...

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your holding this hearing."

"It is absolutely critical that we protect the rights of all Americans to be protected in their rights to register and to vote."

"Instead of simply asking our constituents to trust us, I am asking you and the executive branch to trust them."

"Now what we think we have here is a situation in which if the Government cannot provide a clear public explanation for how its program is consistent with the statute, then it must stop collecting this..."