Political Quotes

“Mr. President, so this week, the Senate officially begins debate on a package of commonsense--commonsense--I am probably going to say it about ten times--commonsense measures that should unite all Americans. Americans deserve to have confidence that every vote that is cast and counted comes from an American citizen and that the system itself is fair, secure, and transparent from start to finish. That confidence is not automatic. It must be earned. It must be maintained and reinforced through clear, consistent standards that people understand. It sounds pretty simple. The bill we are considering on the floor right now is something that we should all agree on. Specifically, here is what it does. It requires all voters show a photo ID. Think of all the times that we show photo IDs. This is not an onerous or a discriminating task. It requires all voters provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote, and it ends the abuses of the absentee voting system that we have seen in several States.”