SCHUMER: "The eyes of the nation will be watching what happens this week in the United States Senate...The public is entitled to know where each senator stands on an issue as sacrosanct as defending our democracy. The American people deserve to see their senators go on record "
"The dangers that face our democracy are alive and well. And the laws that suppress the vote at the state level are being enacted on a partisan basis. We have seen periods of regression in terms of voting rights and equality and fairness to people of color."
"We must step in and act. We must do everything to pass voting rights legislation — just as this chamber has done in the past, just as the Constitution permits us to do. That is why we will vote this week on the Freedom to Vote and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts."
"The direction of voting rights in America is enough to shake the faith of even the most optimistic champion of democracy. Sometimes it seems like for each step forward the country takes two steps backward. But fights like this are not unusual in American history." 1/2
"The story of our country has been a long arduous march towards expanding the promise of freedom for all Americans. We find ourselves in such a struggle today." 2/2
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