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Eric H. Holder Jr. was the Attorney General of the United States 2009-2015.

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Eric Holder
stated on February 17, 2015 in remarks at the National Press Club:

Last year, "we saw the first reduction in the federal prison population in 32 years."

By Lauren Carroll • February 23, 2015
Eric Holder
stated on July 10, 2012 in a speech to the NAACP convention in Houston.:

Says recent studies indicate that nationally, only 8 percent of white voting-age citizens but 25 percent of African-American voting-age citizens lack government-issued photo IDs.

By Sue Owen • July 11, 2012
Eric Holder
stated on December 13, 2011 in a speech:

"After filing a lawsuit in Rhode Island, we reached an agreement with state agencies that resulted in more voters being registered in the first full month after our lawsuit than in the entire previous two-year reporting period."

By Alex Kuffner • December 29, 2011

Scott Walker
stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview:

Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."

By Tom Kertscher • April 11, 2018
Ted Cruz
stated on January 15, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.:

Says President Barack Obama "appointed Eric Holder as attorney general. Eric Holder said he viewed his mission as brainwashing the American people against guns."

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Rick Scott
stated on August 1, 2014 in a press statement:

"Attorney General Eric Holder’s own Justice Department precleared the voting changes in the 2011 law" about early voting in Florida.

By Amy Sherman • August 4, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
stated on July 14, 2014 in an episode of his radio show:

Republicans "went out of the way to praise (Eric) Holder's nomination. ... Not a single Republican senator opposed Eric Holder's nomination."

By Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2014
Sarah Palin
stated on April 26, 2014 in speech to the NRA convention:

Says Attorney General Eric Holder recently revealed "this idea to have government have gun owners wear special bracelets that would identify you as a gun owner."

By Katie Sanders • May 1, 2014

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