house adviser calls the belly of the beast for voter suppression. the state of georgia hopes to advance voting rights in the senate. speaker of the house nancy pelosi issuing a dire warning about the urgency of the moment. >> why is voting rights so important for the senate to address now? >> because it's absolutely essential to our democracy. it's clear that the republicans will try to undermine our democracy. as they did on january 6th. >> joining me now, jeff bennett, chief washington correspondent for for pbs "newshour" and an nbc political contributor and an admired friend. jeff, what do we expect to hear from the president in atlanta this week? >> it's great to be with you, jose. to put this moment into context, democrats in the white house and democrats on capitol hill are using the mlk day holiday next week to propel this push for