committee. thanks so much for being with us. we really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. nice to be with you. >> i want to get your perspective on this -- these reports that you just heard about. specifically the fact that african-americans were targeted so specifically by this russian trolling operation, you are in a district in tennessee where almost two thirds of your district is african-american. as you see these results, i imagine it hits home for you and your constituents. >> well, it's just dirty tricks and efforts to suppress the vote that have been done by state governments throughout the south. that's why we need to look at reinstating the voting rights act. you have seen it in north carolina and georgia and other examples of states. what the russians did was very well thought out campaign to help donald trump win the presidency. to tamp down on hillary