president george w. bush signed its renewal when he was in office. 100 members of congress have come here today to honor people who are willing to die for the right to protect it. if we want to honor this day, let that hundred go back to washington and gather 400 more and together pledge to make it their mission to restore that law this year. that's how we honor those on this bridge. >> you can see former president bush applauding that statement because supporting the voting rights act didn't used to be a partisan issue. today, it's a different story. many of the gop lawmakers who went to selma don't want anything to do with actual legislation. senator jeff sessions claimed "i don't think the supreme court ruling has damaged voting rights in any real way." senator tim scott thinks "voting
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