and by the way, i support it. i was part of a commission to set up one. should that decision be made by congress or the states? there are some legitimate federalism questions to be raised in opposition. there are many good provisions in the for the people act, but i think they've overshot. they don't need to get in the public financing campaigns. they don't need to get into requiring states to set up redistricting provisions and there are other things that i think there's an overreach. >> you think if they strip those out you would have enough vote in the senate to pass it? >> i don't know. it would certainly help. i know not all democrats support it now about the campaign finance provisions. but like i said, i think they should focus their efforts more now on the john lewis voting rights act, the reauthorize it. i supported the reauthorization in 2006. we passed it overwhelmingly. i think we should be able to start there. i think there's plenty of opportunity to find a comp ro maize on the preclearance issues