during the august recess and pass this bill and do reconciliation, i'm fine with that. i'm here. we'll do it. i think it's important for the country. if people want to roll up their sleeves and get the job done, i'm also in that camp so we can get this thing done by thursday and then move on to reconciliation from there. >> you know, while i have you here, i want to get your take on voting rights, senator. at least 18 states have pushed through new laws making it harder to vote. but without changes to the filibuster, it seems like nothing can be done to stop this. i asked the president about that during our cnn town hall. take a listen to this. >> if you -- you agree with the former president, as you call him your old boss, that it's a relic of jim crow. >> it is. >> abif it's a relic of jim cro it's been used to fight against simp rights legislation historically. why protect? >> there's no reason to protect it other than you're going to throw the entire congress into chaos and nothing will get done. >> all right. >> nothing at all will get done.