that senate democrats are trying to get across the finish line up on capitol hill, but they really face an uphill battle. republicans have not signed on board with any of those proposals, but senate majority leader chuck schaumer has said that if republicans will not get on board he is prepared to hold a vote to change the senate filibuster rules. that would be an historic vote to change the rules to only require a simple majority in order to pass voting rights legislation. president biden has signalled he's open to that carveout of the filibuster but it would require all democrats be on board and right now in are some major holdouts, two of them being senators manchin and sinema. you have heard democratic lawmakers like congressman jim clyburn real turning up the heat on manchin saying that he should -- a vote for this bill insisting this is now the time to act and changing those senate filibuster rules.