country? let me start with you on that. >> the things that are making it difficult i think are outside groups that basically say, it's an either/or proposition. if you can't get as much as we want on voting rights, then we're going to smack it down. if you can't come to -- if you can't do it our our way with the violence against women reauthorization, we're going to key vote it. we're going to make this an either/or proposition. so what happens is you have messages that are wholly partisan that are not able to get the support that you need. it's okay to recognize that somebody on the other side of the aisle might have a good idea that could be incorporated into what we have done. it might not be the best idea, but it's a good idea. if it builds that support, let's allow it. we have this --