conversations with members of congress for the last two months. i'm tired of being quiet! do you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace? do you want to be on the side of john lewis or bull connor? do you want to be on the side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis? this is the moment to decide. >> president biden pleading with his party to exempt these two election reform bills from normal senate filibuster rules so that they'll be able to pass on a simple democratic majority vote plus vice president harris. instead of needing 60 votes, which would require republican support. as manu raju reports for us now, it's not clear if there are 50 democratic votes to change the filibuster rules. >> reporter: as he makes a high-profile pitch in georgia for sweeping changes to voting laws -- >> pass the freedom to vote act! >> reporter: -- president biden is confronting this reality on capitol hill. the senate is poised to hand him