take over elections. a response to the memo? >> it is pretty ironic. making it more difficult to vote, it's not silencing the words of people, i don't know what is. i think it's important to note if you look at leader mcconnell's record from the past, a strong record of supporting voting rights and what has changed. that's a question for him, less for us, but a few examples. 2004, leader mcconnell, i cannot think of any reason why anyone on either side of the aisle would oppose the fro tension of the franchise of all americans. 2006, voting rights act of 1965, 1 of the greatest steps forward. i rise in support of reauthorization. again 2006, he wrote in his memoir, overwhelmed to witness such a moment in history when the voting rights act passed in 1965. so, i use those examples to