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Aisle. harry reid yesterday signalled the senate likely won't vote on the measure until the next week after next. meanwhile, within the hour, several house democrats will be joined by members of the business community, along with social justice advocates who called for immediate action on the issue. congresswoman sheila jackson, one of the lawmakers leading the event, thank you so much for your time. >> it's a pleasure to be with you, tamron, and congratulations on the nbc spot. >> thank you, you're very sweet to say that. thank you very much. there's not much happiness, i think, for a lot of ...

Service needs of americans. on one hand, the paul ryan budget republicans in the house are talking about cutting trillions of dollars in medicaid and food stamps, having already cut $8 billion out of food stamps, and now on the other side of the congress, they are talking about limiting $10.10. i've no businesses that said they are ready for that raise over a three-year period. it's absolutely absurd, and i'm tired of those who are the most vulnerable who cannot vote, when i say cannot vote, many of these are children who cannot survive or make it, but those who are the most vulnerable and may...

Back in, but harry farmer still on the lose and considered dangerous. in florida, iowa and kentucky, convicts can't vote, cannot vote ever again, unless they petition the government and the government agrees. in most states, voting rights are restored once a convict finishes his or her sentence, including parole or probation. point is, it is a patchwork and in the mind of the u.s. attorney general and in justice, as well. i want you to hear now eric holder, what he said last week at georgetown law school. >> across this country today, an estimated 5.8 million americans, 5. million of our fel...

Sanctity of our voting process. this is about making sure people who are not supposed to be voting do not vote and skew those elections. the idea that the administration thinks this is anything other than their way to affect texas elections, it's about making sure that we don't have people that are abusing the sacred right of voting. >> how do you respond to critics who say there are hundreds of thousands of people in t don't have the right id to go to the polls now, what are their options? >> the way the legislation is written, they can get a free id. the idea is again that you cannot go vote...

Is it a branding issue of the obama administration to be able to talk to african-americans about the work they have done as a matter of policy but having difficulty doing so, and so a space like "ebony" where you have kind targeted marketing is a place you can do it? >> yeah, i think it's an important place. i remember they called the president and said we need to talk and started to have more of a public conversation. i think that for african-americans who come out to vote, what i hope people will be looking for is a couple of things. one is an itch provement. that is a very high number. >> w...