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Their ballot. >> i understand. i think we separate out the big lie part of this. hang on for a scored. there may be people who can't. there may be legislatures who don't want to. agree with you with arizona. this apparent attempt to replace someone you don't like is wrong. on the other happened, i think that part of the argument that we're making about places like georgia is unjust, you know. they're allowing sunday voting. they've expanded access. and the very hero against trump, the secretary of state s now a villain. he's a villain in the georgia voting right. >> last word. >> i think one o...

The floor and debate it and let the american people hear it? >> i would agree. one other thing for the people act. that was written long before the changes were being made at the state legislative level. i thought it was a messaging bill. there are plenty of democrats that have reservations able it and happy to hide behind joe mansion on this one. i still think they should pivot to the john lewis voting rights act. i think that is a more substantial bill and addresses the supreme court decision of a few years ago. that's what i would do. >> would it address what is happening around the country...

Bush chief of staff. great to have you with us. size up where this is legislatively. >> it's where it was this morning. dead. it's not going to be passed by the united states senate. that's why senator schumer didn't send it to the judiciary committee where it could have been debated. instead, he's taking the house bill, running it to the senate floor and calling for an immediate vote. it's because he understands that it's a messaging bill, not a real bill. it's a bill meant to depict the republicans as being out of step with american voters. in reality, it's a bill that shows how far out the ...

Have felt like at valley forge. everything is at stake. we must win this race, this fight for this bill. >> s1 is going to be a top priority this congress. we will fight and fight and fight to get this done legislatively. failure is not an option. too darn much is at stake. >> party leaders mislead progressives on the bill for years, they never acknowledged it wasn't crafted to pass in the first place, first introduced in 2019 as a messaging bill and statement of democratic party values. now progressives are frustrated not just with republicans but with leaders of their own party, including th...

Does address -- >> it restores, of course. >> it's a remedy. why aren't they focusing on the john lewis voting rights act? i voted in 2006 to reauthorize the voting rights act of 1965. we had overwhelming bipartisan support to do so. i do believe that republicans would be in a very difficult position voting against that legislation. look, the for the people act, it's overly broad. it misses the mark. it was written as a messaging bill, really doesn't address many of the issues, i think be, that we're debating in this country right now as it relates to some of these state legislatures. how does...