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Has been a little bit. donna's point about the john lewis act it's great, but it does not address the big problem, dallas republicans could possibly fail to do their duty when it comes to counting the electoral college votes in 2024. we need to reform the electoral count act before anything else. >> all right. mona sharon and donna edwards, thank you both. up next, the pandemic hit communities of color hardest in every way you can think of. but now, black-owned businesses seem to be bouncing back. i'll explain after the break.

To discuss the voter restriction bill there. is it time for federal action on this issue? and can democrats get it done, donna? >> well, it's way past time. and i think that's why you see the frustration of democrats in states because they are literally crying out to democrats in congress to pass the john lewis voting rights act so that it can protect against some of the most egregious laws that are being passed in the states. i applaud merrick garland, the attorney general's announcement about the hiring and ramping up of more attorneys, looking at what's going on in the states. but right now...

He chose the press. the press became the big foil. not putin. not china. rather the american press. all right. now he does have the foil. the democrats in congress. this is kind of in his comfort zone. he'll beicknames, belittling comments and have these kind of televised meetings and he's very comfortable in this mode. it's kind of like the tabloid fights that he's been engaged in for decades in new york. so, in that sense, he may be enjoying it and may be very comfortable. >> it's also the case, chris,s that it's kind of unburdening if you don't care about the functioning of government to pl...

Two years. in 2020. and we'll have to see whether or not their loyalties will continue to lie with trump, which is where they lie in primaries, right? they're all scared to death of trump supporting someone in the primary. but ultimately, they got to get into a general election and going all-in with trump on things like the government shutdown and other things that will be coming up in the coming months will probably be a losing strategy for them in many of those states. >> going to be very interesting. corey gardner in colorado comes to mind. >> that's threw. >> top of that list. senator chri...

For decades in new york. so, in that sense, he may be enjoying it and may be very comfortable. >> it's also the case, chris,s that it's kind of unburdening if you don't care about the functioning of government to play out the tabloid spectacle that mona's describing. >> it's exactly right. senator van hollen explained it well. there are 800,000 federal workers who are furloughed or working without pay. you've got countless other government contractors who won't get paid. it's the government services that aren't being provided. it's not only the national parks that are now overflowing with garb...