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Constituents in that district were able to show up and say, you have to side with us. and we were able to help limit the harm from this member of congress. we're going to try and do that in every single one of the districts. sometimes we'll get them to go on the record, sometimes they'll vote against us. so it's up to the constituents to hold them accountable and make sure there's a price to pay for their extremism. >> over the past six years you've been involved in this organizing effort that started small and turned into this big thing, dowless feel like there are big lessons learned in term...

Of the reason that we're having this discussion tonight, about this part of the president speech, and part of the reason this is gonna be remembered as part of the state of the unit, and of ongoing policy residents, as because of the organizing work that you in the congressional black caucus did, to get those members, there they change conversation around this entire speech and address, without organizing effort. i've a feeling you knew that might be the, impacts if this works successfully, there's a remarkable act of politics, and its own right. >> it wasn't so much about politics, yes it too...

Black or brown or white issue. this is a public safety and accountability issue, and all of us can do something, as the president said today, we can do big things. we did it on gun safety. we did it on infrastructure. we did it on bringing american jobs back and manufacturing, clearly we can do it, to keep our communities safe from violence, particularly police related violence. >> congressman, i think it's fair to say the presidents remarks tonight, live in their own sort of status here, part of the reason that we're having this discussion tonight, about this part of the president speech, and...

Race right now? >> i feel really good. we have more than 92,000 volunteers now. and we are going to try to knock on over 5 million doors over the course of these next 45 days. it's the largest organizing effort in america right now. probably one of the largest in u.s. history. and it's happening in texas because not the candidate, not the political party, but this moment, abortion ban, and nearly 18 weeks since those 19 kids and two teachers were taken from us and uvalde. the governor hasn't done a thing. the brit has collapsed, and still hasn't fixed. and you have the single greatest attack o...

During a winter storm, and for his refusal to do anything on gun safety after the horrific shooting in uvalde. a school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. just before tonight's debate, 35 family members of uvalde endorsed federal roark in his race for governor. earlier this, week ice travel to the state capital and sudden with federal work in an organizing rally where he talked about what he believes his path to victory, this november. [noise] >> hey, austin, how are we doing? thank you! >> how are you feeling but the race right now? >> i feel really good. we have more than 92,...