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Obstacles in the path of democratic leaning voters. especially voters of color. between them and the ballot box. make it more difficult for them. these are republican state legislatures, governors that are determined to run stuff through, and they're going to do it. so two things basically the democrats can do. they can't use their slimmest of slim minorities in the senate. and they're pretty slim majority in the house, to pass federal legislation that would nullify some of this. the john lewis act, hr for. which would put back on the preclearance aspect of the voting rights act. the hr one wh...

There are many good provisions in the for the people act, but i think they've overshot. they don't need to get in the public financing campaigns. they don't need to get into requiring states to set up redistricting provisions and there are other things that i think there's an overreach. >> you think if they strip those out you would have enough vote in the senate to pass it? >> i don't know. it would certainly help. i know not all democrats support it now about the campaign finance provisions. but like i said, i think they should focus their efforts more now on the john lewis voting rights act...

And by the way, i support it. i was part of a commission to set up one. should that decision be made by congress or the states? there are some legitimate federalism questions to be raised in opposition. there are many good provisions in the for the people act, but i think they've overshot. they don't need to get in the public financing campaigns. they don't need to get into requiring states to set up redistricting provisions and there are other things that i think there's an overreach. >> you think if they strip those out you would have enough vote in the senate to pass it? >> i don't know. it...

Colleague, steve collinson is always eloquent. >> it's just that one time. just kidding. >> reporter: i think the lay of the land is pretty clear at the moment. as joe biden has acknowledged publicly, the votes aren't there yet for this big for the people act, kate. but there are two pieces of voting-related legislation. this is where i think you'll start to see the conversation head. there's the john lewis voting rights act. this is the sort of restoration of pieces of the voting rights act that were struck down by the supreme court several years ago in a landmark case. this deals with locali...

Act but it was reversed by 5-4 vote. john lewis voting rights act would restore that act. when texas tries to pass a bill like this would require preclearance in washington, d.c., by a court or the justice department. that's way stuff has operated since 1965 but now it isn't because of that new supreme court decision. we need that law passed, without it we'll have more antics from a party bent on these antics. >> peter baker, with all of that in mind, talk about the white house, the administration you cover. if joe biden was our guest on this broadcast tonight, if i asked him okay, starting st...