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Vote. dean, i would love to call your dean thompson. representative thompson, let me just read through what's in this bill that they want to put through. a new voter id requirement for vote by mail. banning drive-through voting, and this poll watching thing. i want to focus on the last thing. what is it they think these poll watchers should be allowed to do? >> well, the thing that they want to do is i have had experience in this area. they normally put poll watchers in minority areas, and they are normally people of different nationalities than the areas they place them, and they're there to ...

Iowa or texas, you have equal access to the ballot to vote. and we want to see the john lewis voting advancement act, and that is not enough. that's a great start, but what is nonnegotiable is our voter rights. we will be relentless and resilient and we're going to keep our foot on the pedal. it's important for us to have voting rights in this country. we showed up, and we should not be punished because we participated in voting and using our civil rights. >> and you cannot buy people off with infrastructure and a bridge if they can't vote. and they have no rights. anyway, my head is going to ...