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There is going to be very difficult. tim carney from the "washington examiner" who does battle against that donor class every day in those pages. thank you so much. >> thank you, chris. joining me now, state representative larry hall, a democrat for the latest on what this republican governance looks like on the ground in north carolina. representative, my first question for you is, were you surprised by the alacrity with which the republicans in north carolina moved to push these voting measures or announced they would be moving them in the wake of the voting rights decision? >> well, no, a...

Question for you is, were you surprised by the alacrity with which the republicans in north carolina moved to push these voting measures or announced they would be moving them in the wake of the voting rights decision? >> well, no, and good evening, chris. certainly they've been trying to do this for the last two sessions, so because we had a democratic governor last session, we were able to sustain her veto of these efforts, but they're back and they're ready to go to do what they've always wanted to do. restrict the right of people to vote. >> what are the arguments that they are making? i m...

Democrats. the structural obstacles as well. look at these lines in florida where some people today wait six hours to cast their vote. this problem disproportionately impacts people of color. nationwide african-americans had to wait 60% longer than whites. legislators doubled down on restrictive voting measures. more than 30 states just sense january. at the same time, what happened in 2012 kicked off a new round of action it make elections freer and fairer and from congress to grass roots and everywhere in between, efforts make it easier for people to vote and make sure that every vote counts...

Detail, and the last reauthorization period more than one thousand proposed discriminatory changes were blocked by section 5 of the voting rights act. the reality is that the theme of the voting rights act is yes there has been tremendous progress in our country since 1965, since brave americans 100 yards from here put themselves in harm's way to get the full access to the ballot box. but there is also another truth about section 5, and that is there is nothing inconsistent about recognizing tremendous progress and yet demanding much more to go. and the reality is that here in alabama, in selm...

Act, as you mentioned in your introduction, they did their homework. they held 21 hearings over ten months, hearing from 90 witnesses both for and against reauthorizing the voting rights act, and created the 15,000 page record which outlined in great detail, and the last reauthorization period more than one thousand proposed discriminatory changes were blocked by section 5 of the voting rights act. the reality is that the theme of the voting rights act is yes there has been tremendous progress in our country since 1965, since brave americans 100 yards from here put themselves in harm's way to ...