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>> i know that you have felt targeted in this particular case with how the prosecuting attorney took it up. one of the questions i have for you on this day as we're looking at this sentence for capitol rioter is that the insurrection was based on the big lie. the lie that donald trump won the election. that was the basis for why people went into the capitol, and attacked the capitol, and it's actually prompted even stricter voting regulations in your state of texas. even stricter than as you faced in your case. what do you think about that? >> again, i think that this justice system is very un...

Trip to d.c. amounts to a filibuster. >> we're going to stay out until this session is over to kill this bill. >> peter: that could be weeks. who is paying for all of this? >> all of this is entirely funded through donations. >> peter: those specifics about donors remain unknown even though a big part of the federal bill the texas democrats are lobbying for is transparency. >> the for the people act is about ensuring the freedom of people to vote. getting dark money out of politics. >> peter: the for the people act is the federal law president biden hopes stops states from tightening voting re...

Rights. this comes after texas begged for legislation after temporarily killing a bill that would enact some of the most restricted voting regulations in the nation. 14 states now have enacted 22 laws, making it harder to vote, according to the brennan center. there are 61 additional bills moving through 18 state legislatures. republicans, state lawmakers say those rules are needed because voters have lost trust in elections, but that lost of trust is being whipped up by disinformation. it's disinformation about conspiracy theories like those supported by qanon and voter fraud, and the biggest...

Washington on an important day in america's history as the tulsa community acknowledge the race massacre that led hundreds dead, areas in ruin and a stain on our country. president biden traveling there now. he will be the first u.s. president to mark this university from tulsa, one day after a stirring speech from arlington national cemetery including a warning that democracy is in danger from your current divisions, including racial divisions. governor greg abbott is threatening to dock the salaries of lawmakers who walked out, blocking passage for now for voting regulations cutting back

And only 1% of its 90 million people have been vaccinated. texas could soon have some of the strictest voting regulations in the nation. lawmakers today unveiled a bill which would make it tougher to cast ballots and easier to overturn elections. kelly o'donnell has details. >> reporter: a new message from president biden for the texas legislature weighing broader voting restrictions today. it's wrong and unamerican, writes the president, it's part of an assault on our democracy. today in austin, texas republicans moved a step closer to tightening election rules, including a ban on unsolicit...