coalition summit. . >> i heard and i listened to and i respect senator harris. we all know 30 seconds to 60 seconds on a campaign debate exchange can't do justice to a lifetime committed to civil rights. i want to be absolutely clear about my record and position on racial justice, including bussing. i never, never, ever opposed voluntary bussing. >> in fact, as a youngster in the 1970s, he opposed court-ordered bussing, the practice of sending white students to majority black schools and vice versa. he said he favored desegregation but wasn't an effective tool to do it. >> i happen to think that the one way to ensure that you set the civil rights movement further back is continue to push bussing.