climate change. >> they are at the forefront of social and legislative movements and have earned inclusion in our democracy. beginning at the age of 16. >> presley's amendment failed but a majority of democrats favored ad. >> the amendment is not adopted. his biggest out of the house speaker who said she's always favored lowering the voting age. >> it's really important to capture kids when they are in high school, when they are interested in all of this, when they are learning about government, to be able to vote. >> senate majority majority leader mitch mcconnell fired back, there is no need to drive turnout. >> what is the problem? we had the biggest election turnout since 1966 last year. if the idea here is to make it more likely we have a higher turnout, it seems to me that is happening. >> other republicans counter the democrats are pushing it because they are convinced it would benefit them. >> they think more of those individuals will vote democrat, they think it helps them, just like noncitizens. >> the voting age was lowered to