orleans and current president and ceo of the national urban league, mark morial. thanks for being with us. great to see you today. a major announcement from the attorney general eric holder today. what is your expectation now? >> well, the audience received the attorney general's remarks with great enthusiasm. the idea that he would continue and the justice department would continue to enforce the voting rights act with vigor and with all resources at its disposal. so the announcement that they would seek to bring texas back in to section 5 coverage was welcome given the fact that a court has already found that texas engaged in intentional discrimination. that's i think the operative word. there's already been a finding and that triggers, we think, the opportunity for the justice department to bring them back in. it was well received and the