tonight, senate majority leader chuck schumer saying he will force a vote to drastically change the senate filibuster rules if republicans keep blocking efforts to advance sweeping voting rights legislation. an effort to delegitimize our election process and the senate must advance systemic democracy reforms to repair our republic or else the events of that day will not be an aberration. they will be the new norm. but for schumer's plan to work, he needs the support of two skeptical democrats, senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema. out front now, jeff merkley of oregon, the lead sponsor of the democrats' voting right legislation and longtime advocate on reforming the filibuster. senator markley, appreciate your time tonight. this move from leader schumer has been a long time coming for you. right? he has not been necessarily online with this and now is -- is moving forward.