>> i know you are worried about protecting democracy. you have been outspoken. you have opposed both bills from the democratic party that are intended to strengthen protection for voters, john lewis voting rights act, a bill reinstating the justice department's power to block some states and localities from enacting what they view as discriminatory voting rules. why did you not support those bills? is there a bipartisan effort that you and other republicans could get behind that could actually protect the rights of voters and get through the house and senate for president biden to sign? >> i certainly hope there is. i think there is. there's been discussions in the senate from last i have heard. you can call a bill the voting rights act, and then left wing twitter goes nuts, by the way, and they can say you voted against voting rights without looking into the details. the quick details, the voting rights act in the mid '60s came out with preclearance which required certain states to get clearance for any changes to any