with the governor threatening to defund the state legislature after democrats blocked a bill with a dramatic last-minute walkout. some texas democrats now all but begging the democrats and republicans in congress for their in their fight. but we will begin now with the latest from the white house, and joining us now, shannon pettypiece. shannon, when you look at the way the president is speaking about this issue, voting rights, access to it, what it means for members of community of color, is is he sounding an alarm here? >> well, you have a very pointed remark, a memorial day speech that is oftentimes more ceremonial than a president really delving into current issues that the country is grappling with. president biden has really not held his words at all when talking about how strongly he feels about some of the these voting restriction laws that are being considered in state legislature around the country. he called the texas law we're