Opinion writer at the boston globe. Welcome both. Garrett, hit both big issues. Where are we with the latest on Infrastructure Talks and what are the realistic options on democrats on Voting Rights. Ill do the Voting Rights bill because it is short. There are no realistic options to move that bill through the United States senate. 50 republican votes opposed and even the usual moderate republican senators who side with democrats and other key issues like Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins spoke out against this bill yesterday. Republicans say its a federal takeover of elections and they dont like the changes that it makes at a federal level and things like voter i. D. Laws and the fcc, you name it. Theyre not for it unless democrats can find votes to get rid of the filibuster which we talked about ad nauseam and know they do not presently have, that bill goes nowhere. On infrastructure its a different story although with a similar refrain. The challenge there remains what it has always b
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I want to congratulate you on 100 years. My office along with the rest of my colleagues signed a certificate of honor and of course, we were in attendance at the gala, at the banquet, but i really love working with all of you and looking forward to continuing this relationship, working together for the next 100 plus years. Congratulations. Thank you. I also would like to join my colleagues in congratulating you on 100 years. Four generations of my family have been educated including myself. I have a lot to be grateful for and a lot to be pretty appreciative of. I would thank you for your hard work but also your advocacy advocacy in making this the best Public School system that we possibly can. I know it is a lot of hard work. I see you throughout my years on the school board, but also even as a p. T. A. President for 12 terms, the hard work that you do as an Organization Also for your membership. I just want to also add my congratulations on to uesfs 100 years. Thank you very much. Su