There are two words right at the outset want and is participation and the other, before i get anyone else to tell people you can submit your questions and comments. One is through email at brookings. Edu or on twitter with the. But all of you who have joined this call today, we are deeply grateful and hardened by those who wanted to join this conversation and lift every voice the urgency of civic duty voting. Thank you to all members one of the best groups i have ever worked with. Its an Extraordinary Group of people that contributed so much. And to the center for democratic governance for their support. Thank you to my dear cochair who is an absolute dynamo and a blessing to work with and then the Vice President of workings release these governance programs. He has been extraordinary also. Things to everyone. I should say nobody can do that better than john lewis and so for us to talk about voting at a moment the whole nation is rightly honoring his life encourage and achievement on b
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Them, the only thing that i heard you say that im disgraceful that this president is a disgrace but please remember we are going to leave this program to take your life to a discussion on elections and civic engagement. This is live coverage on cspan2. Before i get to anything else, i want to tell everyone out there that you can submit your questions and comments two ways, one is through my email and it is events at brookings. Edu, were in edu or on twitter with the universal voting. When it comes to thanks, above all all of you who have joined this call, we are deeply grateful and heartened by the number of people who wanted to join this conversation on the new report with every voice the urgency of universal civic duty voting. I want to thank all members of our working group, one of the best groups i have ever worked both. And i have been with a lot of groups over the years, its an external group of people who contributed so much to this, thanks to the governor Study Program at brook