[audience cheering] the power of that day, it s had this ripple effect. - watching wendy and the whole filibuster take place, i felt like this connection with her. i think about that memory a lot and how fearless she was. - i will not yield the floor. i do not give up the floor. - in thinking about that day, this was my first time ever at the capitol. and it was just like a moment of fate, i think. i was just like really activated at that moment. - we are coming back. - the filibuster was really the motivating push that i needed to stand up and say, we re tired of the attacks, we re tired of you getting involved