schumer calling on his caucus friday in his first session of 2022 to abandon the filibuster to advance voter protection legislation. as the midterms approach, with democrats already shedding incumbents in the face of long odds set by republicans intent on deliberately rigging the system against them, the party may not get another chance. joining me now, congresswoman brenda lawrence, democrat of michigan, who announced this week that she will not seek re-election after 30 years in the u.s. house. congresswoman, first of all, thank you for joining us tonight. after your announcement this week, in addition to that news, we also watched president biden and obama eulogize former senate leader harry reid at funeral services in las vegas today.