undermine the integrity of our elections, undermine the voting power which is the essence of a democracy. we have to do that. there is no more important bill. that s not the only challenge on the president s agenda this week. critical talks between the u.s. and russia are set to kick off tomorrow, and as the white house remains confident in a diplomatic approach, congressman gregory meeks telling me vladimir putin may not even know his next move. we don t know what s in his mind at this point. and i don t think he knows. and i think that what he has to hear is that there will be severe consequence, not just like crimea, and think about what is at stake for russia. on top of all that, covid still wreaking havoc. the administration preparing to mail out half a billion at home tests but for schools the help
which is an antiquated and increasingly obsolescent institution, fortifying the role of the people to make sure that the will of the people in the states is not stolen away by inside trickery and games, and that s what we saw last time. we need to defend the people s right to vote, and the people s sovereignty over our leadership against attempts to use voter suppression and gerrymandering. and that is far from the only challenge on the president s agenda this week, as critical diplomatic talks between the u.s. and russia are set to kick off tomorrow. on top of all that, covid still wreaking havoc. the administration preparing to mail out half a billion at-home tests. but for schools, that help has not come soon enough as they grapple with the omicron surge. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky addressing those concerns this morning. in the fall of this year, we had a delta surge, and we were