that in the cnn town hall this summer. >> this is important for people who look like me. my grandmother would sit around when i was a kid, fifth grade. had a fifth-grade education. i learned that she couldn't read when i was doing my homework. she would tell me stories about people asking her to count the number of jellybeans in the jar or the soap and -- so why is protecting the filibuster, is that more important than protecting voting rights, especially for people who fought and died for that? [ applause ] >> no. it's not. i want to see the united states congress, the united states senate pass s1 and s4, the john lewis act. get it on my desk so i can sign it. >> the assault on voting rights in texas and across this country is nothing less than a plan to give the gop the power to overturn the next election if they don't like the results. it's not about politics. it's about our most sacred