and the economy. and all of the things that are currently on our agenda. get it done, move on. >> california congressman and our friend, john garamendi, good to see you, sir. thank you so much. meantime, as the january 6th select committee closes in around former trump associates, the former president is setting his sights on texas. he's set to hold a rally near houston today, a little more than a month ahead of the march 1st primaries. the state's top officials all up for re-election in the first contest since the governor signed a controversial voting bill into law. let's go to nbc's gary graumbach joining us from con roe, texas. remind us how this is going to impact the upcoming primaries. >> reporter: yeah, this was a bill that garnered a lot of attention this past summer. there were a number of voting rights marches and protests down at the state house in austin, and it even led a group of democratic lawmakers from texas to fly to d.c. as a part of