months. i'm tired of being quiet! folks, it will restore the strength of the voting rights act to 65. the one president johnson signed after jon lewis was beaten, nearly killed, on bloody sunday. only to have the supreme court over the past decade. restoring the voting rights act would mean that justice department can stop discriminatory laws before they go into effect. before they go into effect. the vice president and i have supported voting rights bills since day one of this administration, but each and every time, senate republicans have blocked the way. republicans oppose even debating the issue. hear me? i've been around the senate a long time. i was vice president for eight