right now, we have seen state by state chip away at access to the bal ballot. voting rights legislation used to pass congress with big bipartisan majorities. now, most republicans oppose federal standards. this bill is yet another attempt at federal takeover state and local elections. this is a power grab. it cynical and wrong. if it wasn t for the federal government, i wouldn t have the right to vote in this country. as a black woman. i wouldn t be serving in the united states congress, and so we absolutely have an obligation on the federal level to step in and make sure that there are standards to our democracy in this country. there s a lot on the president s plate. there s a lot of congress plate. rank voting rights with the other agenda items. voting rights is number one. it impacts every other issue that we can possibly care about