week that it s distasteful. that, it s, quote, not sufficient enough, and it s a distraction from what they really need to do to cement voting rights legislation, as, of course, republican state legislatures across the country are looking at ways to make it harder for people to vote, democrats say. all right. lauren egan and julie circumstancen, thank you both for starting us off this morning. we want to keep this conversation going with tom malinowski from new jersey. thanks for being with us. passing voting rights is proving to be even more illusive than the infrastructure bill. what can we hope in terms of actionable items on voting rights this week? well, i hope it s as elusive as the infrastructure bill, because we passed the infrastructure bill, so that s a good analogy, number one. senator manchin supports voting rights. that s important for all of us to remember. and on top of that, i know that he is concerned that there is a movement afoot in state after state in this coun