today vermont senator patrick leahy announced he will retire from the senate after eating terms. first elected in 1974, he is the senate temporary per tab. he announced his retirement this morning and the vermont state capital. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] this room is very, very special and i thank you all for being here. not just because did i use to used toride my tricycle up and e halls but having grown up across the street my sister was here and my brother and we decided to gather here back in 1974. our parents and our children, my sister mary and i used the room to announce my candidacy for the united states senate. at that time i was a 33-year-old fourth term states attorney and he said i wanted to launch a campaign in vermont knowing that vermont had never sent a democrat to the united states senate or certainly not somebody my age, but i thought i understood the need and the values of vermont. i thought it was time for my generation to address. one of the people i read in preparing forg that was the parliamentarian edmund burke speech to the electors that served

vermont senator patrick leahy announced he'll rely from the senate after eight terms. first elected in 1974, he's the senate pro tempore and the longest current senator. he announced his retirement in the vermont state capitol. >> good morning. [applause] >> i'm told i could take this off here, so i will. very nice, you all, this room, very, very excellent. and i thank you all for being here. it's special to both myself, not just because i used to ride my tricycle up and down these halls. [laughter] >> i actually did, a long time ago. i don't know what rules that broke. but having grown up right across the street, my sister mary is here and my brother, and decided to gather here back in 1974, our parents, our children, including son kevin was here, mark, may my sister mary and i used the room to announce my candidacy for the united states senate. at that time i was a 33-year-old, fourth term county states attorney and i said i wanted to launch a campaign in vermont, knowing that vermont has never sent a democrat to the united states senate and certainly never somebody

. >> vermont senator patrick leahy spoke on the floor of the senate about his decision to retire after eight terms. first elected in 1974 is the current president pro tem and longest serving senator in the current congress. leahy announced his retirement at the state capital. his remarks last about five minutes. >> mister president. >> senator from vermont is recognized. >> i think the majority leader for his comments. he and i have been friends for decades. mister president, and i also acknowledge the distinguished secretary of the senate here this morning. mister president, eight times the voters of vermont who are my neighbors, my friends, my family have had the great faith to send me to the united states senate to represent them and yesterday i told those neighbors and friends and my family that i would not run for reelection . i told the vermonters who hold my first election to the senate in 1974 i'll leave this seat at the conclusion of my term.it's a decision i do not come to lightly. but one in which marcel and i find great peace. and in the last 47 years the senate has become

host: senator patrick leahy, yesterday, making his retirement announcement. back to your phone calls after few minutes left on this question. does bipartisanship matter to you? john in ashland, ohio. says he's not sure. why? caller: hello? host: why. >> you sure, john? caller: oh. well, here's the thing. bipartisanship, i mean, the thing is, we went from the united states of america to the divided states of america. and the sad thing is some of the comments i hear from this program, i mean, it's the american people giving these comments aren't very educated. and the sad thing is the things they say that this is a democratic orenn thing -- or republican thing. this is an american thing we're american we all should stick together. we need to help each other. we need to do what's right. you know, when this becomes a democratic or a republican thing, that's wrong. i mean, if we can't get together and sit down and have agreements or disagreements, i mean, we no longer become a united nation we become a divided nation. and that's what this country's become. i mean,

. >> today senator patrick leahy announced he will retire from the senate after eight terms. first elected in 1974. he's the senate president pro tem and longest serving senator. he announced his retirement this morning in the vermont state capitol. >> good morning. thank you. very nice. this room is very, very special and i thank you all for being here. it's special to both myself. not just because -- that i used to ride my tricycle up and down these halls. a long time ago. i don't know what rules i broke. having grown up right across the street, my sister, mary, my brother. my son and i decided to gather here back in 1974 when parents, our children, including son kevin who is here, my sister, mary, and i used the room to announce my candidacy for the united states senate. at that time i was a 33-year-old, fourth term states attorney and i wanted to launch a campaign in vermont knowing vermont had never sent a democrat to the united states senate. never sent somebody my age. i felt i understood the knee need and values of vermont. i thought it was time for my generation to a

. >>> a report patrick leahy will not seek reelection. elected to the first of eight terms in 1974. the first democrat facing reelection next year to say he will retire. the election to replace him will be critical to democrats as they try to maintain control of the senate. >>> the texas tribune reports former congressman beto o'rourke is running to be the next governor of the state. he criticized abbott over the state's power grid failure. o'rourke lost his bid for the democratic presidential nomination last year and narrowly loss the senate nomination to ted cruz in 2018. >>> still to come, a guitar played by eric clapton is bringing huge bids at auction. >>> here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> here is your chance to get your hands on items belonging to some of the biggest music stars including this eric clapton guitar expected to sell for up to half a million dollars. items on sale in new york. he played it on stage during a 1970's concert in london. also items from elvis and katy perry. >>> amazon reaches a settlement over notifying workers

joining us now, patrick leahy in vermont, the answer to a lot of senate trivia questions. >> he is the only ever democrat ever elected to the united states senate from vermont, remember, bernie sanders is an independent, and jim jeffords wasn't elected as an independent democrat, he was elected as a republican and switched back. every single senator from vermont was republican from 1855 to 1974. but here is the whole thing to keep in mind. vermont is not a red state. only nine states with a longer streak without a republican being elected. >> this is probably the operative important thing here. what does it mean for control of the senate in and of itself? >> if we look ahead to 2022, we have a 50/50 senate with vice president harris breaking a tie. there are 34 seats up next year. 20 of those 34 are gop held. so this actually potentially gives democrats a larger playing field to pick off seats than republicans, but as we'll get into, that's not exactly what it is when you -- >> when you really dig into the seats in play, what does it look like? >> so, look, what are the dems best picku

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. you can watch live coverage here on c-span2. >> starting out on booktv it's the recent boston book festival. throughout the day use author discussions about the legacy of slavery, race and identity, women in the workplace and many other topics. but first it's a discussion on covid-19 and future pandemics. >> it's my really best player actually to be able to moderate this panel of two really distinguished scholars and citizens who have been mentors for me. i'm not sure they understand that our new that yet, for a long time and for whom i've had the privilege to both learn from and be challenged by through their thinking and the way they engage in the world. tonight i have a deep honor of helping to guide us through a ta discussion with nicholas christakis about his most recent book "apollo's arrow" and sandro galea to discuss his book "the contagion next time."

vermont senator patrick leahy's departure could open the door to a bernie backed progressive. we shall see. bret? >> bret: aishah, thank you. the democrat controlled house has censured arizona republican congressman paul gosar over his posting of a video that contained what some interpreted as images of violence against new york democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. the vote was 223 to 207. two republicans voted for censure. >> voluntarily took the cartoon down not because it was a threat but because some thought it was. >> we cannot have a member joking about murdering each other or threatening the president of the united states. this is both an endangerment the our elected officials and insult to the institution of the house of representatives. >> bret: congressman gosar was also stripped of two committee assignments. the congressman is the 24th house member to be censured. q none sh amon. known for horned headdress pleaded guilty in september guilty official proceeding when he and thousands of others stormed the capitol building. a navy veteran has been diagnos

he knew, as we all know that when patrick leahy sees injustice, he will put things right. his service in the senate has been a great benefit to the nation and our world and his beloved state of vermont and we will certainly miss him when he retires. watch closely, he will run through the tape. he has a little over a year left in the senate and i'm sure he had will work for that entire period testify time for the betterment of the nation and for his beautiful state of vermont. i ask that the statement i'm about to make be placed in a separate part of the record, unanimous consent. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: over the weekend i reflected on an event in my life that occurred 48 years ago. on november 24, 1963, i had just transferd and was a -- transferred and was a sophomore at georgetown university. it was a chilly, gray morning, and i joined thousands of people at lafayette square to stand in mournful silence. a few minutes after 1:00 p.m., the doors of the white house opened and the flag-draped casket of john f. kennedy was carried out. it was pla

and a fun bit of trivia for your thanksgiving table, patrick leahy is the only democrat elected to the senate from vermont since the state joined the union back in 1791. welch is the 17th house democrat who will not seek re-election next year. and another democrat who joined that list is texas democrat and house science committee chair eddie bernice johnson, she was first elected to her seat in 1993 and will turn 86, can you believe it, next month. >>> coming up, what you need to know heading into black friday as global supply chain issues mean that things on your shopping list won't be in stock or they could be a lot more expensive. expensive. [music: "i swear"] jaycee tried gain flings for the first time the other day... and forgot where she was. you can always spot a first time gain flings user. ♪ ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of you

back in this country, vermont's united states senator patrick leahy is retiring after 8 terms. the 81-year-old democrat is the senate's senior member, and the last of the "watergate" class of 1974. in montpelier today, he said it's time to come home. >> i know i have been there for my state when i was needed most. i know i have taken our best ideas and i've helped them gro i brought vermont's voice to the united states senate and vermont's values around the world. stephanie: he has been a leading liberal voice on human rights and the environment. still to come, how a former inmate helps others navigate their release from prison. guests weigh in on the infrastructure win and steve bannon in federal court. parents share questions about vaccinating their children and much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from arizona state university. judy: the pentagon said today it will request more information about a u.s. air strike in syria that killed civilians in 2019. a new york times investigation describes a cover-up by the military, i

vermont senator patrick leahy announced he'll rely from the senate after eight terms. first elected in

. -- speaker nancy pelosi, and senate pro tem patrick leahy at 10:10 am according to the white house. he spoke with harris when he resumed his duties at around 11:35 am. harris worked from her office in the west wing during this time, the white house said today. and so, today, on this friday, we had the first biracial, black, sedation woman president. for 85 hole minutes. and it was like, totally fine. joining us now is can he should grant, associate professor of political science at howard university. so first of all, congratulations to the real issue, how awkward university alumni kamala harris for becoming the first woman president of the united states. what is your reaction to the fact that we made history, if just for a brief moment today. >> it's certainly a bright spot in my day, when i passed by the white house today i smiled a little bit wider than i would. i think that there is a bit of space between what we tell children that they can do, and what they actually can do, and there's a lot of hope and that space. so when you tell a little girl you too can be a president of the

and sent the letters to speaker nancy pelosi and patrick leahy. he spoke with harris when he resumed his duties at around 11:35 a.m. harris worked from her office in the west wing during this time the white house said today and so today on this friday, we had the first biracial black south asian woman president for 85 whole minutes and it was like totally fine. joining us is kenesha grant from howard university. congratulations to the howard university alumni kamala harris for being the first woman president of the united states. what is your thought on making history. >> it is a bright spot when i pass by the white house today, i smiled a little bit wider than i would. i think that there is a bit of space between what we tell children that they can do and what they actually can do and there's a lot of hope in that space so when we tell little girls, you too could be the president of the united states, we are saying that we hope that that could happen, but today we have something to point to, something concrete where we can say, no, actually there

the vermont democratic senator patrick leahy talks about his decision to not seek reelection in 2022 after serving eight terms in the u.s. senate. later a senate hearing on rising energy costs. a new mobile video app from c-span. c-span now, download today. harassment and sexual assault survivors testified on the use of forced arbitration in front of the house judiciary committee. the hearing also including legal scholars that the impact of nondisclosure agreements. this runs just over three and half hours. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> the house committee on the judiciary will come to order chair is authorized to this morning's hearing entitled silence forced arbitration has victims of sexual violence and sexual harassment and shadows. the mitten what other written materials might want to offer as part of the hearing today will circulate to members of staff as quickly as possible face coverings are required for the enclosed space except when you are recognized to speak. i now recognize myself for an opening statement. arbitration was originally developed as an alternative to the court

. >>> in democrat patrick leahy says he's not running for re-election next year. at 81 he is the oldest u.s. senator and says he and his wife decided it's time to pass the torch and come home. and in the uk, prime minister boris johnson says that sunday's taxi bombing in liverpool is a reminder of the need to remain in his words utterly vigilant. the government has raised the terror level to severe, meaning that an attack is thought to be highly likely. the bomber died in sunday's attack the taxi driver survived you're up to date. back to you. >> thank you, rahel. >>> as we pointed out a few moments ago, shares of dollar tree are surging this morning after activist investor mantle ridge took a large stake in the discount retailer. leslie picker joins us now with more on the story. leslie >> yeah. david i got off the phone with sources close to this one. mantle ridge has taken a multibillion dollar stake in dollar tree. paul at pershing square raised $1.8 billion special vehicle to invest in dollar tree, locked up for five years including leverage in swaps and sec

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signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on friday, until 10:00 a.m. on friday, >> the senate is back for legislative work monday, november 29. you can watch live coverage here on c-span2. now we take you back to booktv. >> they start with a nematode worm which is -- a friend of mine was on sydney team that first developed dna codes. imagine that dna was the code and work thatt what the code would be. and he has been mapping brain of the nematode worm for some 20 years at the university of wisconsin. and at thanksgiving the other year, last year or so, he told me that the more he studies the nematode worm, the less he understands the nematode brain. >> wow. >> but the folks at mit have taken his estimates and connections in anec nematode wom and applied it to the brain of a human being, which all its synapses and neurons and connections and all kinds in the brain. and it turns outai it takes a couple zettabyte to mapte all te connec

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. you can watch live coverage here on c-span2. >> starting out on booktv it's the recent boston book festival. throughout the day use author discussions about the legacy of slavery, race and identity, women in the workplace and many other topics. but first it's a discussion on covid-19 and future pandemics. >> it's my really best player actually to be able to moderate this panel of two really distinguished scholars and citizens who have been mentors for me. i'm not sure they understand that our new that yet, for a long time and for whom i've had the privilege to both learn from and be challenged by through their thinking and the way they engage in the world. tonight i have a deep honor of helping to guide us through a ta discussion with nicholas christakis about his most recent book "apollo's arrow" and sandro galea to discuss his book "the contagion next time."

senate held by patrick leahy who is not scylla -- seeking reelection. let's hear next from karen in alabaster, alabama. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you? good good. i know we asked the limits of self-defense. in the rittenhouse case, it doesn't matter what the wall street journal thinks. a jury acquitted him and said he was within his rights. he was legal to carry the gun. he was carrying the gun for his own protection. the other thing i wanted to point out, i think the gun laws in alabama are similar to wisconsin. i am not sure. you can walk around with a gun. there was another case though of an african-american gentleman was accused of shooting a police officer. his defense was self-defense and he was acquitted. how come we are not talking about that? on the ahmaud arbery case, that was not self-defense. that was a murder. please talk about the african-american gentleman who was acquitted of shooting a police officer. host: i know the case you are talking about, a couple of years ago? caller: the shooting was recent. he was acquitted in

stuart: democrat senator from vermont, patrick leahy just announced he will not seek re-election. he has been in office for almost 50 years. elon musk sparred with bernie sanders on twitter. it's a wonderful story. take me through it. lauren: senator sanders reiterated his desire to tax the rich. he tweeted we must demand the extremely wealthy pay their fair share. elon musk tweeted book i keep forgetting you're still alive. want me to sell more stock, bernie? say the word. he sold $7 billion worth of tesla after asking his twitter users if he would. he takes no sally. so he is cash poor in that sense -- salary. he has to sell shares to satisfy uncle sam. >> tesla is down $1000 a share all over again. bang, 10:51 eastern time. brian kilmeade joins us. boss 10 celtics play, ennis kanter has a message for our president ahead of the meeting with president xi. president biden stop playing games with bullies and do what you promised to the world, prioritize human rights. we got that, brian, i want to know what the nba is saying about this because they have a huge stake in china. >> the

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 4350, which the clerk report. the clerk: calendar number 1 44, h.r. 4350, an act to appropriate military activities for the department of defense, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, after spending -- this on ndaa. after spending months insisting that the senate should take swift action on our annual defense bill, last night, republicans mounted a partisan filibuster blocking this chamber from moving forward on the ndaa. for the information of all, before the vote closed last night, i changed my vote to no and then entered a motion to reconsider the cloture vote so we could find a path forward on this important bill. now, we've heard over and over and over again from republicans in some form or another that

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. >> the senate returns a legislative work on monday at 3 p.m. eastern to consider a treasury department nominee. when the senate is in session you can watch live coverage here on c-span2. right now we take you back to booktv. >> meaning not greek or russian orthodoxy but just sort of the idea of a kind of religious establishment and then a bunch of religious experiments at the fringes. for a long time that establishment was just mainline protestantism, the core protestant denominations and then experiments would be the latter-day saints or christian science or the shakers or the transcendentalists, ralph waldo emerson, those kinds of people. these things existed. america had a really strong institutional religious center that eventually included roman e catholics and to some extent jews as well by the 1950s. and then it had all this while energy at the fringes.

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h.r. 4350, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 144, h.r. 4350, an awct -- act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities for the department of defense, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: madam president, on ndaa, last night the senate began -- began the process to debate, amend, and ultimately pass our annual defense spending bill. with republican cooperation we can adopt the motion to proceed and begin voting on amendments early today. let me say -- let me say it again. with republican cooperation, we can adopt the motion to proceed and begin voting on amendments today. we should -- we should work together and complete this impor

vermont democratic senator patrick lakey announced he will retire when his term ends in 2022. leahy is 81 years old, chair of the powerful senate appropriations committee, and is the longest-serving senator currently in office. in texas, beto o'rourke said monday he's running for the democratic gubernatorial nomination and hopes to unseat incumbent republican governor greg abbott in 2022. o'rourke became a high-profile democratic presidential candidate after he narrowly lost his bid to unseat texas republican senator ted cruz in 20. meanwhile, an analysis of heavily gerrymandered congressional maps proposed by republican state legislatures since the 2020 census shows redistricting alone is on pace to give republicans a house majority in thmidterm elections. former trump advisor steve bannon turned himself in to the fbi on monday after being indicted for two counts of contempt of congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the house committee investigating the january 6 insurrection. bannon was later released. he is scheduled to be arraigned on thursday. in wyoming, th

earlier today our dear colleague senator patrick leahy announced he'll retire from the senate at the conclusion of his term. this chamber has a history of dedicated servants, but only one patrick leahy, for eight terms the senator from vermont has been a senator's senator. only one of four in the history of the senate to surpass 16,000 votes in service to his beloved home state and today i can only say this, thank you. thank you, pat, for your many years of friendship, of leadership, of dedication to the constitution, and the rule of law. the senate is better off because of you. vermont is better off because of you. our country is better off because of you. now, we still may disagree strongly about which state has the best maple syrup, but we never let that get in the way of doing great things together. pat, you're a great guy. it is bittersweet. you deserve a wonderful retirement with marcel and your beautiful children and grandchildren, but we're going to miss you dearly. i wish you and marcel the very best on the road ahead and the best of luck. godspeed. >> earlier today our dist

signed patrick leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order the senate stands previous order the senate stands >> that wraps up this short pro forma session in the senate. lawmakers know in a weeklong state work period for the veterans day holiday. more light senate coverage for you when they return here on c-span2, online at c-span.org or you can follow along on the go with c-span now, our new video app. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more including cox. >> cox is committed to providing eligible families access to affordable internet through the connect program. bridging the digital divide one connected indicate student at the time. cox, bringing you closer. >> cox supports c-span of the public service along with these other television providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday you will find events and people that explore our nation's past on american histor

>> vermont senator patrick leahy has announced he will not seek reelection in 2022. after spending more than four decades in the u.s. senate. he's currently the longest-serving lawmaker in the chamber making him third in line of succession to the presidency as president pro tempore end of the democrats majority. he spoke about his decision to retire on the senate floor surrounded by his colleagues. >> the senator from vermont is recognized. >> i think the distinguished majority leader for his comments. he and i have been friends for decades. mr. president, i also want to acknowledge the distinguished secretary of the senate was here this morning. eight times, the voters of vermont who are my neighbors, my friends, my family have had of the great faith to send me to the united states senate to errepresent them. yesterday i told of those neighbors and friends and my family that i wouldn't run for reelection and told them my reasons. i will leave this seat at the conclusion of my term. it is a decision that i do not come to lightly but one that we find great peace.ut on

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. you can watch live coverage here on c-span2. >> starting out on booktv it's the recent boston book festival. throughout the day use author

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h.r. 4350, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 144, h.r. 4350, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the department of defense, and sphorps -- and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: all postcloture time is expired, and the question is now on the motion to proceed. all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. and the motion is agreed to. the clerk: calendar number 144, h.r. 4350, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities for the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reed: madam president, i call up amendment number 3867 as modified and ask it be reported by number

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of treasury, graham scott steele of california to be an assistant secretary. mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: earlier today our with distinguished president pro tempore, the senior senator from vermont, announced he will conclude his incredible run of senate service. senator leahy plans to retire at the end of next year at the conclusion of his eighth term. senator leahy has served vermonters in the senate for longer than anyone in the state's history. of course he's also become a senate institution in his own right. i think particularly of the opportunities i had to work with senator leahy when we were sharing leadership of the appro

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. 123450 l the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of treasury, brian eddie nelson of california to be under secretary for terrorism and financial. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: madam president, later today, the senate is scheduled to take the first procedural step to begin consideration of the annual defense bill. our republican colleagues have said for weeks that we need to move quickly to take up the ndaa and pass it through the chamber. this morning, we're continuing to work with our republican colleagues to strengthen the substitute with as many amendments from senators as possible. we're making really good progress, and so we'll give the armed services committee more time

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of the treasury, jonathan davidson of maryland to be deputy under secretary. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: i'm going to start with the mask because it's a message to all of america, vote. today is voting day. please vote. if you haven't voted already, make sure you vote. and on a very related issue, last night, the john lewis voting rights advancement act. last night, i took the necessary procedural steps to set up a vote on wednesday in the senate on the john lewis voting rights advancement act. tomorrow, the senate is going to take a first vote on whether or not we debate, merely debate a bill to reinstate preclearance provisions of the voting rights