What the other guys Republicans are doing are about to do in the south, which is grab more seats? Look, you're here in Chicago, you're in Illinois. This is the land of Lincoln. We've sent more black people to Congress than any other state in the country. It's important to us to have diverse representation. And so that's something I'm going to fight for. I think that Voting Rights act was all about making sure we have diverse representation in that Section two that they've now tossed. (38:25–38:30)
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