It's only been in the aftermath of the Shelby decision, which happened right as I came into the Senate, that voting rights has started to seem like a partisan issue where Democrats have tried to restore some of the voting rights provisions, for example, the preclearance provisions in Section 5, but have struggled to find any Republican willing to do it. So the point that I want to make, as I conclude, is just that I'm happy in Virginia because my friends won last night, but I'm happy anytime we have … (07:48–07:59)
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