If we do not take action, if we do not have minimum standards passed across this country, we know that these 19 states are the tip of the spear.

When you attack democracy, you hurt everyone and whether you`re the intended target or not, when you break democracy, you break it for all voters.

We will watch a complete collapse. And here`s why this isn`t a partisan issue. If you look at that map, some of those places don`t have a large phalanx of voters of color or young voters. But when you attack democracy, you hurt everyone.

If we do not take action, if we do not have minimum standards passed across this country, we know that these 19 states are the tip of the spear.

We need to restore the Senate. And that means restoring it to a functioning body, not a body that is held hostage by a minority of a minority.

If Democrats have to go it alone, do it alone, because you`re doing it for America.

The Freedom to Vote Act actually expands access to the right to vote, defends our democracy, and indeed addresses these extreme gerrymanders that have been essentially green-lighted by the Supreme Court.

I think you are being generous when you say that we have many, many bridges to cross before we get there. We have watched state after state put in place the subversion of our elections.

What the bill provides for is a uniform system of minimum standards so that regardless of where you live in the United States, your freedom to vote is protected.

This is a slow-moving but very aggressive and relentless attempt to undermine our democracy using our very laws against us.

If he`s concerned about dark money, he should protect -- he should support the Freedom to Vote Act.