In four decades since the Voting Rights Act was first passed, we made progress toward equality,

yet the work for a more perfect union is never ending.

We'll continue to build on the legal equality run by the civil rights movement to help ensure

that every person enjoys the opportunity that this great land of liberty

offers.

In 2006, President Bush signed into law an extension of the Voting Rights Act, something approved

by the Senate days earlier by a 98-20 vote.

Fast forward to 2021 where Senate Republicans in a filibuster won't even allow a debate on the issue,

let alone a vote.

Hopefully, my husband is seated.

Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe.

It is Thursday, October 21st, along with Joe, we have. Okay. Okay. October 21st, along with Joe, Willie and me to Morning Joe. It is Thursday, October 22nd. Good. Stay there. October 21st,

along with Joe, Willie, and me we have. The harassed White House reporter for the Associated

Press, Jonathan Lemire, and host of MSNBC's Politics Nation and president of the National Action Network,

Reverend Al Sharpton. He's the author of the new book

entitled Righteous Troublemakers, Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America, available now for pre-order.

And also with us this morning, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haas.

So, Joe, I'm going to give you, like, a clean 45 seconds.

Okay, it was a bad night.

I watched, okay?

I knew what your mood would be, and I'm just actually glad that you and Jack weren't there.

Yeah, no, we're good.

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