former representatives ileana ros-lehtinen. they will also talk about the challenges their parties are facing. the discussion is expected to begin shortly. >> wendy weiser of the bretton sutter center for justice. she serves as the vice president for democracy at the center. thank you for giving us your time. can you talk about not only the center itself but the programs you are involved with, especially as it deals with voting rights? for profit think take that focuses on issues of democracy and dusters. and for many years, for several decades now, we have been studying voting laws, changing to the voting system, and working to improve election administration and strengthening that across the country. host: as far as funding? are you supported by outside sources? how are you supported? guest: we are a not-for-profit organization that takes contributions from individuals read for pound nations and not the university. host: as far as a recent report of yours with election laws, the center put out a report. what drove that? guest

it is especially exciting to be with kathleen rice and ileana ros-lehtinen. love them both.e all played on the congressional women's softball team together, a great uniter. elena: we will see how baseball and softball plays into this. rep. bustos: we have great stories, including kathleen wearing a cashmere sweater to our first practice. we are walking over there at 6:30. at best we brush our teeth. >> this is how she met her future hubby. rep. bustos: back to the question at hand. i have been doing this for 10 years, first elected in 2012. it was a great class. among my best friends are the women who came in in 2012. i never intended to have this job when i was in my 70's or 80's. by washington standards, all three of us are babies. i do a deep dive on my life every 10 years. i can look back at my career when i turned 30, 40, 50, and i was 60 when i made this decision. i have made changes. every decade of my life. what went into my thinking was -- again, i am young by washington standards, i have another career or two in me. i have loved 95% of this job, loved it. i loved m

illinois and kathleen rice of new york along with former florida congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen sit down with political to discuss the future of their parties and their reasons for leaving congress. watch live at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. announcer: democratic senator michael bennett and joe o'day, has republican challenger in colorado's u.s. senate race, participated in a debate ahead of this year's midterm. the candidates debated issues such as immigration, health care, and foreign policy. >> good evening and welcome. i'm the publisher of the grand junction daily sentinel. i'm pleased to serve as moderator of our 2022 u.s. senate candidate form. -- candidate forum tonight. possible in part by macy university, colorado public radio and k rcc. tonight's event is produced by cmu faculty and students. i would like to welcome democrat michael bennet and republican joe o'dea to grand junction. thank you both for joining us in person. both campaigns have agreed to the rules of tonight's forum and will respond to a series of questions from our panel. w