the gentleman from illinois is recognized -- excuse me -- illinois is recognized. mr. bost: thank you, madam speaker. i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from iowa's first district, representative hinson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from iowa is recognized for three minutes. mrs. hinson: thank you, madam speaker. good afternoon to my colleagues in the house. today i rise in support of h.r. 2441, the sarng kechl up rural veterans mental health act -- sergeant ketchum rural veterans mental health act and i want to thank congresswoman cindy axne for sponsoring this. sergeant ketchum of davenport served our country honorably overseas in both iraq and afghanistan. but let's be real. not every war wound is visible. many veterans struggle when they come home with serious mental health challenges and when sergeant ketchum returned home from his tours, he battled again. this time with posttraumatic stress disorder. sergeant ketchum sought help at the iowa city v.a. hospital but was turned away and shortly after he did take his own life. no veteran sh

this young man was abraham lincoln, he took another trip on a springfield illinois, 1828 is a really important here because that's when the canal opened. that gave new york city which became one of the greatest ports in the world access to the market west into the great lakes at the time chicago wasn't even the city, it was swampy trading post very inaccessible because the only way getting down to the mississippi river was through an ugly portage called mud lake which even in 1673 to explore father market said there should be a canal here because the chicago river to lake michigan and great lakes near a canal in new york city, you can get to new orleans because when you can get to the river and the mississippi and on to the crescent city. so that was one of the first impressions abraham lincoln had as the nation was growing in 1830s, it was a time we don't reallye study a whole lot becaue we mostly skip from the revolution to the civil war, a lot of history in between, one reason i wrote the book because i wanted to know, how did our country developed? what did we need to do to get t

that railroad was going to be called the illinois central.e worked with a fellow named steven douglas whose great rivals throughout life in politics to get this done. the illinois legislature passed a massive infrastructure plan and then promptly went bust. it was undercapitalized, the canal had to take some time off because they did not have the money to hire irish laborers to get paid almost nothing to dig it by hand. that was something that had to be done in order to open up chicago, the great lakes and the rest of illinois to the global markets. lincoln saw this early, he campaigned for it and he was fairly successful in convincing people that this should be done. he wanted to put rural farmers and anybody who is not living near a big city or saltwater port on equal footing with everybody else how do you do this? you create transportation routes to infrastructure to get people there. so lincoln was fairly successful as a young assembly man. but what was more important was the introduce this concept based on henry clay's american system th

and attend northern illinois university. david: you did apply, you got there and it changed your life. while you were there, why did you decide to join the military? sen. duckworth: my friends in my classes were military officers or veterans. they said, why don't you go off to basic training? you'll earn a little bit of money for the summer. you won't spend it because there is no way the drill sergeants will give you time to spend the money you earn. you will come home, you will know more about the military. you want to become a diplomat, you should learn more about military power. i thought yeah, why don't i do that? david: why did you decide you wanted to be a helicopter pilot? in a blackhawk helicopter pilot to boot? why did you not say i will take an easier job? sen. duckworth: i thought i was going to become a linguist. i spoke thai and indonesian and studied french. i was getting ready to be commissioned, you write down what you would like to do in the army and the army decides what they want you to do. i remember sitt

to attend northern illinois university. david: you applied, got in and moved there. it changed your life, obviously. when you were studying why did you decide to join the military? sen. duckworth: some of my friends in my classes were military officers or veterans. they said why don't you go to basic training? you will earn a little money for the summer, he will not spend it because there's no way that the drill sergeants will give you free time to spend the money that you earn. you will come home, no more about the military, and if you are going to be a diplomat you should learn a little about the military. i thought, why don't i do that? david: why did you decide that you wanted to be a helicopter pilot, a black hawk helicopter pilot to boot? why didn't you say i will take a easier job? sen. duckworth: i thought i was going to be a linguist because i spoke thai and indonesian. i was getting ready to be commissioned, you write down what you would like to do in the army. in the army decides what they want you to do. i remem

and illinois' primary is early in march. so i had to make an announcement by march of 2015 if i wanted to run for senate. and so i was still on maternity leave. i thought i am not going to run for senate. i just had this baby, i am home on which route you leave. but i realized if i ever wanted to run, this was the time to run, this was the opportunity. so i took it. ♪ david: let's talk about the united states senate. is it pleasurable to be a united states senator? seems like they are always fighting, they don't have compromises, and nothing is done in a bipartisan manner anymore. sen. duckworth: it is challenging but i love my job because of what i get to do. it is a tough job, but i get to serve the people, my constituency. and i can see the results of my work. i passed legislation that now requires lactation rooms and all of our nation's airports because when i had my daughter and i was traveling i was told, you want to breast-feed your daughter, you have to go do it in the handicapped stall of a public toilet, which i th

to attend northern illinois university."avid: you applied, got in, and it changed her life. why did you decide to join the military? sen. duckworth: some people in my class were veterans, and they said " why don't you go off to basic training, earn some money over the summer, and you are going to come home, no more about the military." i thought why don't i do that? david: why did you decide you wanted to be a helicopter pilot? why didn't you say " i will take an easier job"? sen. duckworth: i spoke thai and indonesian. while i was being commissioned, you sit down and you write what you would like to do than the army decides what they would like you to do. i was the only woman in my rotc unit when the instructor said " write down whatever you want, that is what you are going to do." guys you have to put down combat jobs even if you are an accountant major. you can put down your requested to become a finance officer, but you still have to put down infantry, armor, utility. " except for duckworth -- women aren't allowed in com

and illinois' primary is early in march.o i had to make a decision, an announcement by march of 2015 if i wanted to run for senate. i was still on maternity leave. i thought, i'm not going to run for senate. i just had his baby. then i looked at it and realized that should i ever want to run for the united states senate, this was the time to run. so i took this chance. ♪ david: let's talk about the united states senate. is it pleasurable to be united -- to be a united states senator? it seems like they are always fighting. is it enjoyable or not quite as enjoyable as you would hope it would be? sen. duckworth: it's challenging, but i love my job because of what i get to do. it's a tough job, but i get to serve my people, my constituency. and i get to see the results of my work. i passed legislation that now requires lactation rooms and all of our nation's airports, because when i had my daughter and i was traveling i was told if you want to breast-feed your daughter you have to do it in the handicapped stall of the public to

and so and lincoln of course comes from illinois and illinois was arguably the most nigraphobic state in the union. the the black laws of illinois were infamous they not only forbed black people from voting holding office sitting on juries testifying about about against whites in court. serving in malicious and the like but, illinois pioneered a new wrinkle in the discrimination game and that was to forbid black people to settle in the state. in 1847 a new constitution was written for illinois replacing the one that had first been established when the state entered the union in 1818. and the 1847 constitutional convention produced a document that was ratified by 70% of the vote in 1848 and one of the provisions in that brand new constitution of 1848 was uh provision that provided for the legislature to pass a law forbidding blacks to settle in the state. since 1848 not long thereafter indiana passes a law to that effect. oregon adopts a law to that effect, kansas adopts a law to that effect. and illinois actually doesn't get around to passing the law until 1853, but in 1848, it had la

he grew up in an area of illinois, a lot of kentuckians immigrated to illinois and a border state just like kentucky and i have in the shop, in an envelope, saying kentucky right there, inside the envelope that's now gone was a wisp of agitants perhaps from the state of kentucky recommended to lincoln. he wrote what was inside there and wrote it's gone, i haven't looked at the papers to see if i can find it. you'll have an unused speech that he -- what he made -- no, he was on the inaugural train and he was right across the river from kentucky when he could have made this speech, thinking about the slave right across the river from him. and as you stay with this particular fragment, that except for historian harold holzer, we both know well, this was largely ignored. his most important policy as president-elect and beyond not to allow slavery into the territories. he just was-- that was, i think, one of the most important things he ever did, to make sure that he did not vary from that hardened position of his. if he had, nothing else may have followed. please give us a comment on this

get them into illinois as quickly as possible.at's where those people like alexander were so important in this trade because, they kind of bundled everything and hopefully into new york markets. the over winter-ing was done there. not along the trail. if the markets became flooded, one who took their herds of blasts, for you that could be short selling margins as a cattle or. herds were over winter between so liner and haze. once the rail heads were shifted to places like wichita, they were over win turned around great ben, today. so there weren't places in kansas of where they were over when interred. yeah. >> i have two questions. one was where the trail was. are there verified maps of where the trail went through kansas and where would we find them and how wide was it? it wasn't like 50 feet. i mean -- was it two miles wide? obviously the cows varied on the path. >> great question. there were surveys done of the trail, and these surveys are housed in the kansas historical society. when the earlier issues of the kansas historica

the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. davis, for five minutes. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor my wife, shannon's grandmother, mary alice workman, who sadly passed away in late january at the age of 98. mary alice was born in decatur and married her husband, richard, in 1941. she will be remembered for his kind-heartedness, for the love of her large family, and for living life to the fullest. mary alice is now resting peacefully with her husband, richard, and her favorite dog, leo. it's a sad loss for our family and everyone who got the pleasure of knowing her. it's always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and appreciate, especially when you couldn't see them in person before they passed. shannon, torrin, griffin, clark and i send our thoughts and prayers to her children and her grandchildren, randy, kelly, kirk, rick, and the rest of her great-grandchildren, ryan, ross, connor, sidney, grace, and peyton. mary alice, may you rest in peace. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor trevor of highland, illinois, who died apr

i cannot even give birth in illinois because if i was in illinois i would bee stuck there. you cannot take a newborn baby on the airplane so i t knew we would have to work through a lot of issues including the senate rules. for me to r get on the floor to vote with my baby unless they change the rules. that was almost a nine month long process of negotiations with amy klobuchar and the chief of staff going back-and-forth. first with orin hatch who was the rules committee chairman. >> what does that tell you how far washington has to go to be truly feminist in order to represent? because as you point out fathers raise children. >> the one thing i learned you can have allies in unexpected places. the senators knew i was having the conversation and negotiating they were very traditional orin hatch was at the forefront with the rules committee chairman and really didn't want to and he said what is thes baby's dress code? are you seriously asking me if the baby would adhere to the senate dress code? hat, must have shoes and a blazer. okay. she wears a beanie. i will won't take t

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viviana: de convertirse en ley para el 1 de enero de 2022, illinois no tendrÍa cÁrceles de inmigraciÓnenemos una crisis en la frontera y ahora los demÓcratas del estado de illinois lo que van a hacer es poner nuestras comunidades en peligro eliminando la participaciÓn de ice y de los agentes locales. viviana: en chicago, una ordenanza ya prohÍbe la interacciÓn de ice con la policÍa. presentador: en texas se espera una gran asistencia de personas a la playa por el fin de semana largo del memorial day y tras los lanzamientos de las restricciones por la pandemia. reportero: junto a la patrulla costera, recorremos las playas de galveston. y se esperan hasta 500,000 personas por dÍa, segÚn las autoridades de galveston. >> esto es algo muy bueno, despuÉs de casi un aÑo de encierro. reportera: para galveston, el fin de semana festivo se combinÓ con la presencia de fuertes corrientes de resaca, porque lo que las autoridades dicen que esto puede ser peligroso, especialmente para los que no saben nadar. reportera: el promedio despuÉs de las 6:00 p.m. cuando comiencen a cerrar algunas zonas de la

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could the department of agriculture be in i/o a or illinois -- in iowa or illinois? how could we modernize government? emily: i know we are coming up on 11:45, but before i asked the final question, let's take a moment to thank the organizers of today's even. the headliner of the event coordinators. club communications director and club executive director. we would also like to tell you about an upcoming event. this afternoon, we will speak to don lemon where we will discuss his new book, "this is fire." that is at 2:00 p.m. and i hope that you will be joining us for that. we will ask some wide-ranging questions. given your experience in the military, i would be remiss if i did not talk to you about afghanistan. we heard the news this last weekend about the bombing near the girls school. when you heard that news, do you think that is a result of the plan to withdraw troops? is that a good enough reason to stay in the area? rep. kinzinger: i think it is the result of evil people with evil intentions. but i do think the u.s. plan to withdraw is encouraging it. the tali

his first job was with the illinois education associate. they send him into a david and goliath battle scene in peoria, illinois where they're trying to convince the local teachers to sign up with the i.e.a. they hired bill six weeks before the crucial election and sent him into peoria, his first campaign for a union. see, bill had worked on political campaigns for his dad and i'll talk about those in a minute. but when he got down to peoria, a place where had never lived, everybody knew him. and whenever he went up and introduced himself as bill houlihan, they'd say, are you the son of bill houlihan? and he said no, i'm the son of john houlihan. and puzzling for a while as to why he kept getting that question. turns out that he had exactly the same name as peoria's long time venerable tv weather caster bill houlihan. when as a young union organizer, bill showed up. puzzled teachers always said, are you sure you're not related to bill howl handle. our bill houlihan was no tv personality but teachers quickly learned that he cared about them

said there were 800,000 veterans in illinois. i knew there were at least one.2 million because that is how many individual veterans applied for license plates for the secretary of state. the v.a. is undercounting 400,000 veterans in illinois. so when they go to build a new hospital they say illinois is only 800,000 it doesn't need the additional hospital we will build. that means illinois doesn't get the hospital. and those other 4000 that are not being counted do need help to help is not they are it has gone somewhere else. i spent a lot of time telling veterans even if you don't plan to use it go sign up so they know you are there. the best way to take care of your buddy is not to enroll in the v.a. but to enroll so they know you are there and you are counted. i run into this all the time. they are in the mode of taking care of their buddies or sacrificing for the team instead of watching out for themselves and it hurts the team when they don't get the care they need. host: you eloquently say in the book it's just a matter of t

the illinois. out of their mothers' them. it was. her move but i think it was very significant to our division she is one of the most compassionate rheumatologist i know she connected us to pharmaceutical company and we got funding for a face for trial we recently received another funding through doctors twice from pfizer looking at other potential drugs i think she had a significant impact in my career i can tell you that. prior to doctors twice walking into my room i had hit rock bottom there were no known medical treatments remaining for me to try there appeared to be little hope but i trusted god's plan and remember approximately 20 years ago i was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder and i almost died many times after probably about 5 years of going through multiple treatments and everything failing just nothing was working i found myself giving up hope after that i found myself in the hospital again i was in excruciating pain and next thing you know in walks instructor and that doctor was doctor so i and she brought treatments

for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of the bipartisan national commission to investigate the january 6 siege on the capitol. i was in this shame ber that day. i took cover in the gallery as police barred the door and drew their guns. mr. schneider: i escaped with my colleagues to watch from a secure location the less vet tajes play out. i was proud to return to the chamber to complete our constitutional dufmente the events that transsprired on january 6 of these grounds was not just an attack on the building or people who work here, it was an effort to undermine our democracy and steal an election. the immediate threat to the capitol was repelled, but the threat to our democracy remains. every american who believes their constitution is the bedrock of our nation should demand this commission. de

for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> madam speaker, i rise -- i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. garcia: thank you. i represent a working-class district in chicago, and my community has been especially hard hit by the pandemic. i have one of the largest percentages of school-aged children in my district. and my neighbors are worried about putting food on the table. i've seen the lines at food banks grow and grow, but the expanded child tax credit in the american rescue plan changes that. nearly 90% of the children in my district will benefit, and more than 40,000 households will get an average of $3,300. parents like jamie will finally send his college this year at the university of illinois at champaign thanks to this tax credit. this program is about helping the children thrive, and in my community, it's already working. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purp

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? mr. garcia: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. grijalva of arizona, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on the motion to suspend the rules and as the member designated by ms. tlaib of michigan, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that ms. tlaib will vote yes on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> as the member designated by mr. buchanan of florida, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan will vote aye on the suspension en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? >> as the member designated by representative cardenas, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the house that representative cardenas will vote aye on the motion to suspend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. desjarlais of tennessee, pursuant to h.r. 8, i inform the

as for stephens parents, they had been raising alex in illinois.ney, and in 2010 the judge awarded it to them. then in 2016, a judge determined sydney was a neglected child. she went to live with her paternal on to uncle who granted permanent ownership. jennifer has supervised visitation rights. meanwhile, steven's parents have spoken to sydney about what happened to her dad. he might have given his life for her. >> that's all for this edition of dateline, i'm craig melvin. thank you for watching. thank you for watching he spoke to the animals. he was born with a gift. he spoke to the animals. >> a dog trainer to the stars with a beautiful wife. >> he was totally crazy about her. >> but an ill wind would blow through paradise. >> the kennel dogs were very, very upset. there was a huge ruckus. >> they told me, we haven't seen mark. and i knew in my heart something terrible had happened. >> where had the dog trainer gone? a trail of sinister clues.

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kennedy: are you surprised that illinois is up there? can't run. >> a lot of people are running and if you talk to texans they are concerned is people leaving from illinois and california turned texas blues although we are seeing the maps shift in that sense more people moving into the red states if you will that's the theory that more democrats will move to the red states enter in those states blue but that's the competition we are seeing among states and put parties and political ideologies in america. kennedy: everything is going to be purple. jonathan hoenig thank you so much. coming up did you miss the cannabis. gold rush quick night can put your money into it. psychedelics going public as they have the cure for your mental illness. and we have great news for you. introducing voltaren arthritis pain gel. the first full prescription strength non-steroidal anti-inflammatory gel... available over the counter. voltaren is powerful arthritis pain relief in a gel. voltaren. the joy of movement. ♪rock guitar♪ ♪yeah♪ ♪(rock music)♪ ♪you can

host: another supporter, this is ken in illinois. hello. ken, illinois, hello. one more time for ken in illinois. caller: yes, go ahead. good morning, pedro, good morning, c-span. this is purely about politics, as far as the republican side doesn't want to be caught having a honest probe into why, and this is important, the president of the united states and the minority leader kevin mccarthy were conversing and what the nature of the conversation was and that mr. mccarthy was opposed to what was going on and saw that president trump was encouraging this insurrection and doesn't want to have an honest accounting of that. host: if democrats are already investigating these things on many fronts as they control both houses, why the need for an independent body? caller: that just gives it more stature, more reliability as far as accountability and honesty that the people of the united states can look and see about what is going on. host: someone who opposes the effort, this is steve in kentucky. hello. caller: good morning. host: morning. caller: yes, i would say ju

but we don't believe in capital punishment here in illinois.ot after a trial by jury and not certainly after a trial by any officer in the street. there's nothing you can do, no record on your background, no affiliations, no history, nothing you can do to deserve being shot in the back while you run. amy: the police killings of anthony alvarez and adam toledo -- 22-year-old and 13 years old -- within 48 hours of each other come just four years after the department of justice found foot pursuits by chicago police were leading to too many deaths. the doj's investigation was triggered by the chicago police killing of black teenager laquan mcdonald in 2014. chicago mayor lori lightfoot and police superintendent david brown both say a new police foot pursuit policy is now underway. for more, we go to chicago to speak with luis gutiÉrrez, former longtime democratic congress member from illinois. he is calling for the resignation of the head of chicago's fraternal order of police, president john catanzara, who called the police killing of anthony alva

shouldn't the department of agriculture be in iowa or illinois? if we put real thoughts and message into that, it can be winning. >> we are coming up on 11:45. i want to take a moment to thank the organizers of today's event. also i would like to tell you very quickly about one upcoming event. this afternoon we are going to be hearing from don lemon, who will discuss his new book. that is at 2:00 p.m. and i hope you will be joining us for that. i'm going to ask some broad, wide-ranging questions. given your experiences and the military i would be remiss if i did not ask you about afghanistan. we heard about the bombing outside afghanistan that killed 50. when you heard that news, do you think that is a result of the u.s. plan to withdraw troops? >> it is a result of very evil people with very evil intentions i think the u.s. plan to withdraw is encouraging it. the taliban always has the saying america has the watches, but we have the time. i have been really impressed at the american people's patience. for 20 years of this war. i have never once s

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but we don't believe in capital punishment here in illinois. not after a trial by jury and not certainly after a trial by any officer in the street. there's nothing you can do, no record on your background, no affiliations, no history, nothing you can do to deserve being shot in the back while you run. amy: the police killings of anthony alvarez and adam toledo -- 22-year-old and 13 years old -- within 48 hours of each other come just four years after the department of justice found foot pursuits by chicago police were

i cannot even give birth back in illinois i had to do it in dc or i would've been stuck their you cannot take a new baby on an airplane. even from the beginning a new we would have to work through issues including the senate rules. there is no wayue for me to get on the floor to vote with my baby unless they change the rules. that was almost done nine month long process amy klobuchar and staff going back ngand forth and or and hatch who was a rules committee chairman. >> went to that experience show you have how far washington has to go to be feminist and even to represent? because ass you point out fathers raise children to. >> one thing i learned you can find allies in unexpected places.te that process senators knew i was having this conversations and negotiating some are very traditional or and hatch is at the forefront with the rules committee chairman. he didn't want to change the rules and what is the baby's dress code going to be? i am thinking are you seriously ask me what the newborn baby is what the senate dress code? must wear shoes and a blazer. okay. she will wear a beanie.

she is married, she has responsibilities in illinois. of that and doesn't pretty well. it -- and does it pretty well. it is an inspirational story of how someone can rise up and have great sacrifices for the country and not be better. it is a great -- and not be bitter. it is a great human story and she wrote a great book about it. tom: what did she say about the future of her democratic party. when you're from illinois it is a certain democratic politics. what did she say naturally about the democrats in 2022? david: we did not get into that. she is from a state that is pretty democratic and she reflects the mainstream of that thought, but i think she feels that better bipartisan cooperation in congress would be a good thing. it is not easy to do. she is working across the aisle. i think she is a great symbol for that kind of cooperation. tom: thank you for the time. david rubenstein, the carlyle group co-founder. the interview with senator tammy duckworth tonight. david rubenstein, peer-to-peer conversations. i am sorry, i was dealing

as illinois and local jurisdictions redraw their district lines. an activity when gage and across the country and medicare publications including texas and california and will be engaging with our partners on the ground to make sure immunity members are empowered with information but in addition to all of that work yes where necessary maldef does bring litigation when redistricting plans are discriminatory. >> would you consider it necessary to have a lawsuit or put forth litigation if there's one hispanic member of congress on the state of illinois with i believe i've heard they statistic 40% increase over over the last decade? voting age latinos, and only one hispanic district? >> it would be too early for us to commit to what we might do in terms of litigation or litigation strategy with respect to a redistricting plan in illinois, even in the scenario you describe to me and obviously we take it under consideration and look closely at what that districting plan looks like and how it included or how it addressed the latino community throughout il

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, please. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mrs. bustos: i rise to recognize the transformation that american rescue plan has made in all of our communities. week or so back i traveled to a town called kewani, illinois, to visit our head start classrooms there. there was a teacher named miss candace who told me she loves her job. but she doesn't stay for the pay. she doesn't stay for the benefits. but for the families. miss candace has a student in her class and before that student she had her siblings. all of the 60's in that -- siblings in that family has been in this classroom. the american rescue plan isn't just about the numbers, though. it's about the 143,000 children in the district that i serve who will be helped. the 27 million children nationwide. child poverty cut in half. we are rebuilding our communities all over this great coun

can -- in illinois. can you speak about the impact it is having in voter confidence? have you studied the voter confidence in improved voter turnout? we want to make sure that everyone is able to exercise their constitutional right to vote. we want to make it easy to vote. hard to cheat. and in one aspect of this improving voter confidence in the election system i would think would enhance people's constitutional right to vote. have you studied that? or add a little color to that? >> i do not perform studies. however, i am a trial lawyer. and i introduce evidence. the evident i've seen in this matter has shown me that the -- the problems regarding voters confidence and the declining nature of the voter confidence in some circumstances is very real. it was a different study that showed that people are confident in their own vote. and i put myself in that category being accurate. but if you ask them about the demft the county level and the state level and the national level that confidence decreases significantly. a principle of uniformity is important. we saw certain c