host: kristin clark. guest: a lot of important points there. i will say protecting the right to vote, safeguarding the right to vote has not been drawn much of history a deeply polarizing issue along partisan lines. the voting rights act came before congress for renewal in 2006 and passed by tremendous bipartisan margins of 390-33 in the house. samet -- in the senate. noblemen support that we need to preserve the heart of the voting rights act that i referenced earlier. certain parts of the country get federal review of voting changes before they could take effect. without the core protections of that voting rights act in the decision in2013 shelby county, what we have seen is what the voter -- what the caller referred to. we've seen the purging of voter rolls in ways that disproportionately strike black and brown voters despite their continued eligibility. we seen laws and policies intended to make it harder to get to vote. yearnk as we go into a new we need to think about how do we get back to that place where people regardless of race or par

then kristin clark looks at civil rights in the trump and biden administration.he futureood men on of their publican party. live atshington journal 7:00 eastern and be sure to join the discussion with your facebook comments, texts and tweets. house members who will not serve in the next congress have been giving farewell speeches in recent weeks. coming up, remarks from republican greg walden of oregon. he announced he would not seek reelection after serving his eastern oregon district since 1999. then represented joe cunningham lost his seat after only serving one term. republican mark walker of north carolina is retiring after serving three terms. missouri congressman william lacy clay was primary out of office after 20 years of serving his constituents in st. louis. congressman -- here is congress and walden. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. walden: thank you very much, mr. speaker. to my friends in this assembly, thank you for your friendship. to the chairman of the committee, we have developed a wonderful rela

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about thedrews talks covid relief funding bill and the president's veto, and then kristin clark looks at civil rights in the administrations. also on the future of the republican party. watch live at 7:00 eastern on monday morning and be sure to join in the discussion with your phone calls and texts and tweets. ♪ host: three and a half weeks to inauguration day, and while there are key positions still to be announced, the biden cabinet is beginning to take shape. the first african-american defense secretary. the first native american to lead the interior department. it is sunday, december 27, 2020. this is "washington journal," welcome to the program. we will spend the first hour hearing from some of those picks and ask you about the diversity of the cabinet so far. does diversity matter? if you say yes, that line is (202) 748-8000. if you say no, (202) 748-8001. if you are undecided about it, it is (202) 748-8002. you can also send us a text, that line is (202) 748-8003. on twitter we are @cspanwj. for facebook host.facebook.com/cspan. among the questions we can consider, will divers

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host: kristin clark. guest: a lot of important points there.ill say protecting the right to vote, safeguarding the right to vote has not been drawn much of history a deeply polarizing issue along partisan lines. the voting rights act came before congress for renewal in 2006 and passed by tremendous bipartisan margins of 390-33 in the house. samet -- in the senate. noblemen support that we need to preserve the heart of the voting rights act that i referenced earlier. certain parts of the country get federal review of voting changes before they could take effect. without the core protections of that voting rights act in the decision in2013 shelby county, what we have seen is what the voter -- what the caller referred to. we've seen the purging of voter rolls in ways that disproportionately strike black and brown voters despite their continued eligibility. we seen laws and policies intended to make it harder to get to vote. yearnk as we go into a new we need to think about how do we get back to that place where people regardless of race or partisa