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SCHUMER: “Thank you, and it's great to be here, and I thank Maya for her inspiring words. I want to thank Senator Warnock, what a great beacon he has been in so many different ways, and he's our lead sponsor of the John Lewis Act. I want to thank Senator Durbin from being here, Senator Padilla, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Booker is expected, and our great partners, the Leadership Council on Civil Rights -- (Cheering and Applause) -- the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and so many others, 200 groups, and that's good trouble. And that's not just an inspirational phrase, no, it's a challenge to every one of us. Especially at these times when our democracy is being taken away, when it's at risk, when we see so many terrible things happen, the Justice Department being weaponized. Instead of keeping us safe, it's just going after Trump's political enemies, real and imagined. And so it's been clear when we fight for democracy, when we protect democracy, we got to fight fire with fire.”