Warnock calls wave of voting restrictions "Jim Crow in new clothes"

• Similar efforts are popping up in other legislatures, including Arizona and Florida.

Yes, but: The Senate is currently considering their version of the House's "For the People Act," which would allow universal same-day voting registration, ban the purging of voter rolls, allow all voters to vote by mail, and enact automatic voter registration for Americans age 18 and up.

• But the bill requires Republican support, as it needs 60 votes to pass the Senate.

What he's saying: "Politicians in my home state and all across America in their craven lust for power launched a full-fledged assault on voting rights. They are focused on winning at any cost — even the cost of the democracy itself," Warnock said.

• "I submit that it is the job of each citizen to stand up for the voting rights of every citizen, and it is the job of this body to do all that it can to defend the viability of our democracy," he added.