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He said the party is “not giving up” in its fight for election reform, which has gone on for months without bearing any victories.Clyburn told Greta Van Susteren in an interview that aired Sunday that he is worried about losing the House in November which is why he is “fighting as hard as I can for this voting rights bill.” He said the U.S. is “teetering on the edge of losing this democracy.”During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” the majority whip encouraged that votes be held in the Senate on the legislation itself and on changing Senate rules, despite the reality that both referendums will likely fail because of Republicans, Manchin and Sinema.Asked during the interview if holding a vote on changing the filibuster will shine a light on Democratic disunity, Clyburn said that reality is always a threat before emphasizing the significance of getting members on the record.Sen. Tim KaineTimothy (Tim) Michael Kaine​​Democrats make voting rights push ahead of Senate consideration Sunday shows - Voting rights legislation dominates Kaine says core of spending bill will pass but most of it is 'dead' MORE (D-Va.) sounded a similar note on Sunday, telling CBS’s “Face the Nation” that senators “have to be recorded at this moment in time about where are we in protecting the right to vote.”He called voting rights “an existential issue.”President BidenJoe BidenCarville advises Democrats to 'quit being a whiny party' Wendy Sherman takes leading role as Biden's 'hard-nosed' Russia negotiator Sullivan: 'It's too soon to tell' if Texas synagogue hostage situation part of broader extremist threat MORE struck a comparable tone during a voting rights speech in Georgia last week when he called for changing the legislative filibuster to pass voting rights.