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caller: i am in atlanta. on the voter id issue, i have a problem with the voter id, but in a lot of ruble areas, there are older people. you cannot get id without a birth certificate, you cannot get a birth certificate without a social security card. also, they would have to try to make a copy. how can they make a copy? it cost them to go somewhere, they don't have the technology. that is one of the issues there. another thing that needs to be addressed, why are they addressing the long lines in the heavily democratic areas? if you have to stand in line 8, 10 hours, but only 30 minutes in other areas, that is an issue. i have one question, with the change of secretary of state to the border of the legislator, does that mean they can now overturn the election? host: to that point, greg bluestein? guest: let me answer the third one first, overturning the election. it doesn't mean overturning the election. republicans already have control of the state elections board. this would just give the republican legislat
caller: i am in atlanta. on the voter id issue, i have a problem with the voter id, but in a lot of ruble areas, there are older people. you cannot get id without a birth certificate, you cannot get a birth certificate without a social security card. also, they would have to try to make a copy. how can they make a copy? it cost them to go somewhere, they don't have the technology. that is one of the issues there. another thing that needs to be addressed, why are they addressing the long lines...
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joining us from atlanta is greg bluestein, he covers politics for the atlanta journal constitution. thank you for being on c-span. guest: thank you for having me. host: let's talk about the new voting law signed by governor kemp. it would remove election board, shorten the time to request absentee ballots, requiring voter ids for all mail-in ballots, ban food and water distribution within 25 feet of voters, although you are allowed to bring your own as you wait in line. one drop per county, 23 in the more populous counties. it reduces the number of days allowed for absentee voting from 180 to 78. it also bans mobile voting centers such as rv's. why was this law put in place? guest: that is the question lawmakers and politicians and voters are grappling with right now in georgia because of the sharp fallout of this package of legislation. republicans say these are needed changes to restore the integrity and confidence in the vote in georgia, and that some of the changes were spurred from the 2018 election in georgia, needed political will to be passed. what democrats eagerly point ou
joining us from atlanta is greg bluestein, he covers politics for the atlanta journal constitution. thank you for being on c-span. guest: thank you for having me. host: let's talk about the new voting law signed by governor kemp. it would remove election board, shorten the time to request absentee ballots, requiring voter ids for all mail-in ballots, ban food and water distribution within 25 feet of voters, although you are allowed to bring your own as you wait in line. one drop per county, 23...
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when the asian-american community in atlanta asked me, what are you going to do about it? the next time i go back to atlanta, i want to tell them, we did everything we could at this moment to fight for justice and equality, and allow youth to feel safe here in your own country. that is what this is about. if we deliver anything less than that, we will have failed this moment in time. i ask everyone to think about it, whatever disagreements you have or mms you want to make, make them, but let us not fail to deliver something here that can move our country forward. with that i am grateful for the opportunity to speak along such distinguished colleagues. thank you, everyone. sen. schumer: the speaker and i will have to leave soon because of the memorial service. we will take questions on this subject first. reporter: can you give us the timeline for how you plan to do this? sen. schumer: yes, the bill is on the floor now. we will move a motion to proceed. we are waiting for our republican colleagues to tell us what their plans are. they are having their lunch today, and we ho
when the asian-american community in atlanta asked me, what are you going to do about it? the next time i go back to atlanta, i want to tell them, we did everything we could at this moment to fight for justice and equality, and allow youth to feel safe here in your own country. that is what this is about. if we deliver anything less than that, we will have failed this moment in time. i ask everyone to think about it, whatever disagreements you have or mms you want to make, make them, but let us...
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an eighth grader from the davis academy in atlanta, georgia, where c-span is available through comcast. the winning entry is titled the missing piece for autism. ♪ >> this is a puzzle piece. you find them around your house and when you empty your vacuum. but it is also the symbol for autism. >> the neurological and behavioral disorder that is categorized by both issues regarding commute occasion and interaction -- regarding communication and interaction. >> the most common misperception about autism is many people think that if you have a child with autism, they are brilliant in some way, like rainman. i think that sometimes that is all people know, is a reference to that movie. >> many people with autism could be lacking in some areas. but they can do amazing and others. >> for example, years ago, a young man came and said he needed help because he was stuck in a job doing dishes at a restaurant and cannot cap promoted. >> he said, what can you do? he said i have a certificate. he said he wanted to work in a tv station. so i thought he could. we had a connection, a network with a tv
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our second prize middle school winner is will morrison, an eighth grader at the davis academy in atlanta, georgia. the when entry is titled, "the missing piece for autism." ♪ >> this is a public piece. you find them laying around your house and when you clean out your vacuum. but it is also the symbol for autism. >> the neurological and behavioral disorder that is categorized by issues regarding communication to interaction and in repetitive or restricted behaviors. >> the most common misperception about autism is many people think that you have a child with autism is that they are brilliant in some way, like rainman. i think sometimes that's all people know is the reference to that movie. >> many people with autism could be lacking in areas, you can do amazing in others. >> for example, years ago a young man came to ms. agnes and said he needed help because he was stuck in a job doing dishes at a restaurant and couldn't get promoted. he said what can you do, and i said -- and he said he had a certificate from a college and i work -- and i want to work at a television station. i though
our second prize middle school winner is will morrison, an eighth grader at the davis academy in atlanta, georgia. the when entry is titled, "the missing piece for autism." ♪ >> this is a public piece. you find them laying around your house and when you clean out your vacuum. but it is also the symbol for autism. >> the neurological and behavioral disorder that is categorized by issues regarding communication to interaction and in repetitive or restricted behaviors....
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president and vice president went to atlanta and engaged with asian american leaders. additionally white house officials in the office of public engagement, the office of governmental affairs and general policy council convened roundtables and listening sessions to discuss this issue. following up with the following up with leaders. also combating the asian violence is among the department's highest priorities , taking a look at ways to reinvigorate the department of hate crimes and prevention initiatives to identify ways that we can expand data collection and reporting. combating anti-asian violence is among the department's highest priorities, and they are taking a fresh look at ways to reinvigorate the initiative to identify ways we can improve and expand reporting. additionally, the department of health and human services hosted a conversation with asian american leaders to discuss equity in the nation's covid-19 response, and announced combating xenophobia as one of the top priorities of the equity task force. and last friday, the national day of action and healin
president and vice president went to atlanta and engaged with asian american leaders. additionally white house officials in the office of public engagement, the office of governmental affairs and general policy council convened roundtables and listening sessions to discuss this issue. following up with the following up with leaders. also combating the asian violence is among the department's highest priorities , taking a look at ways to reinvigorate the department of hate crimes and prevention...
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the asian-american community in georgia, following the mass shooting here in atlanta. it was a raw and powerful meeting in a very emotional moment and some criticized me for speaking out nationally about that hate crime. some criticized me for saying how ugly and sinister it was. since then, because of the two senators you sent, among others, the united states senate passed the covid-19 hate crimes act to protect asian americans and pacific islanders from the vicious hate crimes we have seen too often and too long. it passed 94-to-1. don't tell me we can't make progress. it's the first step, and we have a lot more to do. that's right. if we are to truly heal the soul of america, we need to project that sacred right and protect it to vote. in this state of dr. king and john lewis, you know how precious and precarious the right to vote is. in november and again in january, your vote changed the world. instead of celebrating that, it is being attacked. more people voted for president in 2020 than any time in american history ever. and they did it in the middle of a pandem
the asian-american community in georgia, following the mass shooting here in atlanta. it was a raw and powerful meeting in a very emotional moment and some criticized me for speaking out nationally about that hate crime. some criticized me for saying how ugly and sinister it was. since then, because of the two senators you sent, among others, the united states senate passed the covid-19 hate crimes act to protect asian americans and pacific islanders from the vicious hate crimes we have seen...
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the atlanta journal-constitution's greg bluestein is joining us from atlanta. you are watching and listening to c-span's "washington journal. " we will be back in a moment. ♪ >> the senate returns today at 3:00 p.m. eastern to continue work on the nomination of deputy transportation secretary. the number two post under pete buttigieg. later in the week, senators will begin working on more nominations, including wendy sherman to be deputy secretary of state, and gary gensler to chair the securities and exchange commission. the house returns tuesday at 7:00 eastern for allegedly do business and will vote to postpone a 2% across-the-board cuts all medicare payments until the end of the year. during the week, the house will debate house will debate equal pay for women legislation, as well as a bill on workplace violence against health-care and social services workers. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, the senate on c-span two, and follow congressional coverage anytime at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> today, house republican confe
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gary is in atlanta. he thinks it is a good idea. tell us first about the city of atlanta and its reaction to all of this with the baseball game. caller: good morning. to the people who think it was about water and that it was about id, they have it wrong. what it was about was they gave themselves the authority to void an entire section of people who they disagree with the way they voted. donald trump said that if they had had that law in place when he ran, he would have one georgia. they changed -- won georgia. they changed the rules after they lost three elections. -- the reelection. they gave themselves authority over the entire electoral body. even though they have not used it, they can use it at any given time. that is what we are crying about. we are not crying about the id. you have to show id, we have id. we are not talking about water. the lines should not be so long that you need water in the first place. what we are talking about is they gave themselves the authority to void the entire voting counties where the majority o
gary is in atlanta. he thinks it is a good idea. tell us first about the city of atlanta and its reaction to all of this with the baseball game. caller: good morning. to the people who think it was about water and that it was about id, they have it wrong. what it was about was they gave themselves the authority to void an entire section of people who they disagree with the way they voted. donald trump said that if they had had that law in place when he ran, he would have one georgia. they...
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no mistake, the community of atlanta is who mlb is hurting here. from the democratic side, chuck schumer in the senate. racist voter suppression laws are hurting george's voters in its economy. georgia republicans should be ashamed. we welcome and lobby to come play the all-star game in new york, where we are making to -- are working to make it easier, not harder, to vote. this from senator raphael warnock. it wasn't the people or workers of georgia who crafted that voting law. it was politicians seeking to retain power at the expense of georgians' voices. today's decision is the unfortunate consequence. some of the reaction from capitol hill. hearing your reaction, asking you if it is something major league baseball should have done. john in california. republican. go ahead. caller: could not have done that. i don't know why these corporations -- starbucks, nike, now coke -- have to take it upon themselves to decide politically -- and i have a couple of issues if i have a net. -- a minute. earlier a caller said the conservative movement is just an
no mistake, the community of atlanta is who mlb is hurting here. from the democratic side, chuck schumer in the senate. racist voter suppression laws are hurting george's voters in its economy. georgia republicans should be ashamed. we welcome and lobby to come play the all-star game in new york, where we are making to -- are working to make it easier, not harder, to vote. this from senator raphael warnock. it wasn't the people or workers of georgia who crafted that voting law. it was...
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i lived in atlanta. i got a lot of family down in south georgia. over the past several weeks, i heard a number of reports. i also heard several comments today that seems to me that we're not properly characterizing many of the aspects of senate bill 202. what would you consider to be some of the more blatant mischaracterizations you hard today or heard reported in the press? ms. jones: thank you, senator tillis. i'll go through a few of the most recent ones. no i.d. is surrendered to vote absentee. the exact same voter i.d. requirements that are in law and have been in law to vote in person are now simply going to apply to absentee voting. senator tillis: mrs. jones, if i may, how does that work? if you go to a poll location, they ask for an i.d., you have a government-issued i.d. or i guess other acceptable forms of identification, how does that mechanically vote in an absentee process? are they copied and submitted with a ballot, how does that work? ms. jones: no, sir. if one has a pen, a ball point ink pen, and you can take the number on your dr
i lived in atlanta. i got a lot of family down in south georgia. over the past several weeks, i heard a number of reports. i also heard several comments today that seems to me that we're not properly characterizing many of the aspects of senate bill 202. what would you consider to be some of the more blatant mischaracterizations you hard today or heard reported in the press? ms. jones: thank you, senator tillis. i'll go through a few of the most recent ones. no i.d. is surrendered to vote...
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atlanta? what do you assess to be the public health benefits and the health benefits within federal facilities, such as u.s.p. atlanta and for the population of incarcerated persons of having greater vaccine adoption by b.o.p. personnel working at those facilities, please. >> senator, we encourage the staff to take it, but we also, because it's not mandatory, we respect the right to make the choice, and i have to do that. we believe that the way that the vaccine was distributed, now that it's available, that inmates were protected under the umbrella of staff being vaccinated. that's how it was rolled out. that's why staff were chosen first to do that. once again, we have to respect the rights of an individual to make choice. with that said, we encourage it. we educate staff. we try to lead by example, as i mentioned earlier, where i have been vaccinated. i put out video messages. we collaborate with our union. they do the same to encourage staff, but at the end of the day, it's an individual c
atlanta? what do you assess to be the public health benefits and the health benefits within federal facilities, such as u.s.p. atlanta and for the population of incarcerated persons of having greater vaccine adoption by b.o.p. personnel working at those facilities, please. >> senator, we encourage the staff to take it, but we also, because it's not mandatory, we respect the right to make the choice, and i have to do that. we believe that the way that the vaccine was distributed, now that...
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david atlanta, georgia. caller: thanks for having me. a couple things about policing in my opinion. the first thing is we have to stop arguing with the slogan defund the police. it doesn't mean defund all police activity. it's about disaggregating the services. -- press sec. psaki: afternoon. joining us today is another member of the president jobs cabinet, sec. of commerce gina raimondo. sec. was the first woman to
david atlanta, georgia. caller: thanks for having me. a couple things about policing in my opinion. the first thing is we have to stop arguing with the slogan defund the police. it doesn't mean defund all police activity. it's about disaggregating the services. -- press sec. psaki: afternoon. joining us today is another member of the president jobs cabinet, sec. of commerce gina raimondo. sec. was the first woman to
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the atlanta constitution discusses what is in george's new voting law and the political and economic thought since its passage. pfizer chief executive -- chief medical officer discusses the devout men of the vaccine. c-span washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. monday morning and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comment, text messages and treats. -- tweets. ♪ >> coming up live monday, on c-span, the u.s. house meets at noon eastern for a pro forma session with no legislative business scheduled. at 1:00 p.m., a discussion on supply chain vulnerabilities, hosted by the woodrow wilson center. at 5:30 p.m., house republican conference chair liz cheney talks about the future of the republican party and the conservative movement at georgetown university's institute of politics and public service. on c-span2 at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the trial continues for former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, who is charged in the death of george floyd. at 3:00 p.m., the u.s. senate returns, to continue work on the nomination for deputy transportation secretary, the number two
the atlanta constitution discusses what is in george's new voting law and the political and economic thought since its passage. pfizer chief executive -- chief medical officer discusses the devout men of the vaccine. c-span washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. monday morning and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comment, text messages and treats. -- tweets. ♪ >> coming up live monday, on c-span, the u.s. house meets at noon eastern for a pro forma session with no...
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this repeated lie cause the all-star game in atlanta to die. i would have loved to ask senator warnock how he will answer to his constituents for the loss of that game. ms. abrams i do have a question for you. when you heard the comment that repeated falsehood from the president that this is something that would hamper voting rights. and the comments about the georgia law, does this hurt or help your cause for access to more individuals. >> with all due respect to senator i disagree with your characterization early in person voting 70 percent of counties already had more than eight hours of early voting. sb 202 ratified. >> i don't mean to interrupt. thank you for that. because i do have another question you want to go to ms. jones. of voter on the election commission my question for representative jones is the voter rolls and updating the voter rolls. we took this as a very serious responsibility and worked hard to update voter rolls. when you talk about the legislation being pushed they would disallow there for them a lot ballots would go to
this repeated lie cause the all-star game in atlanta to die. i would have loved to ask senator warnock how he will answer to his constituents for the loss of that game. ms. abrams i do have a question for you. when you heard the comment that repeated falsehood from the president that this is something that would hamper voting rights. and the comments about the georgia law, does this hurt or help your cause for access to more individuals. >> with all due respect to senator i disagree with...
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we want to follow-up up on the mlb pulling the game from atlanta. this was due to the georgia law to change the voting laws. to the point and the mlb decision, your reaction. guest: the washington post of all places fact checked a lot of these and found them to be false. the premise of the georgia law is to expand voting opportunity while increasing identification. i can't walk up and get tickets at will call in any major league stadium without showing my identification. we have to show id almost everywhere. this issue has been pulled -- has been polled so many times in the last years. if i tell you is mostly sunny, someone will call and say it is partly cloudy. this has overwhelming support across the board. this issue was gas lighted. i have to give a toast to stacey abrams in georgia. she baited this so successfully that it went beyond what she thought was capable. her own media listened to her so much now she is complaining that mlb has pull out of your state. i don't know how many times your audience has been to fulton county, georgia but i hav
we want to follow-up up on the mlb pulling the game from atlanta. this was due to the georgia law to change the voting laws. to the point and the mlb decision, your reaction. guest: the washington post of all places fact checked a lot of these and found them to be false. the premise of the georgia law is to expand voting opportunity while increasing identification. i can't walk up and get tickets at will call in any major league stadium without showing my identification. we have to show id...
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imagine, a two hour train ride between atlanta and charlotte and going the speed of 220 miles an hour. and two and a half hour trip between chicago and detroit, or faster more regular trips between los angeles and las vegas and right to that could be. popular on fridays. and bill as you said, your vision for amtrak calls for a new intercity rail service up to 160 previously unserved communities being connected. think about when it will mean for opportunities that we connected milwaukee to green bay to madison, scranton and allentown to new york and minneapolis to louisville and much much more. would provide jobs, also accommodate jobs. and what this means is that towns and cities hundred been endangered of being left out in left behind, will be back in the game and families won't have to sacrifice the cost of living on the quality of access and the opportunities to sometimes only occurs if they live in a big city. we have a huge opportunity here to provide fast safe reliable clean transportation in this country rated and transit is part of the infrastructure. and like the rest of our
imagine, a two hour train ride between atlanta and charlotte and going the speed of 220 miles an hour. and two and a half hour trip between chicago and detroit, or faster more regular trips between los angeles and las vegas and right to that could be. popular on fridays. and bill as you said, your vision for amtrak calls for a new intercity rail service up to 160 previously unserved communities being connected. think about when it will mean for opportunities that we connected milwaukee to green...
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major league baseball made the decision to pull the all-star game out of atlanta. in response to those announcements, a lot of democratic politicians in georgia are saying that we disagree with this law. we do not want the economy in georgia to suffer. people like stacey abrams and senator warnock have said they do not support businesses pulling out because they live in georgia and have to say that. but that is not to say that corporate america or outside voices are wrong for making a stand against the law in georgia. ruth bader ginsburg and stephen breyer, it is their job to publicly keep confidence up about the court as an institution. it is the job on us on the outside to have enough common sense to know the court has become irreparably politicized. host: the president has talked about forming a commission to take a look at the issue. we heard speaker pelosi and the senate majority leader saying they will hold off on expanding the court until they hear from the commission. is that a good move? guest: the commission is something that by its very existence is a no
major league baseball made the decision to pull the all-star game out of atlanta. in response to those announcements, a lot of democratic politicians in georgia are saying that we disagree with this law. we do not want the economy in georgia to suffer. people like stacey abrams and senator warnock have said they do not support businesses pulling out because they live in georgia and have to say that. but that is not to say that corporate america or outside voices are wrong for making a stand...
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. >> i think in what happened since the atlanta killing is the conversation that has been much broader and much more outspoken. i'm interested in your thoughts about whether you think that there is change going on right now. generationally as to whether you think there is a change going on. >> there is undoubtedly a change going on right now. younger asian american pacific islanders, i have noted, feel they are entitled to the constitutional rights afforded to all americans. there has been a theme of first-generation immigrants feeling like they need to assimilate and they can't speak up because they just want to survive in a new country, in a new world. that generational split has helped not only -- held not only because of people speaking up but social media, democratizing access to resources and the idea that we are not alone. sara: i guess there has been a lot of conversation about hate crimes and how we define that. i wanted to turn to that, because you have a lot of experience with legislation and passing laws to help victims of sexual assault. i'm interested in your thoughts abo
. >> i think in what happened since the atlanta killing is the conversation that has been much broader and much more outspoken. i'm interested in your thoughts about whether you think that there is change going on right now. generationally as to whether you think there is a change going on. >> there is undoubtedly a change going on right now. younger asian american pacific islanders, i have noted, feel they are entitled to the constitutional rights afforded to all americans. there...
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. >> the "atlanta journal-constitution." >> hi. i would like to go back to the question about the states that do not yet have the national range, that are below average. should there be different guidance? i am calling from georgia. dr. walensky: i think the general guidance is to ensure people start getting vaccinated. we do know that if you are vaccinated, it is safe to be outdoors without a mask. the general guidance is the more and more people who get vaccinated, the more you will have more people who are safer without masks. so get vaccinated. if you are, it is safe to be outside without a mask. mr. slavitt: next question. >> nbc. >> hi, everyone. thank you so much. firstly, can you address if the risk of being outdoor solo, why do -- so low, why doesn't this apply to everyone? and while rates of vaccine hesitancy are dropping, you still have 4 in 10 americans saying maybe or they will not get the vaccine. how will you deal with that hesitancy? are there any new strategies? mr. slavitt: dr. walensky? dr. walensky: we still bel
. >> the "atlanta journal-constitution." >> hi. i would like to go back to the question about the states that do not yet have the national range, that are below average. should there be different guidance? i am calling from georgia. dr. walensky: i think the general guidance is to ensure people start getting vaccinated. we do know that if you are vaccinated, it is safe to be outdoors without a mask. the general guidance is the more and more people who get vaccinated, the...
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dave in atlanta, georgia. caller: hey, folks. thanks for having me. a couple things about policing in my opinion. the first thing, we have to stop arguing with defund the police. it is about aggregating the services police provide. police should not be getting tactic down, chasing down dogs and people. we have to disaggregate those services. we have to put more funding and preventative services and capacity building services. we continue to use an old model to try to fix new problems, so we have to disaggregate police and get rid of these warrior policing that are killing 3.3 people per day. police are killing people faster than they are preventing crime. they are reporting crime in a way that isn't uniform, so when public sentiment is against police, police can easily go back and say, these do not look good this year and they use obstruction of justice charges and they use all of these different charges. they are not in a position to oversee them. we have a ton of things we need to think about, but when we think about police lending over the last 40
dave in atlanta, georgia. caller: hey, folks. thanks for having me. a couple things about policing in my opinion. the first thing, we have to stop arguing with defund the police. it is about aggregating the services police provide. police should not be getting tactic down, chasing down dogs and people. we have to disaggregate those services. we have to put more funding and preventative services and capacity building services. we continue to use an old model to try to fix new problems, so we...
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the president is in atlanta tomorrow and philadelphia on friday. kamala harris is in baltimore tomorrow and cincinnati friday. and doug emhoff will be in raleigh, north carolina on friday. according to their plans, they are expected to travel to about a dozen states by the end of next week. >> more reaction to the speech. this notable, this is from democratic senator mark kelly. the new senator from arizona. quote, while i share president biden's urgency in fixing our broken immigration system, what i did not hear tonight was a plan to address the immediate crisis at the border, and i will continue holding this administration accountable. from our viewers, chelsea and new haven, i am looking forward to seeing more of tim scott's presence in the gop. i hope he becomes the new face of the party as they move away from trump. appealing to a wide array of voters and bring moderates back to the party. another one here from roger in illinois, if senator tim scott does not rise to be a republican presidential front runner, they are foolish. and finally, au
the president is in atlanta tomorrow and philadelphia on friday. kamala harris is in baltimore tomorrow and cincinnati friday. and doug emhoff will be in raleigh, north carolina on friday. according to their plans, they are expected to travel to about a dozen states by the end of next week. >> more reaction to the speech. this notable, this is from democratic senator mark kelly. the new senator from arizona. quote, while i share president biden's urgency in fixing our broken immigration...
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i want to recognize my partner on the front line, one of the best lawyers, he hails from atlanta, georgia. attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justin miller. --simmons, attorney jeff starnes, attorney michelle--and who else do we have in here? anybody else? scott masterson who is not present, i said michelle, we got michelle. and just a great group of lawyers. i want to let you know who we have present here with the family here in minneapolis for this historic day. we have george floyd's brothers, the loan us -- the loan is floyd-- philonise floyd, rodney floyd, brandon william who was his nephew but more like a son to him, they call him woo back in the third ward, we have tina floyd, philonise's wife. we have terrence floyd, his sisters who are not with us but we should acknowledge, bridgett floyd of north carolina, his sisters latonya--who hails from houston texas, his cousins, and tara brown. we have the mother of his daughter, gianna floyd. and we have gianna. [applause] i will make some brief remarks and we will have attorney stuart -- oh! angela, cousin -- uncle. any m
i want to recognize my partner on the front line, one of the best lawyers, he hails from atlanta, georgia. attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justin miller. --simmons, attorney jeff starnes, attorney michelle--and who else do we have in here? anybody else? scott masterson who is not present, i said michelle, we got michelle. and just a great group of lawyers. i want to let you know who we have present here with the family here in minneapolis for this historic day. we have george...
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i want to recognize my partner on the front line, one of the best lawyers, he hails from atlanta, georgia. attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justin miller. attorney madalyn simmons. attorney jeff starnes. and who else do we have in here? anybody else? scott masterson who is not present. i said michelle, we got michelle. and just a great group of lawyers. i want to let you know who we have present here with the family here in minneapolis for this historic day. we have george floyd's brothers, philonise floyd, rodney floyd, brandon williams who was his nephew but more like a son to him. they call him woo back in the third ward. we have tina floyd, philonise's wife. we have terrence floyd, his sisters who are not with us but we should acknowledge, bridgett floyd of north carolina, his sisters who hail from houston texas, his cousins, and tara brown. we have the mother of his daughter, gianna floyd. we have roxy washington. and we have gianna. [applause] i will make some brief remarks and we will have attorney stuart -- oh! angela, cousin -- uncle. any more floyd family? i kno
i want to recognize my partner on the front line, one of the best lawyers, he hails from atlanta, georgia. attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justin miller. attorney madalyn simmons. attorney jeff starnes. and who else do we have in here? anybody else? scott masterson who is not present. i said michelle, we got michelle. and just a great group of lawyers. i want to let you know who we have present here with the family here in minneapolis for this historic day. we have george...
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rising wave of anti- asian hate and violence and especially those triggered by the recent events in atlanta. we stand strongly with you and your constituents. thank you for being here. representative chu, nearly 40% of your l.a. area district is foreign-board. how has the pandemic affected the immigrant community and their family members? rep. chu: first, let me say thank you urban institute, because you have laid the groundwork for us to fight the anti-immigrant federal policies that haven't put on us over the last four years. with your data, with your research -- and believe me, it is a powerful tool that i have relied on time and time again when i am speaking to people on capitol hill, when i am at the hearings. so it's incredible what you are able to do. this pandemic of course has exposed deep inequalities in our health care system. each of us are equally susceptible to the virus, but not all of us are equally impacted by it. communities of color and especially immigrant communities have had some of the worst experiences battle in this pandemic. for instance, most frontline workers, wh
rising wave of anti- asian hate and violence and especially those triggered by the recent events in atlanta. we stand strongly with you and your constituents. thank you for being here. representative chu, nearly 40% of your l.a. area district is foreign-board. how has the pandemic affected the immigrant community and their family members? rep. chu: first, let me say thank you urban institute, because you have laid the groundwork for us to fight the anti-immigrant federal policies that haven't...
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host: here is the atlanta journal-constitution. when president joe biden arrived in georgia today, he will be commemorating his first 100 days in office. he will also be taking a victory lap in the state that put his expensive legislative agenda within reach. biden is set up to visit former president jimmy carter in his hometown of planes and headline a driving rally in gwinnett county the day after rolling out a sweeping $1.8 trillion plan to expand access to education and bolster family assistance programs that will be partly financed i higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. that is coming up tonight, that driving rally coming up life tonight. you can follow it live on the c-span app. reporter: i want to keep you updated on the news. the associated press about 10 minutes ago, the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 13,000 last week to 553,000, the lowest level since the pandemic hit last march, and another sign that the economy is recovering. this also from the associated press. the recovery from
host: here is the atlanta journal-constitution. when president joe biden arrived in georgia today, he will be commemorating his first 100 days in office. he will also be taking a victory lap in the state that put his expensive legislative agenda within reach. biden is set up to visit former president jimmy carter in his hometown of planes and headline a driving rally in gwinnett county the day after rolling out a sweeping $1.8 trillion plan to expand access to education and bolster family...
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voting rights, the president said he would support major league baseball moving the world series out of atlanta. does the president believe that texas should be boycotted if the bill is signed into law? ms. psaki: he didn't call businesses to boycott. the businesses made that decision themselves. he was not dictating that major league baseball will their game out of georgia he was conveying that if that was a decision that was made that he would certainly support that, and that is crew in the context of the remarks he made in that interview. >> what does the president feel the responsibility of businesses is in this debate? ms. psaki: in terms of activism? >> when it comes to voting right bills in the states where they reside, what does the president believe the responsibility is of businesses when it comes to this issue of voting rights? ms. psaki: the president has made his view clear that he believes he has major concerns about the bill passed in georgia add -- and has consistently said it should be easier and not harder to vote. he believes that making it a criminal act to deliver water to
voting rights, the president said he would support major league baseball moving the world series out of atlanta. does the president believe that texas should be boycotted if the bill is signed into law? ms. psaki: he didn't call businesses to boycott. the businesses made that decision themselves. he was not dictating that major league baseball will their game out of georgia he was conveying that if that was a decision that was made that he would certainly support that, and that is crew in the...
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host: we will head to atlanta, georgia. -- he will head to atlanta, georgia. it was on the senate floor talking about the various programs and proposal from the biden white house and how to pay for it. republican from south dakota talking about those efforts, particularly what it might do when it comes to taxes. >> they want to heighten the tax rate. putting american businesses at substantial disadvantage next to their foreign competitors. democrats impose president biden's tax height, the combined average top tax rate would be higher than that imposed by everyone of our major trading partners and competitors including china. it's difficult to understand why democrats think it's a good idea to put american companies at a disadvantage next to chinese companies and to reduce companies and japanese companies and french companies and the list -- and british companies and japanese companies and french companies and the list goes on. our economy is trying to recover from a serious hit we took from the coronavirus. the democrats are either incapable of grasping or do
host: we will head to atlanta, georgia. -- he will head to atlanta, georgia. it was on the senate floor talking about the various programs and proposal from the biden white house and how to pay for it. republican from south dakota talking about those efforts, particularly what it might do when it comes to taxes. >> they want to heighten the tax rate. putting american businesses at substantial disadvantage next to their foreign competitors. democrats impose president biden's tax height,...
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and killings, but generally inner city -- you can take chicago, you can take washington, you can take atlanta, you can take l.a. a number of cities. but that's my comment. thank you. host: thank you. we're getting your text messages. host: let's go to cedric from red oak, texas. you're on the air. we'll try one more time for cedric. we'll go to mark who is joining us from felton, california. good evening. caller: good evening. i have mixed emotions. i believe they were probably correct in their verdict. but one thing it's lacking in the whole dialogue of all the cases is the fact that our society is rampant with drugs in so many of these areas. if you look at every one of these cases, drugs are involved. people are psychotic from marijuana, for one thing. and cops don't know when somebody's going to pull a gun on them and shoot them. cops get murdered all the time. in fact, blacks are 10 times more likely than any other ethnic group to murder a cop so cops are nervous as heck. i think we're not paying attention to drugs. dealing drugs or on drugs or resisting arrest because they're psychotic.
and killings, but generally inner city -- you can take chicago, you can take washington, you can take atlanta, you can take l.a. a number of cities. but that's my comment. thank you. host: thank you. we're getting your text messages. host: let's go to cedric from red oak, texas. you're on the air. we'll try one more time for cedric. we'll go to mark who is joining us from felton, california. good evening. caller: good evening. i have mixed emotions. i believe they were probably correct in their...
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headquarters in atlanta, georgia. and that lasted maybe four months. and i got a call that said we want you to come see the new secretary of defense, that was cheney. he said the president wants you to become the chairman. president bush, now. i said, i'm the jr. for star. there are 15 four-stars. and i'm number 15. i've only been a four star about three months. what is your point? i said well, yeah, ok. so he reported that the president and he came back and said the president has two questions. one, can you do it? no infantry officer would ever say i can't do it. i said yes, i can do it. and then he said are you worried about having everybody jr. to you? army, navy, air force. and i said it's not a problem, mr. president. i said it's not a problem, we are professionals. and it never was a problem, we got along great. david: so the general public may be didn't know you as well as people in washington did, but they got to know you because saddam hussein invaded kuwait and you were given the task of figuring out how to get him out of kuwait. where you ev
headquarters in atlanta, georgia. and that lasted maybe four months. and i got a call that said we want you to come see the new secretary of defense, that was cheney. he said the president wants you to become the chairman. president bush, now. i said, i'm the jr. for star. there are 15 four-stars. and i'm number 15. i've only been a four star about three months. what is your point? i said well, yeah, ok. so he reported that the president and he came back and said the president has two...
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so we decided to meet again down , in atlanta at morehouse college. that is the name, the student non-violent coordinating committee. because we wanted to have coordination with the college campuses, because after february 1, 1960, the north carolina a&t student sitting in, things got fractured. at that meeting, a lot of people miss this. but up until that time, king had been preaching nonviolence but he had never been to jail. he was also preaching disobeying unjust laws but he had never been to jail. and that meeting was all about you have to practice what you , preach. it was right after that meeting that king went to jail for the first time. in fact the following week. ,so, when you look at that, look at where we are now, i suspect or conclude that i need to write a chapter on the more things change, the more they stay the same. the reason i say chapter and not another book, is that i am starting a new book now. i don't know what the title is going to be. i will start out like i did my second book. the first book i did was a tabletop, on the peopl
so we decided to meet again down , in atlanta at morehouse college. that is the name, the student non-violent coordinating committee. because we wanted to have coordination with the college campuses, because after february 1, 1960, the north carolina a&t student sitting in, things got fractured. at that meeting, a lot of people miss this. but up until that time, king had been preaching nonviolence but he had never been to jail. he was also preaching disobeying unjust laws but he had never...
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the league decided to move the all-star game out of atlanta. is that something the president agrees with daca -- agrees with? press sec. psaki: i wish i had this on friday because i got asked a question. i know you don't have a transcript on you, but when a president was asked during an espn interview last week, he was asked that last week the executive directors of mlb looks into moving the all-star game. after georgia passed its election laws. he said, quote, i think today's professional athletes are acting incredibly response will. i would strongly support them doing that. he was not dictating what major league baseball should do. that they should move the all-star game. that is their decision. they made that decision. as he stated earlier, he certainly supports that. he supports and being able to make the decision and respond to what their players asked. many are impacted by these laws. >> one more on vaccines. there is a report over the weekend that governor desantis in florida has been dealing with some sort of improper dealings with the
the league decided to move the all-star game out of atlanta. is that something the president agrees with daca -- agrees with? press sec. psaki: i wish i had this on friday because i got asked a question. i know you don't have a transcript on you, but when a president was asked during an espn interview last week, he was asked that last week the executive directors of mlb looks into moving the all-star game. after georgia passed its election laws. he said, quote, i think today's professional...
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we decided to meet again down in atlanta at morehouse college. that is the name, the student non-violent coordinating committee. we want to have coordination around the college campuses because after february 1, 1960 on the campus, not on the campus but north carolina amt students having a sit in, things got fractured. a lot of people missed this but up until that time, king had never been to jail. he was also to sue -- she was also pretty -- preaching unjust laws and had never been to jail. the meeting was all about you have to practice what you preach. it was right after that meeting that king went to jail for the first time. it was the following week. when you look at that, look at where we are now, i suspect or conclude that i need to write a chapter on the more things change, the more they stay the same. the reason i say chapter and not another book is that i am starting a new book now. i don't know what the title would be. the first book i did was a tabletop of the people who started [indiscernible] that became brown v. board of education.
we decided to meet again down in atlanta at morehouse college. that is the name, the student non-violent coordinating committee. we want to have coordination around the college campuses because after february 1, 1960 on the campus, not on the campus but north carolina amt students having a sit in, things got fractured. a lot of people missed this but up until that time, king had never been to jail. he was also to sue -- she was also pretty -- preaching unjust laws and had never been to jail....
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we discovered at that time that we needed to have coordination so we decided to meet again down in atlanta and it was the student nonviolent coordinating committee. we wanted to have coordination on the campuses, because after fairbury first, 1968 on the campus, the citizen, thanks got fractured. a lot of people missed us, but up until that time, king had been teaching nonviolence and had never been to jail. he was also preaching disobeying unjust laws and he had never been to jail. that meeting was all about you have to practice what you preach. it was right after that meeting that king went to jail for the first time. when you look at that and you look at where we are now, i suspect i would conclude that i need to write a chapter on the more things change more they state the same. the reason why isaiah chapter and not another book is because i am starting a new book. i don't know what the title is going to be. i will start out like i did with my second book. the first book was a tabletop on the people who started brown v. board of education. i say in that book that all of my experiences
we discovered at that time that we needed to have coordination so we decided to meet again down in atlanta and it was the student nonviolent coordinating committee. we wanted to have coordination on the campuses, because after fairbury first, 1968 on the campus, the citizen, thanks got fractured. a lot of people missed us, but up until that time, king had been teaching nonviolence and had never been to jail. he was also preaching disobeying unjust laws and he had never been to jail. that...