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we know that in states like georgia that went for democrats not only in the presidential but any those senate races, state houses led by the gop are going to come back with a vengeance and try to silence the very voters who don't vote for their party, and that's why it's important for democrats to step up, pass something that mirrors the for the people act in the substance about combatting partisan gerrymandering. >> as well as dealing with -- in georgia where they're now replacing even some of those that are in those election commissions. >> yes. >> where they can nullify the vote. but i want to quickly address the new evidence against the former president in his attempt to overturn the election. new notes handed over to congress show trump instructing the justice department to lie to the american people, saying, quote, just say the the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me. susan, what do these revelations tell you about what trump was trying to do in the days leading up to january 6th? >> he's very consistent. he has been trying to undermine and use our government against ou
we know that in states like georgia that went for democrats not only in the presidential but any those senate races, state houses led by the gop are going to come back with a vengeance and try to silence the very voters who don't vote for their party, and that's why it's important for democrats to step up, pass something that mirrors the for the people act in the substance about combatting partisan gerrymandering. >> as well as dealing with -- in georgia where they're now replacing even...
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we also know the situation in georgia where he -- his folks told georgia election officials, find me 11,780 votes. so when you get this pattern over and over, that's evidence to prosecutors that this guy knew that he was doing something wrong and yet he kept doing it. >> could it also though be evidence, paul, of the fact that this former president didn't even know what he was doing, that, in fact, he was just so incredibly naive to believe these lies, right? you think about the phone call the president had with president zelensky that was a topic of the russia investigation in his impeachment trials obviously, and the way in which he talked about investigating hunter biden in that phone call, how these are related and whether or not that evidence can be used either for our against bringing a case against the former president when it comes to these phone calls with doj officials? >> yeah, you know, that's a great point, yasmin. again, i think that when we see this repeated conduct over and over, and it is not just that the president is making this request. it is that government offic
we also know the situation in georgia where he -- his folks told georgia election officials, find me 11,780 votes. so when you get this pattern over and over, that's evidence to prosecutors that this guy knew that he was doing something wrong and yet he kept doing it. >> could it also though be evidence, paul, of the fact that this former president didn't even know what he was doing, that, in fact, he was just so incredibly naive to believe these lies, right? you think about the phone...
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look in georgia. republicans there are taking the first step toward taking over the elections process in fulton county which is home to atlanta, also the state's largest county, also mostly black. what they have done is request a so-called performance review of the top election official in fulton county, loug allowing the republicans to replace the election official with a temporary superintendent of their choosing who would then have full authority over vote counting apology places and staffing. that's the type of covert effort no amount of organizing by activists will be able to defeat. what's happening in texas is an overt attempt to make it difficult for black and brown voters to cast a ballot through restrictive election bills. organizers and religious leaders are tackling those republican led efforts head on. today marks the last leg of a march through texas where voting rights advocates such as beto o'rourke on the reverend dr. william barber led a group of protesters directly to the state capi
look in georgia. republicans there are taking the first step toward taking over the elections process in fulton county which is home to atlanta, also the state's largest county, also mostly black. what they have done is request a so-called performance review of the top election official in fulton county, loug allowing the republicans to replace the election official with a temporary superintendent of their choosing who would then have full authority over vote counting apology places and...
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with me is hank johnson of georgia. he's a member of the house transportation and infrastructure and judiciary committees. thanks for being with us. how do you see this unfolding? we have bipartisan support for the part of the bill that you would have assumed we had bipartisan support for. the fixing of roads, bridges, public transport. we've got some problems on the much bigger bill that democrats are interested in. >> well, i tell you, thank you for having me this morning, ali. i think the fact that democrats control the house and the senate, though those -- that control is very slight. we do have the ability to deliver for the american people. we already delivered the american rescue plan which lifted our economy from the doldrums of another great recession. and we injected money into this economy which got people back to work, got our children back to school safely or at least gives them a chance of returning to school safely now. and put money into peoples pockets. and made an initial investment to rebuild america.
with me is hank johnson of georgia. he's a member of the house transportation and infrastructure and judiciary committees. thanks for being with us. how do you see this unfolding? we have bipartisan support for the part of the bill that you would have assumed we had bipartisan support for. the fixing of roads, bridges, public transport. we've got some problems on the much bigger bill that democrats are interested in. >> well, i tell you, thank you for having me this morning, ali. i think...
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i am very grateful for senator raphael warnock of georgia who i think has been instrumental in bringing the party together, including senator manchin. it's really good news. it's a sign of progress. frankly, it's a sign that would bishop barber the poor people campaign and others who are willing to take direct nonviolent action across the country, what they're doing is actually working it's bringing the parties to the table, they're feeling the pressure and they know that they need to move forward. i would argue, and agree fully with bishop barber, that as important as the physical infrastructure of our country is, if we do not save the infrastructure of our democracy, protect the right to vote and guaranteed field for elections going forward we will lose it forever and nothing else is possible. raising the minimum wage. expanding access to health care, confronting climate change, legalizing illegal immigrants in this country. all these things only become when we bring people in the voting places, so that their voices are heard. i hope that senator warnock and others who believe in this
i am very grateful for senator raphael warnock of georgia who i think has been instrumental in bringing the party together, including senator manchin. it's really good news. it's a sign of progress. frankly, it's a sign that would bishop barber the poor people campaign and others who are willing to take direct nonviolent action across the country, what they're doing is actually working it's bringing the parties to the table, they're feeling the pressure and they know that they need to move...
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they happened to lose the two georgia elections. they would like to have all of the energy of trump, all of the demagoguery which is successful. let's not kid ourselves, that trump engaged in, and get rid of the less attractive aspects of it. i don't think you can do that. they don't have the courage to repudiate him. they're scared of the primary challenges. one can step back and say it is unwise for them to do this. they don't think they're doing badly. does mccarthy think he's going the lose the house in 2022? no, they think republicans have a decent chance. they don't think republicans have a chance in 2024. i would say honestly they do despite the lack of repudiation. they have not paid a price. who has paid a price? liz cheney. a huge number of republicans who voted to overturn the election of january 6th, they haven't paid the price. >> let's talk a little bit, victoria, about something i hear all the time from democrats, they want to see donald trump's taxes. the doj says the irs has to release them. democrats say it is a vi
they happened to lose the two georgia elections. they would like to have all of the energy of trump, all of the demagoguery which is successful. let's not kid ourselves, that trump engaged in, and get rid of the less attractive aspects of it. i don't think you can do that. they don't have the courage to repudiate him. they're scared of the primary challenges. one can step back and say it is unwise for them to do this. they don't think they're doing badly. does mccarthy think he's going the lose...
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. >> and joyce, is the information relevant to what is happening in georgia, the fulton county criminal probe into a phone call in which trump tried to pressure the georgia secretary of state, find me 10,780 votes? >> so jonathan, the interplay between the two events is pretty interesting. let me talk about one way it might be significant. prosecutors have a hard time so prove intent. was there a plan to overturn the results of a legitimate election? and something that makes it more likely it was intentional rather than an accident, if there is evidence of a repeated course of conduct, and it's actually admissible evidence, say georgia were to indict, prosecutors would offer evidence of other similar related courses of conduct, like the pressure that jump bore on the justice department, but an intentional effort to subvert the election in georgia. >> congressman swalwell, considering you have been an impeachment manager, and devised questions to ask witnesses, what kinds of questions should investigators be asking now? >> at this point, tries to understand what trump and those around hi
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that rolls back voter suppression, in texas, in georgia, in florida, and so many other places. and it opens up our elections to every-eligible voter. that -- that's not a democratic-party position, nor a republican-party position. that should be an american-democracy position. and that's why we're marching and that's why we want folks to join us in austin, tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. in front of the capitol. we'll be joined by impacted people and willie nelson, who will be giving one of his first concerts since the pandemic there. so, big day, tomorrow, in austin. >> reverend dr. barber, you -- i think, in the last few weeks, you've been arrested at least a couple of times. doesn't scare you. doesn't scare the texas representatives, who are under threat of arrest. they have done nothing criminal. but the -- the governor has implied that they could be arrested. that's what the summer actions turning out to be. people marching, people putting their bodies on the line. doing what they have to do to remind people that this is the kind of energy that is required. very reminiscent of the --
that rolls back voter suppression, in texas, in georgia, in florida, and so many other places. and it opens up our elections to every-eligible voter. that -- that's not a democratic-party position, nor a republican-party position. that should be an american-democracy position. and that's why we're marching and that's why we want folks to join us in austin, tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. in front of the capitol. we'll be joined by impacted people and willie nelson, who will be giving one of his first...
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so he also gets wrapped up in, if you remember, the fights between president trump and the state of georgia over the count. and he has to navigate doj's you know essentially staying out as best they can from that fight. so he keeps touching these very complicated, very tricky issues. i think you are right, the notes are taken for a reason. they were taken because he feels there need to be some kind of record that this is going on. and importantly, he needs to preserve as much what trump said, which is what we are focusing on. i think from the justice department's view, they need to preserve what they said and they did. that very important, you can see, in rosen's public and praft statements. >> yes. devlin barrett, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> donald trump's request for the justice department to sigh the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me sounds a lot like his request the ukrainian president said in his first impeachment who said, quote, i would like you to do us a favor, though. he was more desperate to misstate his q. because these were his people. daniel goldman serv
so he also gets wrapped up in, if you remember, the fights between president trump and the state of georgia over the count. and he has to navigate doj's you know essentially staying out as best they can from that fight. so he keeps touching these very complicated, very tricky issues. i think you are right, the notes are taken for a reason. they were taken because he feels there need to be some kind of record that this is going on. and importantly, he needs to preserve as much what trump said,...
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might the state of georgia be the first one to indict him because they've got the goods on a recorded phone call where he said i need somebody to find me 11,780 votes that fell off the back of a truck somewhere so i could be declared, wrongfully, the winner of the georgia election. the state investigations are important. and they must conducted. but we need him to be held accountable for violating the laws of the united states as president of the united states. >> eli, so many moving pieces, where are you keeping your eye? >> same as glenn. we need federal prosecutors, stepping up to the plate. but i completely agree. the funny thing about the conversations that we're talking about with the doj, he's already on record of doing it in georgia. and the georgia case for attempted election fraud is to me the most straightforward like do not pass go, go directly to jail offense that we have on the table right now. >> all right. thank you both so much. >>> up next, the house's adjourned without finding a way to extend the moratorium on evictions which expires tomorrow. cori bush and alexandr
might the state of georgia be the first one to indict him because they've got the goods on a recorded phone call where he said i need somebody to find me 11,780 votes that fell off the back of a truck somewhere so i could be declared, wrongfully, the winner of the georgia election. the state investigations are important. and they must conducted. but we need him to be held accountable for violating the laws of the united states as president of the united states. >> eli, so many moving...
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in georgia it is about to come true. republicans are moving closer to taking control of elections in the state's most populous county. we will dig deeper into that story next. >>> plus, would we rather end the pandemic or stay loyal to our political tribes regardless of the number of lives that will be lost? for republicans the answer increasingly seems to be curtain number two. >>> infrastructure week was the butt of jokes for four long years under the ex-president. maybe that's why he has tried and fail to sabotage this president's successful bipartisan infrastructure deal. "deadline: white house" continues after a quick break. don't go anywhere. e. ike i'm just wasting time. that's why td ameritrade designed a first-of-its-kind, personalized education center. oh. their award-winning content is tailored to fit your investing goals and interests. and it learns with you, so as you become smarter, so do its recommendations. so it's like my streaming service. well except now you're binge learning. see how you can become a
in georgia it is about to come true. republicans are moving closer to taking control of elections in the state's most populous county. we will dig deeper into that story next. >>> plus, would we rather end the pandemic or stay loyal to our political tribes regardless of the number of lives that will be lost? for republicans the answer increasingly seems to be curtain number two. >>> infrastructure week was the butt of jokes for four long years under the ex-president. maybe...
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here in georgia just 5.5% of the $522 million pot here allocated to georgia has actually made it to the renters, and that moratorium ends tomorrow. those eviction notices are already on the front doors of folks. i want everybody to hear the voice of sierra green. you will see her here with her three kids. the three kids each of them going to school monday. this last week, she got the notice, and she appeared at the hearing and we talked with her afterwards and she could be evicted at any moment. take a listen. >> reporter: you said that you turned in the documentation? >> yes, i turned in the documents. >> reporter: what have you heard? >> at this moment, i have not heard anything. >> reporter: so you could be evicted at any moment? >> yes. >> reporter: where would you go? >> i don't know, to be honest. i mean, the only option is a hotel. >> reporter: and that is why we cannot underscore, geoff, and i know that you understand that the nature of the crisis that we face on the streets in the weeks ahead, and it is not sierra green and her three kids, and we are talking about upwards to 3.
here in georgia just 5.5% of the $522 million pot here allocated to georgia has actually made it to the renters, and that moratorium ends tomorrow. those eviction notices are already on the front doors of folks. i want everybody to hear the voice of sierra green. you will see her here with her three kids. the three kids each of them going to school monday. this last week, she got the notice, and she appeared at the hearing and we talked with her afterwards and she could be evicted at any...
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. >> you're right here in georgia more than 200,000 alone. the census just earlier this month, their latest data is at 3.6 million americans and renters that say they expect to be evicted here in the next few months. there is billions on the possible for these families and renters to take advantage. hardly any of it has been dolled out to renters. of the $ 522 renters available. i talked to sierra. she replied in april at that relief. she says she is waiting to to find out if she gets that money. millions of families here waiting. >> vaughn, why? why is this happening? what is causing this money to not get to them? >> i just got off the phone this hour with the department of housing here in georgia and i asked that very question. she said ultimately it comes down to individuals who lost their jobs who lost their pandemic, so proving she lost her warehouse job because of conditions around the pandemic, she says he is turned over the documentation. another woman had the job and that business is shuttered. a she doesn't even know how to get ahol
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we watched in georgia what voter registration and education did. it's a combination of what we do at the federal level and what people can do on the ground. we need both in order to do what we need to do this year. >> victoria, same question to you. what should joe biden do, the biden administration do? are they taking all the steps that need to be taken right now? >> i think that the voice of the president, the vice president, and all of the resources available to the white house could really help continue to build that momentum but also help get us across the goal line. i know that joe manchin cares about voting rights. he has talked about it. and so now is the time to act with urgency and to realize that we are about to go off a cliff that will be very hard to come back from. and as elissa mentioned we cannot watch our democracy be taken from us. and the voices of some of the most vulnerable, people of color, the disabled, just completely silenced as we try to face major challenges going forward. we need every voice at the table, that means prot
we watched in georgia what voter registration and education did. it's a combination of what we do at the federal level and what people can do on the ground. we need both in order to do what we need to do this year. >> victoria, same question to you. what should joe biden do, the biden administration do? are they taking all the steps that need to be taken right now? >> i think that the voice of the president, the vice president, and all of the resources available to the white house...
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it comes as a small group of senators work on scaled down legislation spearheaded by georgia senator raphael warnock. >> i think we can walk and chew gum at the same time. we have to work on the physical infrastructure of our country and the infrastructure of our democracy. it is the responsibility of congress to provide baseline federal standards for voting. >> senate democrats hope to unveil a new bill in the coming days. >>> joining us now, author of the "washington post's" early morning news letter "power up," jacqueline alemany. good morning. thank you for being here. walk us through the new proposal by democrats around is it possible it could sideline the voting that is in the works that seems to have stalled? >> yeah, jon. a small group of senators met on the hill to talk about the back-and-forth of the bipartisan deal revised on thursday. this revised legislation is bill around a framework that senator joe manchin had provided and released earlier this year after he came out against for the people act, which has fallen into the legislative graveyard in the senate after it was
it comes as a small group of senators work on scaled down legislation spearheaded by georgia senator raphael warnock. >> i think we can walk and chew gum at the same time. we have to work on the physical infrastructure of our country and the infrastructure of our democracy. it is the responsibility of congress to provide baseline federal standards for voting. >> senate democrats hope to unveil a new bill in the coming days. >>> joining us now, author of the "washington...
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a week ago it was georgia congressman hank johnson. and today it was texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee, arrested in the same place for the same reason. you can see her here being handcuffed in white zip ties. she was later placed inside a police van. she later tweeted this photo of herself in handcuffs. her caption, quote, i will never stop fighting for voting rights. the time is now to move the voting rights bill in the u.s. senate forward. enough is enough. #goodtrouble. the protests and resulting arrests are part of a summer of action on voting rights. and the list of reasons to fight just keeps on growing. today this was the headline in the "atlanta journal-constitution." quote, georgia republicans take first step to fulton elections takeover. fulton county is the largest county in the state, 1/10 of all georgians live there. it's where atlanta is. it voted overwhelmingly for joe biden. it also contains a sizable proportion of the state's black voters. the paper obtained a letter showing that two dozen republican state senator
a week ago it was georgia congressman hank johnson. and today it was texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee, arrested in the same place for the same reason. you can see her here being handcuffed in white zip ties. she was later placed inside a police van. she later tweeted this photo of herself in handcuffs. her caption, quote, i will never stop fighting for voting rights. the time is now to move the voting rights bill in the u.s. senate forward. enough is enough. #goodtrouble. the protests and...
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i live in this county. 159 counties in georgia. there is a reason why republicans are only investigating one. out of all the other counties that had problems on election day, no other county is being investigated and at risk of being taken over by a republican pair a gram. it's only fulton county. they are afraid to say what we all know is true out loud -- that, is too many people that look like me showed up to vote and fulton county. now they want to do something about that. what we also know, when you look across the board and how we've made changes in fulton county, in june, we had our primary elections. the fulton county board of -- commissioners came in to see what happened on election day. they came in got things together for the november election. give people more access to get the lines, down they made sure they had more poll workers. you know what the state did? they passed espy 2:02 to say you can't do mobile voting units. we will not do all these drop boxes to reduce the waiting in line. the republicans are still to blam
i live in this county. 159 counties in georgia. there is a reason why republicans are only investigating one. out of all the other counties that had problems on election day, no other county is being investigated and at risk of being taken over by a republican pair a gram. it's only fulton county. they are afraid to say what we all know is true out loud -- that, is too many people that look like me showed up to vote and fulton county. now they want to do something about that. what we also know,...
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who controls the counting room, if republicans have had that kind of power, political power in georgia and in other places, arizona, pennsylvania, these key battleground states we ulha had all trumpy successful and stealing the election. a lot of these laws have provision that would make that kind of change. i think it's under the category of, they call it election subversion, that's the new category of negotiation that these voting rights from the senate is all about. i think it's ball game, i think republicans understand that if they control the counting rooms and the counting process that is the way in which they can systematically undermined democracy in the most profound way. we saw it on display on the threat of 2020. and any bill the democrats take up in the senate or in the house or in congress or in these coming months if it doesn't address this issue it misses the point. >> before it was written, it was run before the election, long before we saw these new republican legislative proposals and zerlina, we see that george is already acting on that new law and they're basically
who controls the counting room, if republicans have had that kind of power, political power in georgia and in other places, arizona, pennsylvania, these key battleground states we ulha had all trumpy successful and stealing the election. a lot of these laws have provision that would make that kind of change. i think it's under the category of, they call it election subversion, that's the new category of negotiation that these voting rights from the senate is all about. i think it's ball game, i...
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georgia republicans take first step to fulton elections take over. fulton county is the largest county in the state, one tenth of all georgians live there. it's where atlanta's. it voted overwhelmingly for joe biden. it also contains a sizeable proportion of the states black voters. the paper obtained a letter showing that two dozen republican state senators support a performance review of fulton election chief. they have the power to request this thanks to the restrictive voting bill that georgia passed earlier this year. according to that bill, states senate bill 2:02, the state can replace any local election official with enough republican support. the chairman of the fulton county board of commissioners, a democrat, a sounding the alarm saying that is an attempt to take control of the senate and retain the governorship in 2022. it's been record rick until this point. this letter is the first official step in the process. we've got allies in the legislature, we have the court and the court of public opinion. the law as it currently stands is on th
georgia republicans take first step to fulton elections take over. fulton county is the largest county in the state, one tenth of all georgians live there. it's where atlanta's. it voted overwhelmingly for joe biden. it also contains a sizeable proportion of the states black voters. the paper obtained a letter showing that two dozen republican state senators support a performance review of fulton election chief. they have the power to request this thanks to the restrictive voting bill that...
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and, zerlina, we see a report in the "atlanta journal constitution" that georgia is already acting on that new law, and they are basically trying to pull the vote-counting process away from fulton county in a major democratic county. so the republican strategy seems to be, we don't care how many of you show up. we're going to try to suppress that. but if you do conquer us there and you show up, we're going to be counting. and when we do the counting, you're not going to like what happens. >> yeah. it's rigging the game on the front end and the back end. it's making sure that no matter what happens and no matter what wave of people show up to say, we don't want these people in office, it won't matter because you have your folks in place. it's like playing the referees. i hate the sports analogies, about you it works here, i think, in helping folks understand what's happening here. and i think, you know, i think republicans actually have overplayed their hand, and i think that the momentum is on the democratic side if the biden white house is willing to take this courageous step and be
and, zerlina, we see a report in the "atlanta journal constitution" that georgia is already acting on that new law, and they are basically trying to pull the vote-counting process away from fulton county in a major democratic county. so the republican strategy seems to be, we don't care how many of you show up. we're going to try to suppress that. but if you do conquer us there and you show up, we're going to be counting. and when we do the counting, you're not going to like what...
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she's also the chair of the georgia democratic party. congresswoman, first maybe just a little bit of level setting here on what the situation is. there's a county board of elections and there is someone who has the job of managing those elections that the county board appoints, rick baron, is that right? >> the county board of electioning is comprised of democrats and republicans appointed by each county democratic party and republican party and then you have staff that actually run the election system, which are hired and come out of the fulton county board of commissioners' budget. so it's an independent body that is running the election. these are career bureaucrats. these are people who have signed up to protect elections, to administer elections across the board. >> and so one of those people has become a real target of ire of state republicans, rick baron. i want to just give the argument here, the sort of -- the argument that actually fulton county, independent of the big lie and these accusations of fraud which are ridiculous ha
she's also the chair of the georgia democratic party. congresswoman, first maybe just a little bit of level setting here on what the situation is. there's a county board of elections and there is someone who has the job of managing those elections that the county board appoints, rick baron, is that right? >> the county board of electioning is comprised of democrats and republicans appointed by each county democratic party and republican party and then you have staff that actually run the...
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here in savannah we're about 42% vaccinated, which is better than the state of georgia's vaccination rate. we have to get people vaccinated. in terms of wearing the masks indoors, we're prepared to be able to hold people accountable. we have to get by this, and the fact is, we cannot afford, any of us, to go back to where we were in march and april and may of last year. >> how do you hold them accountable? what is the punishment? >> well, the last time we did the mask mandate, which was the first in the state, we held them accountable by fines. i think that since then people recognize, businesses recognize that if we move to shutting down businesses, if we move to capacity limits, if we move towards canceling city events, everybody loses. so we're still working that out. i think the general populus will help to move people into doing the right thing. >> dr. emmanuel, can you understand the pushback from vaccinated people who say, i followed the rules, i wore the n-95 mask, i got the vaccine, why should i have to do this? the current pandemic is a pandemic by choice. it is among the u
here in savannah we're about 42% vaccinated, which is better than the state of georgia's vaccination rate. we have to get people vaccinated. in terms of wearing the masks indoors, we're prepared to be able to hold people accountable. we have to get by this, and the fact is, we cannot afford, any of us, to go back to where we were in march and april and may of last year. >> how do you hold them accountable? what is the punishment? >> well, the last time we did the mask mandate, which...
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georgia changed who counts the votes. georgia republicans were ultimately bullied by trump and trump supporters to do exactly what he would have had them do last november. i wonder what you make, what is your analysis of the lack of what representative crockett describes, the lack of the fire in the belly? >> well, first of all, nicolle, you and i have been talking about this for months. >> yeah. >> and just for the sake of anybody who hasn't heard already, right, the issue here is not about voter id or about passing around water in lines or any of these other points. the only issue is this issue. that is the nightmare scenario. it is not only the nightmare scenario though, it is the intended scenario of everyone who is pushing these kinds of laws, that they understand -- >> exactly. >> -- that where the real power here resides is in administration of elections, and if administration of elections was run in a partisan way that the outcome of 2020 would have been exactly what donald trump would have wanted. the election wo
georgia changed who counts the votes. georgia republicans were ultimately bullied by trump and trump supporters to do exactly what he would have had them do last november. i wonder what you make, what is your analysis of the lack of what representative crockett describes, the lack of the fire in the belly? >> well, first of all, nicolle, you and i have been talking about this for months. >> yeah. >> and just for the sake of anybody who hasn't heard already, right, the issue...
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we're seeing that in georgia and all across in nation. to the extent the texas democrats had to flee from their homes to go to d.c. to stop this voter suppression, i think that's a demonstration of how intense this fight is that we're in right now. while we're seeing this direct subscription, it's not going to stop. this is not something that's not going to go away, that we can out-organize, out-litigation, we're going to have to have federal legislation to make sure we have protective voting rights and really unravel a lot of the damage that republicans are doing right now. >> let's look at the states enacting restrictive laws right now. these are states voting, enacting voting rights laws. you've got a second map here, states that are actually efforting these audits like pennsylvania and michigan where they may not get much traction but they are trying. latosha, until people not directly affected by this as you in georgia were or people in texas were, until everybody understands this is an affront on all voting rights, we're not activat
we're seeing that in georgia and all across in nation. to the extent the texas democrats had to flee from their homes to go to d.c. to stop this voter suppression, i think that's a demonstration of how intense this fight is that we're in right now. while we're seeing this direct subscription, it's not going to stop. this is not something that's not going to go away, that we can out-organize, out-litigation, we're going to have to have federal legislation to make sure we have protective voting...
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so people who are not directly affected by this, as you in georgia were in, or people in texas were, until everybody understands this is a front and all voting rights. we are not activating the rest of the population how do we get the rest of the world to understand this is not a black urban problem, a black voters of the self problem, this is a democracy problem. >> i think there's a number of things that we have to do, we have to be honest and what's happened in georgia this is widespread all across the nation, and while black voters and brown voters have been targeted, anybody in the most dredges laws come up, the truth of the matter is that it is going to impact all voters. that's every single one of us. anytime, one of these that we have to help people understand, is that anytime a political party be the libertarian the green the republican doesn't matter, anytime a political party abuses that power to really be in their authority to actually take laws in place, so that whoever does not vote for them, they can punish, or they can prevent them from voting or making more difficult
so people who are not directly affected by this, as you in georgia were in, or people in texas were, until everybody understands this is a front and all voting rights. we are not activating the rest of the population how do we get the rest of the world to understand this is not a black urban problem, a black voters of the self problem, this is a democracy problem. >> i think there's a number of things that we have to do, we have to be honest and what's happened in georgia this is...
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we have seen their assault on states like georgia and texas, but we know others could -- could possibly be in the cross hairs. regular legislative sessions are continuing in states like the one you represent, north carolina. election officials there are even fighting gop-led audits of 2020 voting machines r. voting rights on the line in the tar heel state? >> voting rights are always on the line in the tar heel state. i came through the state legislature, chaired that election laws committee, been through several rounds of redistricting, and it is a fight all of the time. when the democrats were in charge, we expanded the right to vote. we made it -- we had same-day voter registration, at early voting sites. we had more -- more voting sites. more places where people could vote. and in north carolina, we had the highest voter turnout in 2020 we ever had. and donald trump won. so i don't understand why the republicans are trying to make it harder to vote. the only thing i can think of is that they want to pick their voters rather than have voters pick the politicians. >> this voting right
we have seen their assault on states like georgia and texas, but we know others could -- could possibly be in the cross hairs. regular legislative sessions are continuing in states like the one you represent, north carolina. election officials there are even fighting gop-led audits of 2020 voting machines r. voting rights on the line in the tar heel state? >> voting rights are always on the line in the tar heel state. i came through the state legislature, chaired that election laws...
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most recently as you know, we took the show on the road, rules committee had a hearing in georgia in atlanta last monday morning. and keeping up our pressure on why we need to pass both the for the people act and john lewis voting rights act as soon as possible. >> and what do you think needs to happen now? the hearings on the road were effective. but in the end, there are a lot of people who probably agree with you and probably look at the example in california or colorado or other states where they make it easier for people who are registered to vote without encountering voter fraud. how do you get people to understand that this is as urgent as people thought police reform was a year ago? there is some sense that if it doesn't affect me, it is not a serious problem. >> so we need to keep the volume up, keep the public pressure on not just for influencing public opinion, but orchestrating the rights so that the general public opinion to influence policymakers. and especially members of the united states senate. when republicans don't come along to establish an independent bipartisan
most recently as you know, we took the show on the road, rules committee had a hearing in georgia in atlanta last monday morning. and keeping up our pressure on why we need to pass both the for the people act and john lewis voting rights act as soon as possible. >> and what do you think needs to happen now? the hearings on the road were effective. but in the end, there are a lot of people who probably agree with you and probably look at the example in california or colorado or other...
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or maybe you have better action to voting, mail-in voting than those in texas and georgia. according to this, it's not their problem. it's everybody's problem. if only one person in the united states is stripped of their rights, then we are not a democracy. our union is not yet perfect. if one of us is inchaed, none of us are free. that's why people are willing to get arrested. it's what john lewis meant when he said get into good, necessary trouble. this is the moment to protest, loudly, and demand action, because if one of us is chained, none of us are free. water? why?! ahhhh! incoming! ahhhahh! i'm saved! water tastes like, water. so we fixed it. mio. ♪♪ things you start when you're 45. water tastes like, water. coaching. new workouts. and screening for colon cancer. yep. the american cancer society recommends screening starting at age 45, instead of 50, since colon cancer is increasing in younger adults. i'm cologuard®. i'm convenient and find 92% of colon cancers... ...even in early stages. i'm for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk. f
or maybe you have better action to voting, mail-in voting than those in texas and georgia. according to this, it's not their problem. it's everybody's problem. if only one person in the united states is stripped of their rights, then we are not a democracy. our union is not yet perfect. if one of us is inchaed, none of us are free. that's why people are willing to get arrested. it's what john lewis meant when he said get into good, necessary trouble. this is the moment to protest, loudly, and...
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which include georgia, michigan, pennsylvania. and he brought those states up today, as places where he would like to see a similar effort. meanwhile, there was also talk about will he run for 2024. he alluded to it several times in his speech today. i don't think that's a surprise. by is certainly something that the audience wanted to hear, guys. send it back to you. >> we're going to dig into that right now. joining us right now is democratic strategist emily to suspend. host of your political playlist podcast. and also with us is msnbc legal analyst, danny. welcome to both you on the sunday. emily, i want to start with you. exactly what steve was talking about right there. is this dress rehearsal? because you have the michael wolf book. the author of three books actually about the trump presidency, who writes a piece listing that reasons why he thinks trump will run for president again from, holding the attention and emotion of the republican party. to helping him avoid legal troubles. or at least like this precursor for an off
which include georgia, michigan, pennsylvania. and he brought those states up today, as places where he would like to see a similar effort. meanwhile, there was also talk about will he run for 2024. he alluded to it several times in his speech today. i don't think that's a surprise. by is certainly something that the audience wanted to hear, guys. send it back to you. >> we're going to dig into that right now. joining us right now is democratic strategist emily to suspend. host of your...
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. >>> new reporting on the man donald trump has repeatedly pushed as a potential georgia candidate. disturbing revelations about former nfl star her shell walker. i will talk to the reporter that broke the story. >>> also, surging covid cases among the unvaccinated and even amongst some that are vaccinated. we will look at the big difference between the two. >>> new signs of a republican split over messaging on vaccines. mitch mcconnell, marjorie taylor greene, telling people very different things. we will dive into who the gop faithful are really listening to. >>> and then a major change for a major league team leading to swift reaction this weekend. >>> plus, next hour, some trump bombshells. i will talk to one of the authors of the new book "i alone can fix it" about his interview with donald trump and what it says about the former president's plans for, yep, 2024. we are going to begin though in washington where despite failing a test vote earlier this week senate democrats and republicans say they hope to release and push ahead with their bipartisan infrastructure bill as soon
. >>> new reporting on the man donald trump has repeatedly pushed as a potential georgia candidate. disturbing revelations about former nfl star her shell walker. i will talk to the reporter that broke the story. >>> also, surging covid cases among the unvaccinated and even amongst some that are vaccinated. we will look at the big difference between the two. >>> new signs of a republican split over messaging on vaccines. mitch mcconnell, marjorie taylor greene,...
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georgia democratic congressman hank johnson and melanie campbell, president of the national coalition on black civic participation. meantime, democrats are slighting the fbi over the handling of the investigation into sexual assault allegations made against now supreme court just brett kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings in 2018. we're going to talk with a "new york times" reporter that co-wrote a book on justice kavanaugh. and a virtually empty stadium did not stop the tokyo olympics from kicking off in style after a year long delay. with tennis superstar naomi osaka having the honor of looit lighting the olympic caldron. the surge driven by the delta variant could accelerate as we head towards fall and triple the current number of daily deaths. that's according to new projections from the covid-19 scenario modelling hub. a group of researchers working with the cdc. now across the country, we're seeing new cases heading in the wrong direction. from the halls of congress where sources tell "politico" the capitol's chief physician is considering a returning to masking to upstate
georgia democratic congressman hank johnson and melanie campbell, president of the national coalition on black civic participation. meantime, democrats are slighting the fbi over the handling of the investigation into sexual assault allegations made against now supreme court just brett kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings in 2018. we're going to talk with a "new york times" reporter that co-wrote a book on justice kavanaugh. and a virtually empty stadium did not stop the tokyo...
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in georgia and iowa they have cut early voting. in alabama, arkansas, georgia, iowa, kentucky, oklahoma, they've shortened the time you get to apply for a mail ballot. in arkansas they've also shortened the amount of time you have to get that ballot back in. in arizona and florida they'll be kicking people off the absentee voter lists. in arizona, iowa, florida, kentucky, louisiana, texas, utah, they'll be expanding voter purges, kicking people off the voter rolls entirely. in florida, georgia, montana, arkansas, new hampshire, wyoming, there's new harsher, stricter, narrower voter i.d. requirements. and yes, in florida and georgia they're banning water or any food or snacks for anyone in line no matter how long the line gets, no matter how hot it is that day, no matter how old the waiting voter is. 18 different states, 30 different voter restriction laws and counting. those are passed. those are law. and the effort to find a way to stop it, to try to put a floor under voting rights nationwide so no state can restrict voting rights
in georgia and iowa they have cut early voting. in alabama, arkansas, georgia, iowa, kentucky, oklahoma, they've shortened the time you get to apply for a mail ballot. in arkansas they've also shortened the amount of time you have to get that ballot back in. in arizona and florida they'll be kicking people off the absentee voter lists. in arizona, iowa, florida, kentucky, louisiana, texas, utah, they'll be expanding voter purges, kicking people off the voter rolls entirely. in florida, georgia,...
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he has consulted with state officials in arizona, pennsylvania and georgia, is that what we call, it consulting? and he has described state ballot reviews as the key to prove that he won the 2020 election. and his political group has repeatedly urged donors to give by claiming that trump is working to protect their votes. fundraising pitches that his advisers say remain the most lucrative. one recent facebook ads says quote, we need you to join the fight to secure our elections. join the fight to secure our elections. pay for my private jet gas. buy me a sandwich. pay for my staff and buy other expenses. save america, that is a world class griff, man. $75 million, just in the first half of the year. but the predicate for this grift, the false idea that they are selling to the masses of trump supporter is this idea that there was some kind of consequential election fraud, right? and eventually they'll get around to finding it someday. maybe if there were more than one cyber ninjas it would be easier. but that predicate for the grift, that idea that they are selling, literally, to pay
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or -- remember when the secretary of state of georgia when president trump called him and taped the call and said i want you to find 11,000 votes that's what i need. he was a republican, but said no, they took away his power in the legislation. that's authoritarian in its implications. and the only solution is federal action. it's a great clash between these states rushing forward all over the country but congress has the power legally and constitutionally to do something about it. the question is, does it have the political will. >> the secretary of state in georgia held the line there. brad raffensperger held theline somebody installed there won't. >> absolutely. that's why a lot of us call for this national march in washington august 28th. which is 58 years to the day of the father's i have a dream speech, the march on voting rights, because when you look at the fact, this will be an ongoing onslaught, which is why you need federal legislation. because the census taken last year will go intoic. they will use the same state legislative houses changing voting laws to gerrymander an
or -- remember when the secretary of state of georgia when president trump called him and taped the call and said i want you to find 11,000 votes that's what i need. he was a republican, but said no, they took away his power in the legislation. that's authoritarian in its implications. and the only solution is federal action. it's a great clash between these states rushing forward all over the country but congress has the power legally and constitutionally to do something about it. the question...
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in georgia to block georgia's flu restrictions. not to mention those passed in 16 other republican-controlled states just since the 2020 election. that sailed, there is still no clear path to getting that voting rights legislation through the united states senate. at least it doesn't appear that way tonight. but joining us now is somebody who knows better than we do. she's the chair of the rules committee in the senate. minnesota senior senator amy klobuchar. senator, it's great to see you. thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks, rachel. >> so the rules committee does have responsibility for things related to federal elections. lots of rules committee chairs in the past have sort of ignored that part of the purview, ignored that part of the committee's remit and focused on other things that are like administrative things for the senate. you've decided to max out basically what the committee can do in terms of that part of its purview. tell us how that led to this decision today, this remarkable decision, for the first time in
in georgia to block georgia's flu restrictions. not to mention those passed in 16 other republican-controlled states just since the 2020 election. that sailed, there is still no clear path to getting that voting rights legislation through the united states senate. at least it doesn't appear that way tonight. but joining us now is somebody who knows better than we do. she's the chair of the rules committee in the senate. minnesota senior senator amy klobuchar. senator, it's great to see you....
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and it focus specifically on georgia's absurdly new voting law. jagger's man james clyburn, is the number three ranking democrat in. the house he endorsed biden, when it seemed like biden's campaign might be. flaying that endorsement helped him with south carolina, essentially the nomination after that. he's advocated the president, and senate democrats work behind the seems to carve out an exception to the filibuster, to pass voting rights protection. he joins me now. first i wonder if you agree of my read of the prioritization right now. of the legislative agenda. of this democratic administration right now. >> i think you've got it right. i'm not sure you had a raid on the subject matter. to me voting is the top priority. whatever we're talking about in politics. that means it'll be voted on first. voting remains the top priority with us. all the other things are secondary if we can't get people to the polls. >> part of this comes back to the map in the senate, reconciliation, i think you've been very compelling on the idea that they're already
and it focus specifically on georgia's absurdly new voting law. jagger's man james clyburn, is the number three ranking democrat in. the house he endorsed biden, when it seemed like biden's campaign might be. flaying that endorsement helped him with south carolina, essentially the nomination after that. he's advocated the president, and senate democrats work behind the seems to carve out an exception to the filibuster, to pass voting rights protection. he joins me now. first i wonder if you...
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senator hearing that was uprooted from washington and moved to georgia and held in georgia instead. this is the first time the rules committee and the senate has held a field hearing in 20 years. but senator klobuchar decided that the issue of voting rights was worth hitting the road for. to go understand in person what's new republican installed voting restrictions mean on the ground in states where they're being enacted. so the committee, at least the democrats on the committee who showed up, republicans didn't show up for this. but democrats on the committee heard testimony from georgia voters an election officials including helen butler who you just heard from their. she served on the board of elections on her rural county in georgia for more than ten years, until this year when a provision in georgia's restrictive new voting law allowed local republican officials to remove her from the board this month so they could take full partisan republican control over her counties election administration. helen butler called the takeover of local elections boards the most egregious part
senator hearing that was uprooted from washington and moved to georgia and held in georgia instead. this is the first time the rules committee and the senate has held a field hearing in 20 years. but senator klobuchar decided that the issue of voting rights was worth hitting the road for. to go understand in person what's new republican installed voting restrictions mean on the ground in states where they're being enacted. so the committee, at least the democrats on the committee who showed up,...
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first stop, atlanta, georgia, where one witness described the obstacles to voting in georgia. >> this past year, i had to go to extraordinary lengths to accomplish the simple but consequential task of casting my ballot. i along with thousands of georgians, had to wait for hours in order to cast my vote. in fact, i had to go to the polls twice in order to vote. >> with that, let's bring in our lead-off guests. phillip rucker, pulitzer prize winner for the "washington post," his highly anticipated new book written with his colleague called, i alone can fix it. donald trump's catastrophic final year. generating a lot of headlines, even though it doesn't come out until tomorrow. phil's co-author will join us a bit later for a full conversation about it. also with us, amy stoddard, washington journalist, for real clear politics and former u.s. attorney joyce vance. she also happens to be one of the co-hosts of the podcast sisters-in-law. good evening and welcome to you all. and phillip, i would like to begin with you and your beat. this new virus surge. let's take political consequences, t
first stop, atlanta, georgia, where one witness described the obstacles to voting in georgia. >> this past year, i had to go to extraordinary lengths to accomplish the simple but consequential task of casting my ballot. i along with thousands of georgians, had to wait for hours in order to cast my vote. in fact, i had to go to the polls twice in order to vote. >> with that, let's bring in our lead-off guests. phillip rucker, pulitzer prize winner for the "washington post,"...
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to honor him with the likeness that the state of georgia is going to send up here to the capitol. all of that and all john lewis ever really wanted out life was for people, who looked like him, to have unfettered access to what makes this country what it is. and it would be a shame for us to go through all of these machinations and not pass the john r. lewis voter registration and education act -- advancement act. that's what we need to be doing. that's what john lewis would want, more than anything else. and i would hope that, with everything else, we would do that. but see, i do remember. that six months after that march over the edmund pettus bridge, which was, back then, the march 1965. august. august 6th. lyndon johnson signed the 1965 voting rights act. it was kind of interesting. less than a year later, he was unceremoniously ousted. and so, these kinds of things i am used to but i would hope that we're a better body than that here, in the congress. >> i want to thank you for coming on tonight, congressman. i want to sort of put a pin in and say next time you come on, i wou
to honor him with the likeness that the state of georgia is going to send up here to the capitol. all of that and all john lewis ever really wanted out life was for people, who looked like him, to have unfettered access to what makes this country what it is. and it would be a shame for us to go through all of these machinations and not pass the john r. lewis voter registration and education act -- advancement act. that's what we need to be doing. that's what john lewis would want, more than...
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now lewis's home state, georgia, is at the epicenter of the republican assault on voting rights. home to one of the nation's most draconian voter suppression laws, implemented after black and brown voters in georgia gave joe biden the presidency and democrats control of the united states senate. a lot of people were hailing lewis on this anniversary including arizona conservative democratic senator kyrsten sinema, who got quite a bit of blow back for calling him her dear friend and personal hero. since sinema stands in opposition to ending the filibuster. meanwhile, other democrats were making good trouble in atlanta today. for the first time in 20 years, the senate rules committee held a field hearing, starting with impassion remarks from georgia senator, the reverend raphael warnock. john lewis's pastor at ebenezer baptist church. >> sadly, what we're seeing in georgia is an attempt to deny certain people the ability to have their voices heard in our democracy. as i have said time and time again, some people don't want some people to vote. congress must take action on voting ri
now lewis's home state, georgia, is at the epicenter of the republican assault on voting rights. home to one of the nation's most draconian voter suppression laws, implemented after black and brown voters in georgia gave joe biden the presidency and democrats control of the united states senate. a lot of people were hailing lewis on this anniversary including arizona conservative democratic senator kyrsten sinema, who got quite a bit of blow back for calling him her dear friend and personal...
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georgia the democrats did go to field hearing. adding new restrictions on the drop boxes, prohibiting food and water. some is under the line of what has been a supreme court that is letting a will the of these crackdowns fly. what's your view politically about i think democrats have shined a light on it. i think people that watch the news have heard about this. i don't think people don't know. what do you think democrat vs to do next if some of these things will stay on the books by the mid terms. >> not only does it shine the light as you mentioned but it also collect data that we hear from senators on the hill we don't know if it will have the negative impact. this is the concrete data showing it from witnesses on the ground and recounting their experiences from 2020. that data could be helpful in terms of making the case within the democratic caucus for that carve out for filibuster to get some voting rights legislation passed. if nothing change, i think we have to accept that there's no way to out organize or out mobilize vote
georgia the democrats did go to field hearing. adding new restrictions on the drop boxes, prohibiting food and water. some is under the line of what has been a supreme court that is letting a will the of these crackdowns fly. what's your view politically about i think democrats have shined a light on it. i think people that watch the news have heard about this. i don't think people don't know. what do you think democrat vs to do next if some of these things will stay on the books by the mid...
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georgia's ra fell warnock at a senate hearing in georgia. senate democrats today took their push for voting rights legislation to the state that was ground zero for voting restrictions inspired by donald trump's big lie of a stolen election, hearing from people affected by georgia's sweeping new voting law. as "the new york times" reports, their real aim is to sway a debate more than 500 miles away in washington where democrats are trying to revive a stalled elections overhaul in the senate to make it easier to vote and offset many of the changes republicans have pushed through in states like georgia. joining us now is blit cal reporter for the atlanta constitution. good to see you, greg. i will start with you. you were at the hearings today. what was the energy like in the room? i know republicans didn't even attend, but was it people mostly giving testimonials, was it people giving suggestions for improvement? what did we actually hear at the hearings today in atlanta? >> yeah, as you mentioned republicans essentially boycotted the hearing
georgia's ra fell warnock at a senate hearing in georgia. senate democrats today took their push for voting rights legislation to the state that was ground zero for voting restrictions inspired by donald trump's big lie of a stolen election, hearing from people affected by georgia's sweeping new voting law. as "the new york times" reports, their real aim is to sway a debate more than 500 miles away in washington where democrats are trying to revive a stalled elections overhaul in the...
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in atlanta local officials, voters and senator warnock testifying on georgia's voting laws. here is amy klobuchar with garrett haake. >> i believe that this is an even bigger deal than just party versus party. this is literally a question to save our democracy. because once you start disenfranchiing people, people lose faith. >> and while that is going on, texas democrats who traveled to d.c. in an effort to block republicans from passing voter restriction bills back in their home state are kicking off a week of events to pressure congress to pass federal voter legislation. and joining me now from atlanta is gar rett haake. i want to hear about what happened in atlanta, but first i understand mitch mcconnell was talking about this on the floor back in d.c.? >> reporter: yeah, it is really all related. this field hearing today a chance for democrats to try to shine a light on this issue both here in georgia and nationally. they see these state legislatures passing laws in republican-controlled states, making it more difficult to vote, voter earlier, vote absentee and they see
in atlanta local officials, voters and senator warnock testifying on georgia's voting laws. here is amy klobuchar with garrett haake. >> i believe that this is an even bigger deal than just party versus party. this is literally a question to save our democracy. because once you start disenfranchiing people, people lose faith. >> and while that is going on, texas democrats who traveled to d.c. in an effort to block republicans from passing voter restriction bills back in their home...
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georgia has really been ground zero for those bills. texas is getting a lot of the attention right now, but the georgia bill was the first statewide bill that we saw that really raised significant alarms among voting rights advocates. it's also, by the way, in a state that's going to have two of perhaps the marquee races this year, including the governor's race, where we expect to see stacey abrams on the ballot once again. significant races of significant national import here and a chance to draw the nation's eye to this issue in a way that a normal hearing in a normal hearing room on a normal monday in washington simply wouldn't. and i should point out that there were no republicans participating today, four democratic senators from this panel came, no republicans. although you heard praise from democrats for republican secretary of state brad raffensperger who other republicans who held the line against president trump's lies about the election at that time. this was another way to raise the stakes for why democrats believe these law
georgia has really been ground zero for those bills. texas is getting a lot of the attention right now, but the georgia bill was the first statewide bill that we saw that really raised significant alarms among voting rights advocates. it's also, by the way, in a state that's going to have two of perhaps the marquee races this year, including the governor's race, where we expect to see stacey abrams on the ballot once again. significant races of significant national import here and a chance to...
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we're live in georgia. >>> welcome to monday. it is "meet the press daily." and we start with a surge in the virus. both new warnings from the new president and public health officials and a new spike in covid cases across the country fuelled by that very contagious delta variant. you can see it here. new infections in the u.s. are way off their all-time highs, the recent increase in the number of cases is not prompting some officials to criminal reimposing restrictions. cases are going up in almost every state in america. just as communities all around the community were hoping to put the pandemic behind them. just in the last hour or so president biden delivering remarks on the economy as the dow plunged 900 points on fear of a surge. >> we changed the course of the pandemic. a disease with the most severe impacts on the unvaccinated people in the country. we can't let up. unfortunately cases are now rising. particularly in communities with very low vaccination rates. virtually all hospitalizations and deaths are occurring among unvaccinated americans. this
we're live in georgia. >>> welcome to monday. it is "meet the press daily." and we start with a surge in the virus. both new warnings from the new president and public health officials and a new spike in covid cases across the country fuelled by that very contagious delta variant. you can see it here. new infections in the u.s. are way off their all-time highs, the recent increase in the number of cases is not prompting some officials to criminal reimposing restrictions....
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this is atlanta, georgia. republican senate leader mitch mcconnell calling the off site hearing a silly stunt. but the people testifying right now see nothing silly about what is happening in georgia. >>> also, president biden putting the economy front and center. he hopes to build consensus around the country's recovery and job growth. but casting a shadow this hour? the markets. the dow's plummet continues down more than 2%. nearly 800 points. new york stock exchange also down. in the last hour the american academy of pediatrics opening schools in the fall. everyone over the age of two should wear masks regardless of vaccination status. plus, this morning, the new olympic hurdle and a troubling dose of reality with this virus. in the last couple hours we learned that a teammate of team usa's winning team tested positive for covid. also coco gauff will have to sit out after testing positive. and even though this is all happening at seas, we're watching a resurgence in covid cases and hospitalizations as well.
this is atlanta, georgia. republican senate leader mitch mcconnell calling the off site hearing a silly stunt. but the people testifying right now see nothing silly about what is happening in georgia. >>> also, president biden putting the economy front and center. he hopes to build consensus around the country's recovery and job growth. but casting a shadow this hour? the markets. the dow's plummet continues down more than 2%. nearly 800 points. new york stock exchange also down. in...