with loyally democratic voters so that america becomes a one party state for perpetuity. this is their version of democracy where you change the electorates. that is true. you are absolutely not allowed to acknowledge that this is happening. if you do they will screen that you are a conspiracy nuts. you are to get. you silenced forever. we learn the hard way a couple of months ago. the great replacement theory is a lie they yelled. george soros had nothing to do with that, stop talking. but because the people who make the rules can say whatever they feel like saying, the very same

now, governor greg abbott wants to crack down on bail bond laws, making it an emergency item for the state legislature's special session. in chicago, the mayor's office is facing criticism for letting top aides take time off for independence day despite warnings of a bloody webbing end. -- weekend. the mayor's office defending the move, saying working in the mayor's office is a 24/7, 365 job and members of the mayor's senior staff are constantly connected. while senior aides for mayor light foot were able to get a couple days off around july 4th, not police officers, who had their holiday time canceled. todd: lauren, thank you. ashley: a manhunt us underway in georgia for an extremely dangerous suspect, you accused of shooting at officers. dalton county sheriff's office says the man fired multiple shots at police after a car chase. he fled into a wooded area which

journal-constitution reports" state representative jan jones and four other house republican legislators sent a letter friday demanding a vee view of fulton county election's management, a critical step in georgia's new voting law that must take place before the state election board can overhaul a county's election board. still with us victor jaw di fran victoria and bill. the reverend said, look, democracy is in trouble. if we say it is the worst attack since the civil war, the answer has to be massive, what needs to happen here? >> we need to see a movement. it is really very much looking at the playbook of the 1960s. what was the playbook pushing over two dozen jim crow law has restricted voting across the american south? we are starting to see the same thing, chris. what we are seeing in this fight is folks going to washington. i'm going to assert my texas bias here, but i really think that the presence of the texas

begging congress to pass an infrastructure bill to fix the bridge that connects ohio to mitch mcconnell state. that is next. that is next know this about the jungle, everything that you see wants to kill you and can. ♪ ♪ ♪ born to be wild ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ born to be wild ♪ ♪ ♪ see disney's jungle cruise. applebee's and a movie, now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. (man) i've made progress with my mental health. so when i started having unintentional body movements called tardive dyskinesia... ... i ignored them. but when the movements in my hands and feet started throwing me off at work... i finally had to say, 'it's not ok.' it was time to talk to my doctor about austedo.

state museum. the two "no" votes were from republican house speaker and lieutenant governor. this afternoon crews began preparing for the move. again, nathan bedford forest is not some on-the-bubble figure with a complicated legacy. he was one of the most loathed

doctor peter hotez and tennessee state representative london lamar, thank you for making time for us. >> thank you. >> the democrats have a deal, progressive win in the sweeping infrastructure rules announced last night, my interview with bernie sanders, one of the key architect of the plan coming up right after this break. after this break

oregon state researchers developed a running robot and when put to the test it was able to deliver 5 k run in 53 minutes. is that what we should aspire to robotics professors who put this together says it's going to make

every single state in the country is seeing a rise in new covid cases as the delta variant tips-- continues to dominate. st. louis county, for example, is mandating everyone over age five is having everyone wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination. and indoor mask wearing for everyone. >> i'm vaccinated. i vaccinated for a reason to not have to wear a mask, but, i don't know. >> i think it's easier to

as you've said, the 70 states that have passed harsh laws to suppress the vote. and there's not a team that's attempting to do so, so that's a national issue. i'm glad to have a president that's committed to doing everything in his power. in order to get something done. congress does have the power and right now they don't have the means in order to get it done. we're going to have to prevail upon and make certain that democrats in the senate understand that we're on bar time in texas right now.

mister royce, west, the democratic state, senator from the state of texas. great to talk to you. so thank you so much for coming on. we do appreciate it. take care. thank you. racism bye football fans in the u. k. could soon be punishable by law. the u. k prime minister bar is johnson told the parliament today, fans who make races, comments online, could be issued match bands while social media companies would be fine if they don't from the hate speech. it follows the racist abuse towards 3 england players in the euro. 2020 final the trio had missed penalties in the shootout defeat to italy right after the condemn and of all the i race the start pouring that we saw on sunday night. and so what we do is today taking practical steps to ensure that the football batting order regime is changed so that if you are guilty to speak of racist abuse on line, was that you will not be going to the match. know if you say,

here is texas state senator royce west. >> we'll do everything in our power to get a hearing on this vote, on this bill, work with republicans and anyone else in terms of taking senate bill 1 in this particular bill, the barbara jordan elections act, and see whether we can strike compromises to make certain all persons in the state of texas are able to vote, that's transparent, and that is secure. >> outside of texas, republicans have opted for other novel ways to undermine our democracy. for example, sham election audits like the ones still taking place in arizona. the brennan center for justice reports that similar partisan reviews are now taking place or being proposed in wisconsin, in michigan, in georgia, and in pennsylvania. quote, the proposed election reviews failed to satisfy basic security, accuracy, and reliability measures and the auditors themselves fail to meet

thank you, pennsylvania state representative malcolm kenyatta and we cliff albright. coming up, billions of dollars of covid mitigation and schools, we is it that vitally important to ensure that kids get back to school in this fall? mick gal cardona joins me next. we cardona joins me next we sensodyne sensitivity and gum gives us a dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there's no question it's something that i would recommend. millions of vulnerable americans struggle to get reliable transportation to their medical appointments. that's why i started medhaul. citi launched the impact fund to invest in both women and entrepreneurs of color like me, so i can realize my vision and give everything i've got to my company, and my community. i got you. for the love of people. for the love of community. for the love of progress.

pennsylvania state representative malcolm kenyatta, ashley walker and olivia troye. thank you for starting us off this hour. after the break a hugely consequential first in the effort to hold accountable those responsible for the january insurrection. it has to do with the man you see here, sentence this had morning on a felony count. the judge on the symbolism of his action that is day. we'll have that story next. >>> plus, president biden refocusing his harsh criticism of facebook from late last week. his new target is something called the disinformation dozen and the lies they're spreading about vaccines to tens of thousands of americans, and a bold accusation made by the white house sure to provoke the chinese government. what they did and what happens next. all those stories and more when "deadline white house" continues after this. white house" continus teafr this

the united states education secretary, miguel cardona, joins me next.

conversation democratic pennsylvania state representative malcolm kenyatta. he's running for the u.s. senate also. pennsylvania, as you know, is a state where both parties are competitive statewide. how do you deal with the fact that there are millions of republicans across the country who believe the lies and false information about the 2020 election? >> a big part of how we stop people believing the lie is that the folks telling the lies have to stop telling the lies. i would say to my republican colleagues, what is the point of winning a primary election and being a part of the dissolution of the country and the party you raise your hand and swear to protect. we have the candidate for republican governor who is so full of it, it's coming out of his pores.

i have the privilege of serving with you in the united states congress. i know you're passionate about this issue, the media team seems to be ignoring what is going on on the border. what are you seeing up close and personal? >> i've been to the border 3 times in the last four months to see what is going on, this is an area i track a lot. amazing was into liquid. the smugglers are excited about president biden. when donald trump goes to the border the border patrol agents are excited to see donald trump. we've got to figure out loyal to the smugglers or the border patrol agents. here is what i have seen. the wall is unfinished, president biden has hired contractors to watch the steel so people don't steal the gates and everything that will probably never be installed under president biden. there's an easy way to secure that seal, install it. the levees are down in texas because that was part of the construction as well. border patrol chief was effective under donald trump has now been fired by president

joining me us, senfronia thompson, the dean of the texas house democratic caucus, and state representative nicole collier, from the ft. worth area, chair of the black caucus. represent sif collier, do we have confirmation that republicans are going to pull the revirgs? >> that's the first time i heard that. i had not been in contact with them. they had not reached out to me. in fact at the hearing, the 23-hour -- more than 24 23-hour hearing that miss t, the dean of the delegation was at, they offered amendments to the bill and they were all rejected under party lines. so this is just another play they did in the regular session where they made promises and commitments but they were all unfulfilled. so i hope they could keep their

. >> joining us now our texas state representatives senfronia thompson who represents the houston area. she used to dean the texas house democratic caucus, and texas state representative nicole collier who she is chair of the legislative black caucus. thank you very much for being here. representative collier, do we have confirmation that republicans are gonna pull back provision? >> you know that's the first time i heard that, i have not been in contact with them, they have not reached out to me. i was unaware in fact at the hearing, the 23-hour hearing that misty, the dean of the texas democratic delegation was at. they offered amendments to the bill, and they were all rejected on the party lines. so this is just another play that they did in the session where they made promises and they made commitments but they were all unfulfilled.

let's begin in louisiana, one of the least vaccinated states in the nation. cnn's suzanne malveaux is in gretna. suzanne, what actions are being taken there amid a spike in infections? >> reporter: pam, i talked to a lot of people in jefferson parish at the mall. they express a lot of fear. fear over the vaccination, fear over the delta variant. and then also a lot of misinformation that people have. so there's lots of questions and health officials trying to

pelosi says state and local governments also need more time to set up the programs that can distribute the money not going away from this issue, whether it's now. >> or shortly thereafter. but west virginia senator shelley moore capito says the government can ignore the needs of the landlords.

. >> reporter: to help, florida state senator lauren book and her 4-year-old twins started making and hand delivering homemade cards like these to the rescuers on site, which she said brought many to tears. >> we started asking for cards. then elementary schools and camps started sending their cards in and bringing their cards to our is that the offices. every day we started handing out more and more cards. we're in 500 plus now. so we've really just started handing them out and giving these small pieces of love to these first responders. >> reporter: this first responder was overwhelmed by such kindness when he needed it most. >> we've got all the bandages and tools to address any situation. but to warm the heart, a letter from a child is always one of those that really soothes the soul. >> the rescue workers i talked to, randi, are physically and emotionally spent. i'm sure those cards made such a big difference. they are still calling this officially a search and rescue

the white house says three states with low vaccination rates account for 40% of new infections, texas, missouri, and florida. james scott owen is in the hospital and says he wishes he got vaccinated. >> im usually the big strong guy and everything, i thought i was. this virus doesn't care who you are. it will jump on you quickly. >> a cdc advisory panel suggests a booster shot could better protect americans with compromised immune system. however, the panel says more data is needed before the agency recommends another shot. >>> help is on the way for africa where only 2% of the population has received the covid-19 vaccine. in cape town, a drug manufacturer will begin producing the pfizer vaccine, marking the first time the shot will be made in africa. the company will receive ingredients for the vaccine from

. >>> plus, the texas lawmaker, who fled his state to stop voter suppression, test positive for covid in d.c. trey martinez fisher joins me, live, from squarn quarantine. and my exclusive interview with energy secretary jennifer granholm on america's sluggish response to climate change and how to turn it all around. when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening, from new york i'm chris hayes. we just got the names of the people house minority leader kevin mccarthy appointed to investigate the january-6th insurrection. three of the five members that he chose voted to overturn the election results in pennsylvania and arizona, including congressman jim jordan of ohio. who, according to a new book by "washington post" reporters, carol leonnig, and philip rucker, was called out by a potential committee colleague. congresswoman liz cheney of wyoming as the guy who did this. the guy responsible for the january-6th attack on the capitol. and now, that guy is going to

plus the texas lawmaker who fled his state to stop voter suppression, test positive for covid in d.c.. -- joins me live from quarantine. in my exclusive in a -- an america's sluggish response to climate change, and how to turn it around. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. we just got the names of the people that house minority leader kevin mccarthy imported to investigate the january 6th insurrection. three of the five members that he chose, voted to overturn the election results. pennsylvanian arizona, including congressman jim jordan of ohio. according to a new book by washington post reporter's, was called out by a potential committee colic. as the guy who did this. the guy responsible for the january 6th attack on the capitol, and now that guy is going to possibly sit on the committee to investigate what

plus the texas lawmaker who fled his state to stop voter suppression, test positive for covid in d.c.. -- joins me live from quarantine. in my exclusive in a -- an america's sluggish response to climate change, and how to turn it around. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. we just got the names of the people that house minority leader kevin mccarthy imported to investigate the january 6th insurrection. three of the five members that he chose, voted to overturn the election results.

this is state republican chair kelli ward, nicknamed kim trail kelley by mitch mcconnell, calling supervisor clint hickman on behalf of trump. >> hey, clint. it's kelli ward. i just talked to president trump, and he would like me to talk to you and also see if he needs to give you a call to discuss what's happening on the ground in maricopa. give me a call back when you can. thanks. bye. >> rudy giuliani also left a voicemail for hickman. then on the night of january 3rd, the day trump's call with georgia's secretary of state was published, the man in charge of the maricopa county election got this voice mail. >> hello, sir. this is the white house operator. i was calling to let you know that the president's available to take your call if you're free. if you could please give us a call back, sir, that would be great. you have a good evening. >> trump has never stopped that pressure campaign. it was a multi-pronged effort that included pressuring elected officials, storming the capitol, and now passing restrictive

state of texas. >> texas state representative claudia ordaz perez, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you for having me. >>> coronavirus is surging again here in the united states, but there's a significant difference this time around. 46 states are seeing a sharp rise in new infections, and most are among people who are not vaccinated. more coverage next. everyone. everywhere. where everyone is included. where everyone has access to information, education, opportunity. ♪ ♪ ♪ when everyone and everything is connected. that's really beautiful. anything is possible. good morning. cisco. the bridge to possible.

they went to an area that migrants frequently use to cross into the united states, and aguero was actually able to accompany them on this trip. it's not clear exactly how he ended up there. he wasn't at a press briefing before. but he, you know, was there with members of congress. he actually serves as a translator for many of them when speaking to migrants. he interviewed many of the reps, and many of the instances, a member of congress actually even drove in his truck. >> and we're talking about those

let's get the 360 view and bring in a former colorado state senator ted harvey and democratic commentator, jonathan harris. thank you so much for joining me, gentlemen. you better revenue, ted, i'm going to throw a g 1st. should governor abbot have done this sooner, as many as republican colleagues wanted him to do? well, this is certainly unprecedented for any governor to do this. i don't remember any governor doing this, but these are unique times the failure of the bite administration is leading to governors doing things they've never had to do before. and yes, i believe that the governor should have done this. but we also have to understand that this is an election year. he's got a primary against some pretty good opponents. and i think that that might have driven him to actually try to deal with an issue that his constituents have been begging for for months. and finally, he's stepping up and doing what probably should have been done several months before holiday to tad going on and calling polish politics on your own party. i love it,

writes she asked the trump-legal team to, please, file a lawsuit to halt vote certification in the state. she tells another voter, last december, about a personal call from president trump thanking us for pushing to prove any fraud. but fann wasn't the only elected official who received calls from the trump orbit. maricopa county board supervisor, bill gates, got a voice mail on christmas day, 2020, from then-trump lawyer rudy giuliani. >> maybe, we can get this thing fixed up.

one of those hardest-hit states has a senator, and you know him, it's ted cruz. it's been exactly a year, since he made this prediction. >> if it ends up that biden wins, in november. i hope he doesn't. i don't think he will. but if he does, i guarantee you, the week after the election, suddenly, all those democratic governors, all those democratic mayors will say everything's magically better. go back to work, go back to school. suddenly, the problems are solved. you won't even have to wait for biden to be sworn in.

griff: as several states see new spikes in covid infections, there is renewed concern over whether folks may need to mask up again. we'll have the latest numbers next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ deposit, plan and pay with easy tools from chase. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. i booked our hotel on kayak. it's flexible if we need to cancel.

there's obviously backlash since you all left the state of texas. your colleagues are facing the possibility of arrest when you come back. moody was stripped of his leadership position. how confident are you that you'll come up with a solution or get back to texas? >> sure. the threats go far beyond that. governor abbott has threatened to jail us. people have threatened to remove our card access, remove our access to email, remove our access to the entire building at all. they can do anything they want. texas democrats are here and ready to take any punishment in order to fight for texans' freedom to vote. this is a serious cause. john lewis was ready to die for this, and democrats will do nothing less than that to make sure not only is the nation

texas state rep gene wu joins me after the break. good afternoon. p gene wu joins e after the break. good afternoon visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector lotion... only from gold bond. this isn't just a walk up the stairs. when you have an irregular heartbeat, it's more. it's dignity. the freedom to go where you want, knowing your doctor can watch over your heart. ♪♪ dr. arnold t petsworth had an influx of new patients. so he used his american express business card, which offers spending power built for his business needs, to furnish a new exam room. the doctor will see you now. get the card built for business.

state senator gene wu will join us. >>> vice president harris is at walter reed for what the white house says is a routine checkup. she adds the vice president and her staff are all vaccinated. >>> i want to get to some breaking news out of california. a pretty tense scene unfolded in the town of riverside about an hour east of los angeles. [ shouting ] >> whoa, whoa. >> you see tensions escalating there. protesters and counter-protesters clashing, all at a demonstration by republican house members matt gaetz and marjorie taylor greene. one is being seen pushed as

. >> i agree we need to make decisions based on science, the state legislature is not going

office joining us now is jessica gonzalez, vice chair of the committee on elections and texas state representative julie johnson. good evening to both of you, thank you for being here. representative gonzalez, you and i have had this conversation before in which we describe how this is a solution in search of a problem. but they jumped the shark on this one, the 13 counties they're investigating, three of them colin, dent in, and montgomery county voted for trump in a state that donald trump won. are we now really relocating elections for the sake of it or once you've glommed on to the big lie you can't get off that train, you just have to keep counting votes? >> yes. from the very beginning, during the rioters session when it started in january, it became clear to me and many of my fellow democratic colleagues in the texas house that republican leadership would attempt to pass some sort of harmful voting suppression legislation that was based on the big lie. that somehow donald trump actually won the election in 2020. and when we spoke up about it,

i victim services and prevention, not just in the bay area but across the state and the states not just providing money. >> on top of that, we're doing additional data collection on racial equity because even even with the 6,000 incidents. i've always believe that that's probably only one percent early, 10% of what's going on that we're doing more data collection. through. you see riverside to make sure that we get a really full picture. >> while p i hate has skyrocketed this last year it's nothing new. this is how we're going to combat anti-asian hate and how with a

this bill, introdeuced by representative meng, would spur the state department in finding

back some of the restrictions saying one of the members that crafted the final version of the bill, state representative travis clardy and chief author bryan hughes, now denounce the measure related to overturn them and don't plan to revive the bill. there was zero appetite to create a low bar where a single judge can overturn the results of an election. clardy said in an interview it would be horrendous policy and not healthy for a democracy. representative anchia, do you have a sense what is working? is it organizing on the ground that is working? is it the national spotlight that is working? if, as you say, you have a governor plotting his presidential run, what is the political counterweight to that? >> the counterweight is to have the eyes of the nation on texas. they tried to sneak the bill through in the middle of the night with provisions they haven't reviewed. it was rushed so badly we were really forced to break quorum

your state, i hate to say it, unfortunately, is leading the country right now in new cases per capita. we're looking at it on screen right now. why is that, do you think? what's happening? >> thanks, jim. it's good to be with you, unfortunately under challenging circumstances. i think it is a perfect storm. this is what governor edwards explained yesterday during the press conference. we have high rates of delta. we've been ahead of the national average for delta. right now about 84% of all new cases here are delta. it's been high the past few weeks. we have relatively low vaccination rate. as you mentioned, about 40% of the general public has initiated. and down here in the south, what happens during the summer months is analogous to what happens up north in the winter, which is the weather drives people indoors and that increases transmission. so all of that is coming together and to compound the problem, our hospitals are already quite busy.

leaving the state. that democrat, texas state representative joe moody joins me now. representative moody, thanks for joining "the reidout" this evening. i appreciate the bravery that your caucus has shown. they have basically turned you into fugitives. i'm expecting to see you guys jumping off a water fall soon to help protect voting rights in your state. but i have to ask you, getting stripped of your position while in absentia, do you think that's a warning shot on how aggressive texas is going to become? and how far do you think the punishments in absentia will be as you guys stay here for at least another three weeks to try to ride out the session? >> here's what i know. people that fought for voting rights in the past were beaten, they were bloodied, they were killed, they had dogs sicced on them. if the only that happens to me is they take a placard off my door, i'm doing just fine. >> that's a good attitude. you also spoke today with senator joe manchin. tell us about that conversation. i keep pointing out joe manchin

this is texas state representative joe moody of el paso. >> the voter suppression going on in texas is just the tip of the iceberg. the clock is literally ticking on congress to act to protect voters in texas and across the country. amy: today, president biden is set to deliver his first major speech on voting rights since republicans deployed the filibuster to stall the for the people act. we'll have the latest from texas and washington, d.c., after headlines. in iraq, at least 64 people were killed and over 100 others suffered burns and smoke inhalation after a fire ripped through a covid isolation ward at a hospital in the city of nasiriyah. monday's fire was fueled by an exploding oxygen canister. a similar blaze in baghdad killed 82 people and injured over a huned others april. the latest disaster came as iraq recorded its highest daily infection rate of the pandemic. and as iraqis have been holding

i'm joined by texas state senator carol alvarado, you're separate from house colleagues doing the walkout george airborne. are you meeting with senator schumer or any others on the agenda? >> good morning, hallie. we may be separate but stand in solidarity with our house colleagues. we are in the process of setting up those meetings, many of us were here several weeks ago to meet with schumer and the vice president and what we're doing today is putting the brakes on this issue and shining a light on how serious of an issue this is. we know this is happening all over the country and stems from the big lie told by the big liar himself. the bill that's going to be on the senate floor today in texas is a very bad bill. it hinders mail ballot voting for our seniors, for the

>> joining us now is state senator carol alvarado, representing parts of houston, chair of the texas senate democratic caucus. senator, thank you very much for joining us tonight. i want to begin with your meeting with senator joe manchin and just what you believe was accomplished in that meeting. >> thanks for having me. well, first of all, he was very gracious with his time. he sat down for over an hour with us. and he wanted to know about things that were in the bill that the legislature has taken up now twice and will take it up again, so a total of three times. but we wanted to hear about things that were important to us, and we told him having a provision in a bill that congress can pass would be pre-clearance. that's very important for a state like texas that has a long history of discrimination, of gerrymandering, intentionallile,

audit in the state. senator doug mastriano wants pennsylvania to launch a forensic investigation into the election results and procedures surrounding the 2020 general election and the 2021 primary. comes as republican leaders across the country push the unfounded conspiracy theory that trump won the election. in arizona, a similar so-called audit is still under way months after it began. an audit many election officials in the state have called a sham. joining me right now to talk about this and so much more, the lieutenant governor of pennsylvania, john fedorman running for the u.s. senate next year as a democrat. lieutenant governor, so good to see you. >> hi. thanks for having me. >> okay, so this usualpush for audit after two other legal audits. do you believe that there will be a third? >> no, there won't be a third.

state senate democratic leader jay costa will join us in a moment. demanding the state's republican leadership step in, writing quote, should you allow this to continue, senator mastriano will have build a frankenstein creation of a committee with limitless power, frighteningly controlled by his senate intent on taking every level of our government. it is your duty as officers of this body to put a stop to this. to be clear, these republicans are not going to stop on their own. they are going to have to be stopped. leading off our discussion tonight, democratic texas state representative armando martinez and harris county judge lina

republican state lawmaker doug mastriano is now trying to conduct the same kind of audit that's still -- they're still doing it out in maricopa county, arizona. why? >> the vast majority of the people in pennsylvania have serious doubts about the integrity of our election. >> of course, they have doubts because you tell them to have doubts. but in a letter to philadelphia's city commissioner, he writes -- of course, that argument doesn't add up, because the only reason there isn't trust is because people are telling people that it wasn't fair. and in philadelphia and pennsylvania, you end one the same situation you in arizona.

state senator doug mastriano is asking for an audit. he's a close trump ally who attended trup events on january 6th. he's requesting everything from election equipment to voter sim cards and wireless logs. he looks at the model as what he wanted in pennsylvania. josh shah peer yo slammed the request on twitter saying this could decertify the voting machines costing taxpayers millions of dollars. that's what happened in arizona. >>> u.s. district judge j.p. bouley claimed he would not

that effort is being led by state senator doug mastriano, who led a group of republicans to arizona for a tour of the ninja's work. remember, this is actually going on in arizona and it speaks to where base republicans are today and this could be coming to a state near you just in time for republicans to try to overturn election results in 2022. joining me now is debbie dingell of michigan, the co-chair of the house policy and communications committee. i've been talking about arizona and pennsylvania. but you know this well. this kind of nonsense is actually going on in michigan as well. >> it most unfortunately is. our legislature has been considering legislation for the last few months. there's been efforts to have similar activities to what's