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Conduct rigorous vetting in coordination with other agencies. but instead of any of that happening, its just a flat no, there is nowhere to land, nowhere to go, and hoping that the problem will go away. this is not checking blocks at the dmv for a drivers license. this bureaucratic problem-solving, its not going to solve. we need barriers torn down to getting folks out, getting them vetted, getting them processed instead of more barrier erected in our path. >> the pledge continues. as you give m...

We need barriers torn down to getting folks out, getting them vetted, getting them processed instead of more barrier erected in our path. >> the pledge continues. as you give me information, ill repeat it. i am here because i have to echo your efforts and what you are trying to do por people who are sit zients an need help. sam, where do people go if they want to help contribute to your efforts? >> check out allied extract our partners that harvey is a part of. they have done an amazing job. its...

Walsh for leading that task force. thats why i want to see congress pass the pro act and send it to my desk immediately. thats why i want us to extend organizing collective bargaining rights to state and local government employees like transit workers, first responders, health care workers and other essential workers. government should never be a barrier to workers organizing. its governments job to remove those barriers. but its up to workers to make the choice whether to organize or not, wheth...

About to throw that ring into -- im saying were at the part where he beats the spider. okay. look, the reality is that this is a long war and i think about south africa a lot and there is that song there is something inside so strong, the higher you build your barriers, the taller i become. right. i think of those south africans including family members of mine who literally live almost their entire lives under apartheid. andened if you ever get to the point where you say we cant beat these sons...

Fe finally do something. >> i would want to be able to tell my kid one day you can fight the good fight. you can break barriers. thats exactly what we did. >> ultimately, its not like us against them and its not like this petty thing. it like if they win, no one wins. if we win, everyone wins. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

My girlfriend sue is a basketball player. shes affectionately known as the point god. sue is a little bit more successful than me, but thats fine. activism for us just is life. i mean, were female athletes. were gay female athletes. we just generally want things to be better. and were both in positions where we can be really influential in making that happen. >> we get it. we obviously know who we are and realize that thats an important thing in breaking down barriers in the lgbt community and j...

Barriers cannot have assistance. lawmakers say this will streamline the voting process across the state and make elections more secure, and democrats are saying the elections here dont need to be more secure, it was already very hard to vote here in texas and there was no evidence of widespread fraud that should have prompted these changes. they also point to there were not any claims of fraud in overnight or drive-through voting, which is one of the things being banned in the bill. so already w...

From waters, building up all the way to the bigger projects that divert stormwater into either green spaces or into hard tanks and infrastructure or barriers or levees. i think its a combination. and i do think, you know, this is going to take time, so there are some steps that are in the so-called quick fix category, but a lot of this stuff is going to be investments that will payoff over decades. >> one of the most alarming things from this storm, were seeing people die in their cars, right. i...

Her up and started carrying her down the stairs. now, the real important part of that story is if we had not stopped to help this woman, we would not be here having this discussion right now because immediately after we got started going down the stairs, the building collapsed around her. and if we had not taken her down slowly like we did, we would have been outside and killed. steve: that stairwell protected you only 16 people survived. >> yes. most of news that stairwell. and so we called jos...

The cameras are gone, but people definitely want that assurance and that commitment, but they also want to know that theyre going to be able to get this help quickly. cutting through the red tape is so key. yesterday i was reporting from queens after mayor bill de blasio said in new york they would have teams from the city going door to door in all storm affected areas to make sure that people are able to sign up and to apply for this federal disaster relief, everyone who is eligible. they want ...