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What i will say is that every democrat is on both bills and, in fact, in the john lewis act, we have one republican. i think it is time for them to figure out -- well, first of all, its time for mitch mcconnell to stop obstructing it. the freedom to vote act has 50 cosponsors, and the john lewis voting rights act has, i think, 51 usponsors, if i recall correctly. senator murkowski joined us when that was introduced, so theres obvious unanimity in our party to move this forward. what we need to d...

And they never covered by story there obviously. and so, you know, thats what they see and what they hear. now, that works on the other side too. theres probably people that only watch other networks that have another point of view. >> true, true. >> but i think its incredibly dangerous to have -- a big difference between having a conservative opinion and having one that supports conspiracy theories. >> totally. and despite your concerns about your democracy, you are trying to utilize our democr...

What is in this bill, and level with us, what are the chances it actually gets passed because it doesnt really matter what happens in the house if the senate doesnt want to play ball. >> first, stephanie, our prayers are with the families of both officers who lost their lives in the last week in new york city, and you know, this piece of legislation is about investing to protect because we believe you cant define, you need to invest to make departments better and stronger and protect people in o...

Eminent, common sense. i would like to say that this is a triumph of common sense in washington, which we all like to have those stories from time to time. >> i was blown away when i saw the roll call vote, because i expected it to be one of these, party line votes, and the house was team this up for the senate, who knows if it goes anywhere, and there is 441 votes, you have 100 republican votes, you have got enough cosponsors in the senate, what does this do? does it just take away this onerous...

Who knows if it goes anywhere, and there is 441 votes, you have 100 republican votes, you have got enough cosponsors in the senate, what does this do? does it just take away this onerous pension pre funding requirement? >> that is one of the major aspects. it takes away the pre-funding requirement, which takes close to 30 billion dollars of liability which is on the books right now for the postal service, which makes no sense for the reasons that we talked about. it also allows the employees as ...

Shortage. >> maine congresswoman chellie pingree is proposing legislation to expand the h2b visa program, the bill has more than 70 bipartisan cosponsors but it faces opposition from labor unions and immigration reform has stalled for years in congress. >> would it be better for the economy to dictate how many guest workers come in? >> there is no reason it shouldnt be a more open process and the supply shouldnt be allowed to meet the demand. >> a decision on jobs currently going unfilled, on pr...

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With a Senate dominated by conservative Democrats and obstructionist Republicans, when HR 40 passes in Congress, it is unlikely to pass in the Senate. However, it is essential to acknowledge the enormous progress the reparations movement has experienced since Conyers first introduced HR 40.

UNAIDS welcomes the announcement from the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres of the appointment of Catherine Russell as the new Executive Director of UNICEF.

Adjectives in your monologue. i think you know this gallows tonal policing of whats going on, it is just indicative of this division. is not bipartisanship anymore. a couple of hours ago i talked to with a representative from ohio his passing who dropped onto the floor the first equall shared parenting bill in ohio which is following kentucky and arkansas. these are the kinds of bills that need to be furthered. normally these kinds of bills are cosponsored by about 15 people, but 15 cosponsors o...