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The moment. states and localities are running up against the deadlines of these funds if they dont use 60% allocated by the end of september. the next has the authority to take them back. how do you see that playing out? >> so if they dont use the money, the federal government will take it back and redistribute it no other localities. but we do think like you said that more money has been going out as of july, probably this month. we are waiting for new numbers from the treasury department befor...

In but a plan none the less that would allow people including localities and states to prepare for the boosters. we want people to know how theyre going to be protected against covid-19. people are protected from the worst of covid. we want to extend the protection and stay ahead of delta. thats why the boosters are important. chris: there is another controversy about boosters and that is if we start giving them out to the 100 plus million americans who have had them that were talking about prob...

He did create this monster that we are dealing with across the country with vaccine skeptics basically refusing to actually, you know, get inoculated and then causing the continued spread of coronavirus. so weve got to get a handle on this. there have to be more republicans who are willing to step up, confront the other republican governors who are actually to me actually putting forth genocidal policies by trying to preept children from wearing masks in schools and prevent localities from actua...

Instead of looking back to the 1960s and 1970s, well look back 25 years and states that had ten more more violations, including a statewide violation or 15 or more violations. thats adjudicated violations of voter discrimination. reverend al, these states and localities are going at it right now, and i think that its more important than ever with redistricting around the corner that we make sure that the full protection of the voting rights act are reinstituted. >> absolutely. you wont say this,...

Counties to figure out how to get it out there. they put some requirements on there, but they didnt disallow localities from imposing their own requirements. and these municipalities just dont have the ability to move that much money. so its basically the program working the way they wrote it, and it became a big disappointment when the eviction moratorium was expiring and they were pointing fingers. everyone agreed states and cities havent done a good job. really this is on congress. they threw...

Bridge. i think it strengthens a lot of things, particularly section 2 and parts of section 5. do you think this legislation can pass the senate? yeah, it has, you know, the elements, but its a few votes shy of getting past the filibuster. >> first of all, thank you for the opportunity to talk about the job robert lewis voting rights advancement act. h.r. 4 is critically important because now, more than ever, we need federal oversight. as you articulated, weve seen states and localities across t...

And come up with a modern-day formula, a more recent discriminations for voter protection, so thats exactly what h.r. 4 does. it threads a thin needle, since we know that not only are states and localities having a concerted effort at passing more restrictive voting laws, but we also see a supreme court hostile towards the vra. we saw in june two arizona cases where they literally made it harder to file section 2 lawsuits as well. so the h.r. 4 not only restores the full protections of section 5...

I think that the shelby versus holder decision and the arizona decision out of the supreme court most recently have done a number on not just states and localities, but really curbing the ability for average, ordinary americans to be able to vote. the equal access to the ballot box is critically important. just like in the 1960s and 1970s, we need federal oversight when state governments go amok. this is particular to restoring the full protections of the vra, which has been widely successful in...

Purpose so people wouldnt get the money. the governors office disputed that, but we have heard from over cities and other governments that, well, treasury has their requirements, but we will like we should do better. you know, theyve added requirements for the ones that congress said they should use, and its a question of do you have an ideological opposition to renters getting this money? so especially in new york, that was a really glaring example of the money not getting out. theres some nast...

To school right now, i know this is on their mind, heres what we know in terms of how you can keep your children safe. we know that masks work, number one they help to reduce the chances that you may get infection and spread infection. its important that your child wear a mask and its important that schools require masks for everyone, students, visitors, educators. in places thats not happening i am worried. there are other players of precaution that are important, too. we know that regular test...