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Your group have tested positive for coronavirus after a flight in which it appeared that very few people were wearing masks, though they were vaccinated. what would you say to those who argue that this is all a political stunt? >> well, first of all, i guess when abraham lincoln tried it it was a political stunt, when john adams tried it it was a political stunt, when the framers of the constitution, the founders of this country established that a quorum was necessary they did it for a reason an...

>> they are absolute heroes. when they broke quorum in may to deny the republican majority in the regular session at the texas legislature, the attempt to pass voter suppression bills, not only did they galvanize the conscience of the country, but i got to think that they helped get senator manchin back to the table. we voted "no" on the for the people act. to offering a compromise that had major tenants of the for the people act in it. i think this latest act of courage, denying a quorum during...

Those men were arrested in an act of nonviolent civil disobedience at the senate office building. in what civil rights leaders have called a summer of activist and nonviolent direct action to try to win new federal protections for voting rights. congresswoman sheila jackson lee represents a congressional district thats ground zero for the current battle over these rights. houston is the most diverse city in texas, had a wide turnout. republicans in the texas legislature looked at that and prompt...

Have a quorum. staff is being hired to do the job. we are there to seek the truth. we are not there to get trump. but truth, trump, that seems to be with the other side is a test with. >> you spell it with your hands. gutfeld is next. >> friday july 2, 03, another shocking shooting has people looking for cover and running for their lives on a busy night near popular restaurants in washington dc and it is just days after baseball fans did the same during the shooting near the national game. the t...

Protections for voting rights. congresswoman sheila jackson lee represents a congressional district thats ground zero for the current battle over these rights. houston is the most diverse city in texas, had a wide turnout. republicans in the texas legislature looked at that and promptly wrote a bill outlawing by all the methods in which houston expanded voter access last year. er the bill including those restrictions is currently blocked from passage only because texas democrats got on a plane a...

Monument. it was -- and wide. and -- >> but if you couldve wave your hand -- >> and there was a loving crowd to, by the way. there was a lot of love. ive heard that from everybody, many many people have told me. there was a loving crowd. >> that was of course, former president donald trump talking to washington post reporters about the, quote, loving crowd at the january rally before the insurrection. now people from the, said, loving crowd but -- continue that the continues. the house select co...

Appoint anyone after pelosi rejected two of his selections. the speaker is making it clear here that she is pushing ahead. she will still have this investigation. she says theres a bipartisan quorum with liz cheney. theyre meeting to discuss the game plan for the first hearing taking place next week. capitol police officers, metro police and d.c. will testify about their experiences and map out the larger investigative strategy going forward. the question is will there be anybody else? will adam...

To serve on that committee, republicans who have, in her view, you heard her there, made statements and actions that she called them ridiculous essentially, eliminating them from the possibility of serving on this committee. as you know over the last 24 hours, republican minority leader kevin mccarthy pulled the other three republicans to serve on that committee. making it pretty clear that she is ready to move forward, having a bipartisan committee. liz cheney is serving on that committee as we...

Select picks after nancy pelosi rejected two of his republican choices. but pelosi vowed this morning that the investigation will continue. cnns manu raju is on capitol hill with more. manu, what is the speaker going to do now? >> reporter: well shes still moving ahead. she does have eight members of the committee including one republican. she said she has a bipartisan quorum that one republican being liz cheney. the question now is whether shell add an additional republican, someone who could p...

The american people. >> reporter: yeah. it could be a combination of all of those things. as far as the democrats or pelosi pick, you cant call them democrats because theres one representative, cheney, on that committee. theyre moving forward. theyre holding their first meeting on next tuesday. speaker pelosi had reiterated she had a quorum. shes going to continue this investigation with or without the choices. as far as mccarthy is concerned, he says hes going to continue to investigate. theres...