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So much leadership in the last few days. being out on the streets this morning of kyiv, just remarkable to see the stark difference between his leadership, and putin, who is hiding somewhere in moscow, im sure. >> this zelensky guy has got guts, without a doubt. your colleague, representative turner, issued this statement. "this is a time where we need to stand up, show strength, make certain we put putin back in his box and help stop this aggressiveness." congresswoman, im looking at the respon...

While Rep. Turner says they will face some challenges, particularly in Rep. Guillen’s district, he sees some positive trends.

Democrats in Washington have so far been unsuccessful in their push for federal election reform, and meanwhile, some Republican state lawmakers are passing their own, more restrictive voting laws. Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, and Democratic Texas state Rep. Chris Turner, join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss.

And that is why were purging the senate to pass strong federal voting rights legislation. we urge the senate to embrace the elegant solution proposed by majority whip jim clyburn to carve out voting rights from the filibuster and the caucus is looking forward to meeting with majority whip clyburn tomorrow. and we hope to also pass the john lewis voting rights act because we need a strong voting rights act to protect texas voters. >> i just want to make sure everyone heard the bit of news you mad...

Democrats are in still in the nations capital, and Austin is at a standstill. Credit: Taylor Lumsden / WFAA Texas State Rep. Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) speaks from a podium in Washington, D.C. surrounded by other state Democrats. Nearly 60 members of the party flew to the nations capitol to break quorum during the Texas special session to disrupt Republican plans to pass more stringent election laws. Author: Berna Dean Steptoe Updated: 3:00 PM CDT July 17, 20...

Examples to exemplify the true voter suppression jim crow modern era that were talking about here in state after state is all the more reason why we need these reforms to be done in congress. >> representative turner, is that compelling to you? because it strikes me -- i hate to say this, but it doesnt feel like people like manchin and sinema care about that. that doesnt seem to move them. so if you all are not able to commit -- have you had a chance to talk with manchin or sinema, have you met ...

We need to help those legislators here in washington, d.c. that are advocating for voters of color, not just in, the texas but this is symbolic of whats happening around the country. the white house and everybody understands the importance of getting this done so we can help protect voters. >> representative turner, are you and your texas democratic colleagues prepared to stay in washington without your families, away from your jobs for three weeks? and do you take governor abbotts arrest threat...

And texas state representative chris turner, chairman of the texas house democratic caucus, who is one of the lawmakers who left the state last night. representative turner, youre meeting with chuck schumer next hour and also senator joe manchin. whats your message? are you hopeful you plan to meet with president biden at some point? >> good afternoon. thanks for having me. our message here on capitol hill to our friends in the u.s. senate is simply that the time is now. we urgently need the u.s...

Damaging to our democracy and i know your audience understands that. but these things are all connected and connected to trumps continued rhetoric about the 2020 election results and people saying hes going to be reinstated in the white house. >> given that it is all connected, what more support do you need from the federal government? >> well, weve certainly been in contact with the department of justice alerting them to our concerns. and i think, you know, with this new information that came t...

Attorney general is going to do, but were going to continue to fall for an investigation. if he fails to do his job and do that, then hopefully the department of justice will decide to step in there. but were going to continue to make sure were alerting them of our concerns. >> thank you so much for your time. i want to turn back to texas and how democrats plan to fight efforts by republicans to restrict ballot access. joining me now, texas state representative chris turner, chair of the texas...