highlights that danger, we are going to look at attacks on voting rights around the country. plus, redistricting and what it means for your vote. we are going to ask our experts if we are moving closer to minority rule in this country and break down the impact it is having on our elections. a very special 11th hour just getting underway on this friday night. night. (woman) oh. oh! hi there. you re jonathan, right? the 995 plan! yes, from colonial penn. your 995 plan fits my budget just right.
the so-called leaders, right here in the state and in other places in the country making it more difficult for people to vote. and we know what we need to do. one of the things we need to do is pass the john lewis voting rights act and the freedom to vote act. we need to elect people who will defend these rights up and down the ballot from district attorneys to state attorneys general, for local sheriffs, the governor s. vice president kamala harris making it crystal clear that the administration s fight to protect voting rights is far from over. since the beginning of 2021, then before we district voting laws have already been passed in 18 states. 34 more are moving through 11 state legislatures right now. eric holder, marc elias, and sophia lin lakin are here with
senator, i appreciate that i will go to your question, yeah. okay. i think it s important, because it s very easy to say, well you ve gotten ten things done, two more haven t gotten done. the reality is, now, really, really important to take the next step on build back better. we know this will be done first of the year, not now, because of a number of issues, both getting final agreements, final language, as well as going through the parliamentarian and all the issues there. we know that. the president nose that, we will come back, immediately go back to work in january to get that done. on voting rights we have 50 democrats all supporting the same bill, the freedom to vote act. as you said, the challenge is we have to change the rules to do it every state, we re note
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president to follow his words? what kind of movement on voting rights would you need to see in order to convince you this is a priority for the white house? we did have a meeting with the white house earlier this week. and in that meeting they did reiterate their support for the bill, and they stated they are working to get it passed. what we trust are actions. we are beyond to point of words, and because it is extremely important that we get this bill passed before it is too late, we are looking at actions. and we that is what we are assessing, and as mentioned, we are willing to escalate and president joe biden, he is a leader of the democratic party. and he does have power and the ability to motivate what is going to be the agenda that the senate moves forward with, so we will be keeping a close eye on