Favor of even allowing debate on the legislation. Put another way, all 50 republican senators voted no. While states are back home working hard to suppress the vote or certain votes, should we say, theres not a republican in the senate who wants to even allow a debate on this topic. An angry Majority Leader spoke moments after the vote was announced. Senate republicans have signed their names in the ledger of history alongside donald trump, the big lie, and Voter Suppression. Today, every single democratic senator stood together in the fight to protect the right to vote in america. The republican leader uses the language and the logic of the southern senators in the 60s who defended states rights. This vote, im ashamed to say, is evidence that Voter Suppression has become part of the official platform of the republican party. In an unusual move, Vice President harris presided over the senate during tonights vote. Afterwards, she vowed democrats will continue pushing for federal Voting
Southern senators in the sixties who defended states rights. This vote, im ashamed to say, is further evidence that Voter Suppression has become part of the official platform of the republican party. In an unusual move, Vice President harris presided over the senate during tonights vote afterward chief vowed democrats will continue pushing for federal Voting Rights legislation. When were talking about the right to vote, it is not a republican concern or a democratic concern it isnt an american concern. This is about the american peoples right to vote. Unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way, because nobody is debating i dont believe, whether all americans have the right to vote. The bottom line is that the president and i are very clear to support as one, to support the john lewis Voting Rights act and the fight is not over. Since january of this year, just since january at least 14 states have a net did 22 new laws that restrict access to voting.
Announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers, jim parsons, host of the amber ruffin show, comedian and writer amber ruffin author yaa gyasi featuring the 8g band with fred armisen and now, Seth Meyers Seth good evening, im seth meyers, and this is late night. How is everybody doing tonight great to hear. Lets get to the news. Last night was the first and only Vice President ial debate between Kamala Harris and i think a dead Airline Pilot during last nights debate, Vice President mike pence frequently tried to interrupt senator Kamala Harris. Said the moderator, mr. Vice president , if it helps, just think of it as carrying her sentence to full term. After last nights debate, second lady karen pence did not wear a mask on stage when she greeted Vice President mike pence huh, usually when a karen refuses to wear a mask, its at trader joes President Trump released a video yesterday from outside the white house and started out saying, quote, hi, perhaps you recognize me its your favor
It is nice to look at all the people that were like, they tried to stop us, but that was not the whole story. And what i am about is about telling the whole story. So let me take you back to a time before women could vote. 1898 and your name is. Unice randall girls are considered so unimportant in the small town where you are born, but you are not even written into the ledger that lifts the birth. I just want to warn you, there is a little bug that zoom has where it overheats when you are doing a large broadcast. So you will hear a loud fan now and then, nothing is wrong, its just a fan. It will stop and 20 seconds. Everybody knows about it, nobody knows what to do. T is listed as a bug they are like, we are working on it. That does not help me, but im glad they are working on it. Sowhat i want to consider is important is the little town, but she is not written into the birth ledger. She finds out she does not exist when she goes to get married. Imagine her surprise. Up on a farm in ma
Supplemental for more security for members when the enemy is within the house of representatives, a threat that members are concerned about in addition to what is happening outside. We have Members Of Congress who want to bring guns on the floor and have threatened violence against other Members Of Congress. Reporter hostility between the parties is bad enough but among republicans its getting ugly. Many of them more focused on absolving the former president on insurrection than rebuilding a battered company. Ryan nobles from capitol hill. Reporter laura and christine, there is a bit of a civil war happening on capitol hill between republicans that voted for the impeachment of President Trump and those who still passionately support the president. At the middle of all of that is the House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy. He traveled to florida on thursday to meet with the former president. The two both issuing a statement saying President Trump is prepared to help republicans win back t