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Vote on abortion since the supreme court ruling to overturn roe v. wade. expect a lot of votes like this, by the way, and a lot of different states in the coming years. here is the first one. it is in kansas. what's on the line here? it's a referendum that would say, it would be constitutional, state constitutional amendment that would say, there is no legal right to abortion in the state constitution in kansas. if it passes, if yes winds, that could open the door to more restrictions, or even an outright ban on abortion in kansas. now, before the supreme court ruling, by the way, over the las...

Thank you so much. voters in kansas will be the first in the nation to cast a ballot on abortion rights today. a ballot measure asked voters to decide whether they want to remove abortion protection from the state's constitution. if it passes, the state's conservative legislature can push ahead, with strict abortion regulations. if it fails, lawmakers would be barred from imposing new restrictions. abortion in kansas currently legal up to 22 weeks. joining me is katie bernard, state house reporter for the "kansas city star." thank you for joining me this morning. >> thank you for having me. ...

Obviously more divisive than ever before. you have a ring of the republican party that is still trying to overthrow a presidential election. that is how people get elected in republican primaries. i'm curious though, if this reconciliation bill does pass and is signed into the law, what are the achievements looking like for this democratic congress both bipartisan achievements and this reconciliation bill? >> yeah, it is actually quite impressive in a vacuum, joe. they passed a massive rescue package at the beginning of this congress. a infrastructure bill. they passed a gun bill. if they get ...

Opportunity. it's not a democrat bill. this is not a republican bill. it's red, white and blue. >> senate leaves for august recess at the end of this week. that's the schedule anyway. will you have passed this legislation before you go back home to west virginia? >> i sure hope so. i think that's been the plan. i didn't -- you know, when it came -- i was -- when it came all to fruition this past monday, and i was tested positive on monday morning, so i was kind of confined up and everything, but we were working daily, day and night, the staff is working, everyone was interacting and things sta...

Not a republican bill, it's definitely not a green bill. it's a red, white, blue bill. >> the senate leaves this week. will you have passed this legislation before you go back home to west virginia? >> i sure hope so. i think that's been the plan. i didn't -- you know, when it came -- when it came all the way to fruition and monday, this past monday and i tested positive on monday morning, so i was kind of confined up and everything but we were working daily, day and night. staff is working. everyone was interacting and things start coming together and by wednesday we had text that we all agre...