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truth be told, he doesn't have the to do much selling. there's strong support, bipartisan support for the bill. 61% in favor. cnn's lauren fox live on capitol hill. lauren, what is the timing of the historic vote today? >> in just a little over an hour, we expect the final debate to be begin in the house of representatives over this $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. after about two hours of debate they'll hold that final vote or that is our expectation this morning. democratic leaders confident that they have the democratic votes they will need to pass this piece of legislation. they ...

Legislation as restrictions to those people assisting voters. that's this, though, is just one of several states where voting rights are being rolled back. groups in florida, they're currently suing their state over its new voting law, claiming that it has had, quote, a chilling effect on both potential voters and those who try to sign them up to vote. the legislation targets sustains vote by mail process, as well as the use of ballot drop boxes. meanwhile, michigan supreme court has decided to uphold the states new congressional and state legislative maps, despite allegations that they will d...

Received in the county. now, harris county wants the federal justice department to investigate, asking the department in the letter, to, quote, exhaust every legal option available, to ensure that each eligible voter in harris county and state of texas has their vote counted. texas's new election law is so extreme that voting rights groups are also worried it could criminalize the act of helping a disabled voter at the polls, given that the new legislation as restrictions to those people assisting voters. that's this, though, is just one of several states where voting rights are being rolled b...

>> that's the house tonight passing h.r. 2560, better known as cut, cap and balance. now it's a republican and tea party sponsored measure calling for massive spending cuts, a spending cap, and congress passing a balanced budget amendment. only then would the debt limit be allowed to go up, ending the current crisis. the measure was passed with just five democratic votes. senate democrats say they'll defeat it. if somehow they fail, president obama says he'll veto it. in other words, it's doa which is why a lot of democrats are calling it a stunt and a waste of time. earlier today a ...

reconsiders laying on the table. >> that's the house tonight passing h.r. 2560, better known as cut, cap and balance. now it's a republican and tea party sponsored measure calling for massive spending cuts, a spending cap, and congress passing a balanced budget amendment. only then would the debt limit be allowed to go up, ending the current crisis. the measure was passed with just five democratic votes. senate democrats say they'll defeat it. if somehow they fail, president obama says he'll veto it. in other words, it's doa which is why a lot of democrats are calling it a stunt and ...