Bengahazi was all they talked about. Some dreamed it could stop President Obama and impeaching Hillary Clinton after the 2016 election. After all the frankly, delusional, obsessive Focus And Bengahazi becoming a Swear Word for republicans, many who probably couldnt find it on the map. There was no evidence of any scandal, no bombshells, no stand down orders. It was all just horse pucky. The same guy central to shaking the bengahazi Shiny Keys is the current leader, quote unquote of house republicans. Only now he suddenly not so into investigations. Today he came out against legislation to form a bipartisan commission to invest good day the maga seize of our capitol. Just 24 hours before the vote tomorrow. Despite his Support Fer the many reboots of the bengahazi probe, he had the nerve to say the January 6th commission would be redundant. Giving the counter productive nature of this effort, i cannot support this legislation. It doesnt end there. Instead of focusing on the siege itself,
I want to start with the news out of texas. Nbcs Ali Vitali has been following all of the twists and turns from d. C. Ali i. What is going on . Steph, they killed the bill but only for now. By walking off the floor Last Night, they made it so there werent enough lawmakers present in order to actually vote on this bill before the Midnight Deadline but this only bought democrats time. As you said, the governor is stepping in and we heard from lawmakers Last Night this was one of the last arrows in their quiver as they tried to stop this legislation. Listen. We use all of the tools in our toolbox to fight this bill, and tonight we pulled out that last one. They were prepared to cut us off. They tried to silence us. We were not going to let them do that. We killed that bill. Again, steph, they killed that bill for now. Were going to see the next chapter of this unfolding in very short order because last Night Governor Abbott called for a Special Session almost immediately after this bill f
Our time. And the mission falls to each of us, each and every day . Democracy itself is in pearl. Here at home and around the world. What we do now, what we do now, how we honor of The Fallen, will determine whether or not democracy will long endure. Democracy thrives when the infrastructure of democracy is strong. When people have the right to vote. Freely and fairly and conveniently. The president s decision to frame the address around the threats to democracy and specifically to call out threats to voting feels pointed after what happened Last Night. Democrats in the Texas State House walked out and scuttle a republican bill to severe restrict voting in that state. With the democrats absent the house lacked a quorum and the majority was forced to adjourn without voting on the bill. The Texas Bill was more stringent and far reaching than the Voting Laws enacting in several other states as republicans across the country follow donald trumps lead in perpetuating the Big Lie that the 20
You can also listen to q a as a podcast. Find it when you get your podcast. Representatives came to the floor of the house recently to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 race massacre in tulsa, oklahoma. First, we will hear from new york congressman, richie torres. This is and include any extraneous material on the subject of the special order. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Torres thank you, madam speaker. Im honored to share todays special order hour on black wall street on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, which is chaired by our great leader, Congress Member joyce baytism i want to extend my condolences to Congress Member beatty and her family for the loss of her husband. On may 30, 1921, a single scream in an elevator became the spark that ignited a powder degree of racial terror. That set on fire black wall street. A young black man enters an elevator. An elevator operator, a young white woman, screams, giving the impression shed been assaulted.
Politicians do, as has been noted, i think by you, dana, theyre excited to see each other. There is the House Republican leader, kevin mccarthy, and liz cheney, who has been feuding with him because he has been telling lies about the election. And the continued pageantry of the night still going on even though they are masked, even though their numbers are limited. I think usually that room sits about 1,600. Tonight its only going to seat 200. It is certainly a cautious approach given that most of them, if not all of them, have been vaccinated. But were going to soon hear the introduction of the president of the United States. So lets take a moment and just listen and hear some of the Senior Leaders of the u. S. Senate walking in, the Senate President pro tem, and senator dick durbin, senator Bernie Sanders and others. People happy to see each other. Theres not a lot of interaction on capitol hill these days given covid. Amy klobuchar. Theres the Senate Majority leader and the Senate M