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.
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.
say he is always willing to talk and keep discussing, but right now they have a long way to go if it is even possible to change his mind, and i m snot sure it is. chuck schumer says he will put the burden on manchin, sinema, and other republicans if this goes down. he said the same thing about the build back better act as well. it is a pressure tactic that can push members to make hard choices, and it may ultimately happen here. in this case a vote on the voting rights portion of this would come down 50/50 with every senator in favor. if there is a second vote that is when we will see a number of senate democrats, probably at least two, possibly more, split off. that is the kind of thing that majority leaders and speakers of the house like to avoid. we ll see what happens there. and don edwards, last night
friends he made with the capitol police have been recognized three times because he was one of them. he wore the uniform. to a friend in need, harry s voice was soft and gentle. and praise himself, stone cold silent. showed a fairness and prosperity his voice would echo and will echo for generations in this state. look, let them harry reid will be considered one of the greatest senate majority leaders in history. i ve served longer than all 12 united states senators. served for over 36 years. had the honor of serving a few of those names beyond that short list. for harry, it wasn t about power. it was about the sake of power. about the power to be able to use power to do right by people. that s why you wanted harry in
whether you served with harry for decades or you were new to america just a few days ago, you wanted harry in your corner. let there be no doubt: harry reid will be considered one of the greatest senate majority leaders in history. sargent: tonight, the president is headed back east. joining us from the white house, cbs christina ruffini. christina, there s news tonight about officials meeting with russia next week and its military buildup near ukraine. reporter: that s right. ahead of those talks a senior u.s. official said today although some of the russian demands are nonstarters, like, for example, no new countries be admitted to nato, there are three key places where they think the u.s. and moscow might be able to do some negotiation. the first of those involves offensive missile systems in ukraine. russia has said american or nato placement of those types of systems in that country would be an act of aggression, but the white house said today it has no interest in doing th