of this coming thursday. some of your party s top priorities are gridlocked in congress. national voting rights legislation. the historic build back better spending bill. what do you plan to tell voters if these key items don t pass, come the midterm elections in november? i intend to tell voter what is we have done in this year, with democrats in charge in the house, and certainly with the support of my vote and my advocacy, we have passed the american rescue plan. that s a bill that delivered billions of dollars locally to our communities to support our schools. bringing kids back safely. new hvac systems, now counselors in our schools. it s a build that providing billions of dollars across the country for access to broadband activity, certainly a priority across the rural communities that i represent. it s a bill that sent money directly to our localities so that they can continue to recover from the pandemic.
72,807! 72,808. dollars. yep. everything hurts. only pay for what you need. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. texas governor, greg abbott, says he will call another special session the state s legislature beginning this weekend, after democratic lawmakers fled the the state during the first one blocking bills they say will restrict voting rights. the new special session will begin just about 12 hours after the first one ends. those democrats effectively stalled any action on new voting bills by leaving as a group for wash washing. more than 50 as you know, democratic lawmakers have remained out of the state since mid-july. they spent time meeting national democratic leaders, pressing for national voting rights legislation. remains unclear whether the
the state democratic party chair. conversations he had with the governor trying to urge him to resign. his takeaway was that the governor was really focused on his defense, and he wants to tell, in jay jacob s words, his side of the story. erika hill, thanks, appreciate it. up next, what the texas governor greg abbott is calling for with one special session about to end, as democrats still a remain away from the state in effort to stall legislation they say that will restrict voting rights. that that s coming up. and here. which is why the scientific expertise that helps operating rooms stay clean now helps the places you go too. look for the ecolab science certified seal.
that are passing, as you mentioned texas, around the country. and so, this is all tied into what was going on before the election. and it s important to look back at what happened. but it s just as important to stop what s happening, now. yeah. i mean, it s interesting because i you know, i get direct messages on instagram from people saying, well, why are you still talking about the former president? just ignore him. what you just said is the reason. that there are there is actually legislation happening, now, which is based on and relies on the big lie. this isn t just some guy in mar-a-lago in the you know, the you know, in the hanging out in the lobby of mar-a-lago talking to anyone who will listen about his stolen-election allegations. they re making legislation based on it. exactly. and, you know, audits that aren t real in arizona and the like. so that s why you wonder why we are so focused on the for the people bill. that sets national-federal standards saying, yo
legislation happening now which is based on and relies on the big lie. completely. this isn t some guy in mar-a-lago hanging out in the lobby talking to anyone who will listen to about his stolen election allegations. they re making legislation based on it. exactly. and audits that aren t real in arizona and the like. so that s why you wonder why we are so focused on the for the people bill. that sets national federal standards saying, you know what? you should be able to vote early. you should be able to vote in whatever way you can that s safe. like mailing in your ballot. there should be drop-off boxes. there should be ways to vote early. that s why the bill is so popular at its core. it s fully grounded in the constitution that says that congress can make or altar the laws for federal election and also it s wildly popular with people because they don t want the mess of who s counting the