crisis. we need the president and administration, we need all to be speaking with one voice about how important this is and to act. you know, i think the white house is moving on this. i think they have in many ways being to allow the senate to work through the process. the time has come for us to push really hard. we have to try to find a way forward here. the status quo is untenable. we don t want to be sitting here when we go into the 2022 elections knowing it s not going to be a free and fair election. too many states have been jerry mandering. gerrymandering. all right. congressman, always a pleasure sir. thank you so much for your timing. really appreciate it. thank you. what s next for afghanistan? now that u.s. troops have
joining me now is congresswoman maxine waters of california. congresswoman, it s always great to see you. i want to ask you about the possibility of a select committee. scott dworkin defeated that a republican consult republican s to push for a new vote on a january 6th commission, saying a select committee would actually be devastating for the gop. that s very interesting that any republican would think that it would be devastating to have a select committee. i would love to have your comments on that, and what are you hearing about whether or not such a select committee is going to happen? well, let me tell you, joy, we are all disappointed, very disappointed that we could get we could not get bispart zn support for a commission. for them to resist, for republicans to resist a commission, speaks to whether or not they are interested in really having the facts come out
it s it s it s inherent in every single conversation they have. they are passing bills, in michigan, today, to put more restrictions on votes based on the big lie of widespread-voter fraud. they re going to have a special session here, in texas, this summer. to push, again, more restrictions and more partisan involvement in elections based on the big lie and based on the idea that there s this fictitious-voter fraud. and so, this is not going away. the the former president continues to stir it up. all of his minions that are now out in front on this, across state after state after state and in wash whington, d.c. keep doing it. and i have to say, on the day that joe biden i am relating this to juneteenth. signs this a federal holiday which i think is awesome. i have to point out, while that goes on, some republicans voted for it which is good or most republicans voted torfor it.
for the same medications as the vet, but for less with fast free shipping. visit petmeds.com today. the texas state democratic lawmakers who walked out on republicans last month to stop a restrictive voting bill are pressuring lawmakers in washington to push harder for a federal voting rights bill. texas state representative tweeted after a meeting with vice president kamala harris, my takeaway, we need to continue to build a broad-based coalition and really let americans of all stripes understand the precarious nature of our democracy and the importance of our right to vote.
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