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a little preparation will make you and your family safer in an emergency. a week s worth of food and water, radio, flashlight, batteries and first aid kit are a good start to learn more, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com tonight, arrest warrants out for 51 texas house democrats who fled the state last month to block an election s overhaul bill that would add me restr new restrictions for voting. two dozen remain out of the state but they can be hauled against their will back to the house chamber to provide the
started. while the approval of a juneteenth holiday can be seen as a positive development, given major issues concerning race in this country for many, it s simply not enough, especially when you consider the implications of the battle over voting rights on capitol hill. democrat senator joe manchin desperately trying to find ten republican senators to support his compromise on an election s overhaul bill. that is the magic number needed to defeat a likely republican filibuster. voting rights advocate stacey abrams praised manchin s proposal, but minority leader mitch mcconnell is blocking to vow it. equally unacceptable, totally inappropriate, all republicans, i think, will oppose as well, if that were to surface on the floor. cnn s daniella diaz is live on capitol hill with more. good morning, daniella. so where does this voting rights bill go from here?
this is happening on the same day that senator joe manchin signaled a willingness to compromise on the sweeping elections overhaul bill, and he proposed several changes to it. i want to talk now with tray martinez fisher and jasmine crockett. thank you so much both of you for making time to come in and discuss this. i m curious. i know you met with top manchin staffers, but what about his proposal? if you look at itting you re looking at declaring election day a public holiday, expanding voting to at least 15 election days, but it would require i.d. to vote. do you think this is a good idea? i think it s an amazing idea. if you know anything about the state of texas, we kind of lead in voter suppression. texas is the hardest state to vote, so these provisions would actually be a lot more liberal, as crazy as that may sound, than what we have right now, and they
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The Biden administration and Democratic sponsors in the Senate
and House of Representatives have put forth a sweeping new
immigration reform bill, the 353-page U.S. Citizenship Act of
2021. The bill states its purpose as providing an earned path
to citizenship, addressing the root causes of migration,
responsibly managing the southern border, reforming the immigrant
visa system, and other goals. The bill does not emphasize
enforcement.
The bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by
striking the term alien and replacing it with