vaccinated. and for those naysayers, you know, i don t know what to tell ya. but being in an icu being in icu, being on a ventilator. if that s not going to change your mind, i don t think anything i can say will change your mind, either. all right. texas state representative, trey martinez fisher there with those democrats breaking quorum. hope you feel better. thanks for making time tonight. thank you, chris. there is a lot more to the story of those texas democrats. tune in later tonight for an msnbc special event. lawrence o donnell and jonathan capehart will be joined by many more texas democrats to talk about the fight for voting rights in their home state and our nation s capital. they have got an incredible hour planned. watch it all tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern. and next, looking for the helpers in places where covid is striking hardest. the front-page plea to get vaccinated as missouri battles one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in this country. that s after this b
La delegación de legisladores de Texas se reunió la semana pasada en Washington D.C. con la vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris, y líderes demócratas en el Congreso, incluido el líder de la mayoría del Senado, Chuck Schumer.
En su mensaje de este domingo, el representante Martinez Fisher hace una detallada explicación de la composición de la Legislatura en Texas y de los sacrificios que hacen sus integrantes para impulsar medidas que consideran adecuadas para defender el derecho de los votantes. Esos sacrificios se hacen más reales a medida que lidiamos con la pandemia que ha afectado a todos de alguna manera , escribe el legislador que por ahora permanece en la capital estadounidense.
we are learning of more covid infections among a group of democratic texas state lawmakers who are now in washington. two more have tested positive and that brings the total in this group to five. all the representatives are fully vaccinated. one of the two newly confirmed cases is state rep trey martinez fisher. the texas house democratic caucus released a statement. it says that it will provide daily tests for all members of staff in d.c. for the week. the first positive case was on monday. two more were confirmed yesterday. this delegation left texas on july 12th to block republicans in the statehouse from enacting new voting restrictions there. at least 51 representatives have fled the state. today the surgeon general dr. vivek murthy repeated his warning that misinformation is a
i can and i will continue to call special session after special session after special session, all the way up until the election next year. abbott is also threatening to arrest the democrats if they step foot back in the state and drag them to the state capitol for a vote, though it s not clear he has that authority. ultimately, texas democrats do lack the votes to block this controversial bill. it would reign in things like drive-through and 24-hour voting, further tighten the rules for voting by mail, and bolster access for partisan poll watchers. by fleeing to washington, texas democrats have now turned national attention to voting rights battles in several states in the wake of the 2020 election. one of those texas democrats joins me now, state representative trey martinez fisher. nice to see you, representative. we had planned to have you join me here in the studio, but several members of your delegation have now tested positive for covid since arriving in washington. in fact,
Tucker Carlson Tonight host points out that the lawmakers shut down a democratically-elected government to uphold democracy
Today, Joe Biden made a grave and disturbing announcement. This country faces a crisis more dangerous than anything since the American Civil War, Biden said. Gettysburg, Shiloh, Antietam. The walking dead of Andersonville. The killing fields of the 19th century American south. That’s what we’re looking at right now, announced the president of the United States. By attempting to pass laws requiring voters to show an ID when they vote, Republicans are risking permanent internal division, as well as violent conflict. Think we’re overstating? Here’s what he said: