and people who have jobs are being squeezed between not being able to take care of seniors who need a hearing aid and can t get it, who need dental care and can t get it. there are kids who need daycare and can t get it. while people are playing these games with these phantom numbers, people are out here hurting, and progressives are hearing from the grassroots in a really major way. also this is not the democrats being dysfunctional. that is really not what s happening. the democrats are united. kyrsten sinema is being dysfunctional, but they re responding to what they want. it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to deliver on stuff that they have not delivered on before, and they would be foolish to back down at this point. speaking of kyrsten sinema not functional, looking at it through the lens of a voice count they received from the number of republicans in their districts, they want to be reelected, i assume, or continue
protest that will greet the president on the day he arrives. thank you for joining us. thank you. so why did you get involved in this? what made you decide you wanted to lead this protest? well, women like myself understand that it s time to make our voice count. our vote and our voice count. we can t sit in silence or sit on the fence while we see intolerance, while we see acts on policies that just seem to but actually allow for inequality, intolerance that affect people s lives. there are a lot of people in the united states. he has to do business with the rest of the world. he s coming to britain. you know, it s not a state visit as i understand it, it s more of a working visit. what s wrong with him meeting
protest that will greet the president. thank you for joining us. thank you. why did you get involved in this? you are a distinguished lawyer. you have other things going on. what made you decide you wanted to lead this protest? women like myself understand that it s time to make our voice count. our vote and our voice count. we can t sit in silence or on the fence while we see intolerance, while we see acts and policies that seem to not not just seem but actually allow for inequality, intolerance in all the shades that affect people s lives. we have to do something about it. that s why we are here. there a lot of people in the united states and around the world who will say, trump was elected president of the united states. he has to do business with the rest of the world. he is coming to britain.
d.c. have passed new or expanded paid family leave laws. despite momentum there is still a long way to go. only 15% of workers in the u.s. have access to paid family leave making every new parent s voice count. i don t think it is simply go enough to say it always done this way. and that just simply not good enough. we could see some movement on capitol hill sometime soon. senator marco rubio s office tells me his legislation will likely be released in the next few weeks and the senate finance committee is readying to have a hearing. it is great what he is doing with his platform. you never get those days back. time now for cnn news room with jim sciutto. we ll see you tomorrow. good morning. i m jim sciutto. it is the day after father s day. if you are a father or a mother,
small businesses and people that live on main street have. it drowns out the voices of the average citizen. the average citizen feels that. they feel left out of the process. for the public to feel disconnected from the political process is a bad thing for this country where we have celebrated that everybody s voice count. the money helps to drown out the voice of the average voter. it amplifies the voices of the very wealthy. harry reid is in a public battle right now on the senate floor. he s called the koch brothers n un-americans. said they re trying to buy elections. are comments like that helpful in this debate? i wouldn t go as far as perhaps the senator did. certainly the koch brothers have been playing in my election and have put a lot of money into my