why now may be the time to start talking about the next pandemic. even though america isn t out of the woods with this one. and allegations of coach s sexual coercion shut down a professional sports league. you will hear about how years of ignoring it enables it. this is american voices . we begin this hour with today s stand to protect reproductive heights. across the country, thousands marched for abortion justice. there were thousands of where organizers made their mission clear, to defend reproductive choice. we need a supreme court that will not overturn 50 years of precedent. it does not have to be this way. everyone should be able to get the care that they need in their own community. abortion is health care, basic health care, essential health care, health care that cannot wait. hundreds today in austin, texas, ground zero of america s current abortion battle. that law has been in effect for a month. and already the dallas morning news is showing its impact
one. allegations that shutt down a professional sports leek. hear from the journalist that uncovered the story and how years of turning a blind eye most likely enabled it. this is american voices. beginning with the stand to protect reproductive rights. thousands marched to rally for abortion justice. there were hundreds of demonstrations. including in washington d.c. where organizers made the mission clear. to defend reproductive choice which gop state legislators continue to attack. we need the supreme court that will not overturn 50 years of precedent. everyone should be able to get the care that they need in their own community. abortion is health care. basic health care. essential health care. health care that cannot wait. hundreds today in austin, texas, ground zero of america s current abortion battle after texas banned boergs after six weeks. that law in effect for a month and already the dallas morning news is showing the impact revealing texans crossing
which would have automatically reauthorized that transit funding. as for infrastructure, and the budget, it has been a battle between moderate and progressive democrats. president biden and speaker pelosi forced to accept the reality, as the president put it, that there would not be support from the left wing of the party to pass infrastructure unless it is paired with the democrats larger spending package. it s a move angering some democrats, arizona senator kyrsten sinema, one of the main authors of the infrastructure bill responded today, saying, quote, democratic leaders have made conflicting promises that could not all be kept and have at times pretended that differences of opinion within our party did not exist, even when those disagreements were repeatedly made clear directly and publicly. canceling the infrastructure vote further erodes that trust. joining me now, matthew dowd, founder of country over party and chief strategist of the bush/cheney 2004 company. he is