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Descend on the State Capitol today. Joining me now, live from the march, former congressman from texas, beto orourke, and cochairman of the poor peoples campaign, Bishop William Barber. Bishop William Barber is also the author of we are called to be a movement. Gentlemen, thank you both for being here. I want to tell our viewers that you are about a mile i understand, a mile from the State Capitol, with marchers gathered behind you. Beto, let me start with you. And just get your sense of the mood, the mood there among the marchers, heading to the State Capitol, demanding that their right to vote be respected and protected. Reporter there is a lot of energy, theres a lot of power here, theres a lot of strength where we are right now in austin. As we make our way to the State Capitol, where were urging people to join us there at 10 00 a. M. This morning. Theyre going to hear from Bishop Barber, the poor peoples campaign, allied organizations. And at The End of the rally, Willie Nelson wi
Jonathan-capehartBillVoting-rightsSenateDemocratsLawmakersAttemptPushRecessBack-versionTiffany-crossJoe-biden president biden say in his inaugural speech he was going to focus on uniting both parties and america. unfortunately, that is not happened. in my opinion, in fact, the parties in the country are more divided than ever. and i as a mom, as a coach of young children, and as an american i am tired of the fighting. what specific steps would you take as present to bring all parties to the table, and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country. well, thanks for the question. . it s something that s very meaningful, as i share your aspiration for our country. look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. and over the last 20 years of my career, we ve always tried to aspire to that ideal. my faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated. and while earlier in the career, the first time i ran for office, i didn t live up to that. ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we thought to do just that. and q
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