Trey gaudi. Welcome, everyone. At least six of the texas lawmakers testing positive for covid, that s 10 percent of them , later a white house official also testing positive. The pelosi staffer had met with him texas democrats on the hill and later had contract with the white house staffer who was als tested positive for the white house press secretary refusing to acknowledge any connection a all. Is there any concerns that this trip that was intended to advocate for voting rights is now being a super spreader in washington. I would say that s not a characterization we are making from your. We understand there will be breakthrough cases, even vaccines that are incredibly effective are not full proof. The media wasn t a total lef september after some people who attended former president trump terms rose garden events, and announcing now justice the late came down with covid. Reporters covered the story for days doing deep dives on who wa there and exploring the links o who spread the vi
Republican lawmakers here in washington say this move is an invasion of privacy and an infringement on civil liberties. It was on arizona congressman andy biggs tweeting today it s none of the government s business knowing who has or hasn t been vaccinated but hhs secretary hit back with this. Listen. We should point out that the federal government has spent trillions of dollars to try to keep americans alive during this pandemic so it is the government s business continuing to spend money to try to keep people from contracting covid in helping reopen the economy. So now making moves hand in glove at the white house to clarify those remarks. Jacqui heinrich joins us from 1600 pennsylvania avenue with the fallout in the strategy going forward on this. Really trying to correct the record after the interview spark some backlash. He tweeted some comments i made today are being wildly taken out of context. To be clear, the government has no database tracking who was vaccinated encouraging p
Questions, that s okay, you still have questions, but act. Act now. Act now. Talk to your family and friends who have gotten vaccinated. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist. According to the american medical association, over 90% of physicians are fully vaccinated. They re making the choice to protect themselves and their communities and their patients. Follow their lead and make the choice for yourself. As i said, we re heading into, god willing, a summer of joy, a summer of freedom. On july 4, we re going to celebrate our independence from the virus as we celebrate our independence of our nation. We want everyone, everyone to be able to do that. Let s remember we are the united states of america. Let s get this done, all of us together. God bless you all, and may god protect our troops. Thank you. Mr. President? do you have any comment about the catholic bishops the delta variants i don t think so because so many people have been vaccinated. With the delta variant can cause more people
Future leaders, and the congressional gop remains preemptively against the voter protection legislation democrats have compromised on. But it would help black voters in the same state that birthed juneteenth to begin with. So here s my challenge to republicans in congress. Ahead of tuesday s senate vote on the for the people act, do not hide behind a holiday that black americans frankly deserve, a recognition of the historic and continuous waiting for various freedoms that black americans have endured because that recognition is heartening. But we still understand that currently we re under an assault of your party s making, occurring in nearly every state. And while the nation stands to benefit from another teachable moment, it should not be an either/or proposition, not while this suppression campaign never takes a day off. We start tonight with congressman hakeem jeffries, chair of the democratic caucus and a member of both the judiciary and budget committees and, most importantly f
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