But the core is intact and will remain intact. David, do you think this leads to expansion . Well, i think that is going to be the next battle. Clearly, there is an appetite among democrats to expand coverage to strengthen the affordable Care Act. Those of us involved back in the day recognized then this was not the panacea and that there were gaps that needed to be filled. I think there will be future battles over this. Anderson, you know, i think the real battle over the affordable Care Act ended the day that John Mccain came out on the floor of the senate and turned his thumb down and denied Donald Trump his dream of destroying the affordable Care Act. In 2018 this was an albatross around the necks of republicans who were seen as wanting to do away with a lot of what protected people with preexisting conditions, protected women, protected older people being discriminated against in the Health Care system. It really hurt them. It wasnt really an issue in the 2020 campaign. This lawsu
Congress do not want a full investigation into this. Some have even said publicly what you are about to see didnt actually happen. They had years. You look at what the judicial System Attack americans . That. Come on. Take this off. Take this off. Hey these are people carrying trump flags and confederate Battle Flags Overrunning a Police Line outside the capitol, trump supporters, violent ones. People willing to beat and trample members of Law Enforcement. People willing to Assault Police officers once they got inside. This, too, is new video. It is a different angle on Footage Youve probably already seen of one officer getting crushed in a doorway. This is what is now being white washed and the denial is now so deep among the gop that 21 house republicans could not these folks could not even bring themselves to vote for legislation honoring the men and women for the bravery they showed and the sacrifices they made in defending them on that day. Again, this new video was taken by an of
Including our special Guest Tonight 94yearold Opal Lee, the grandmother of juneteenth. Shell be first to tell you it was a lot of people not just me. But, boy oh, boy what a journey of Pain And Purpose she has had to very much help this country get to today. So today when it was signed, standing ovations. Hugs from the president. All kinds of Shout Outs at the White House. Prepare yourself to be inspired. A rare opportunity to be with a civil Rights Icon in the midst of their work. People are now getting their arms around what juneteenth means. What it will mean for them when it comes on the 19th and to be honest were not all on the same page about tomorrow or where we need to be as a country. Now, a little bit of faqs. Juneteenth short for june 19th, 1865. Why then . That is when lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. No. It was 1863. This was more than two years later. Why . Slaves were kept in servitude. That is what the Civil War was about. They rejected it even after the pr
Looms over congress doorstep. It is crunch time for the democrats and their For The People Act, the sweeping Voting Bill that would make many changes to rules regarding Voting And Campaign finance. It passed without republican support in the house and, next week, it faces a showdown in the senate. Voting restrictions passed in key battleground states this year. Under the bills pronponents, some would curve those states laws. Here is a look at the bills main features. It all looked to be a lost cause. As republicans have called the push a partisan takeover of elections. But enter the Senate Compromise Leader Joe Manchin has signaled he is open to negotiation. Here are some of the big issues in his Partys Bill he says hell support. Declaring Election Day a public holiday. Mandating at least 15 consecutive days of early voting for federal elections. Banning partisan gerrymandering and making Voter Registration Auto at dmv. Here is what manchin is asking for. Requiring identification to vo
Union general rode into Gal Va T texas, rode in and told africanamericans they were indeed free. Moments ago President Biden tweeted juneteenth marks both the long, hard night of slavery and the promise of the brighter morning to come. It is the day of profound weight and power. Lets get straight to Nadia Romero who joins us from tulsa, oklahoma, an important cllocati, especially on juneteenth. This comes less than a month of events commemorating the race massacre. Walk us through what is happening today. How is tulsa marking juneteenth . Reporter good morning, boris and amara. This has been such an important time for Tulsa Residents to have national spotlight and people talking about them and whats happening here. Ive been here all week and there have been multiple moments where ive gotten chills thinking about the massacre, but also thinking about the resiliency of this community to come back and rebuild time and time again. You know, it was freed Enslaved Africans who were enslaved