Voting rights was designed to move the needle in terms of Public Opinion on the urgent need for Voting Rights legislation. Thats according to one senior white House Official who told me the topic doesnt show up in most polls of americans concerns yet. Here is a part of the case the president made to The American people. The 21st century jim Crow Assault is real. Its unrelenting. Were going to challenge it vigorously. Its no longer just about who gets to vote or making it easier for eligible voters to vote. Its about who gets to count the vote. Who gets to count whether or not your vote counted at all. Now notably texas democrats who were smack dab in the middle of the Fight Arent calling for a sweeping and potentially polarizing piece of legislation. On this program in this hour yesterday, texas representative Jasmine Crockett said she would take anything that shielded voters from restrictions. What most people dont realize is that if we got just an inch, that would protect us in texas
now, he s a rising young star of his party, but right now, he faces a troubling question are the democrats bungling their opportunity to put america on a new course? congressman richard torres, welcome to hardtalk. it s a pleasure to be here. it s great to see you, congressman. i m tempted to begin by saying a year is an awful long time in politics. if we cast our minds back to january of this year, the democrats were euphoric. you were taking control of both chambers of the us congress. joe biden was moving into the white house. that euphoria has well and truly disappeared. what s gone wrong? well, we were never euphoric. i was cautiously optimistic, and keep in mind that we were well aware of the congressional losses in the 2020 election cycle. we were cautiously optimistic that we could be to the 21st century what fdr was to the 20th century, that we could harness the power of this fdr moment to create a 21st century social safety net to modernise american infrastructure
remembrance sunday. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. today i m in the south bronx, the poorest part of new york city, and by many measures, the poorest district in the whole of the united states. it is in places like this that joe biden s promise to build america back better will bejudged. my guest today is the young democratic party congressman who represents this place, ritchie torres. now, he s a rising young star of his party, but right now, he faces a troubling question are the democrats bungling their opportunity to put america on a new course? congressman richard torres, welcome to hardtalk. it s a pleasure to be here. it s great to see you, congressman. i m tempted to begin by saying a year is an awful long time in politics. if we cast our minds back to january of this year, the democrats were euphoric. you were taking control of both chambers of the us congress. joe biden was moving into the white house. that euphoria has well and
my guest today is the young democratic party congressman who represents this place, ritchie torres. now he s a rising young star of his party, but right now, he faces a troubling question are the democrats bungling their opportunity to put america on a new course? congressman richard torres, welcome to hardtalk. it s a pleasure to be here. it s great to see you, congressman. i m tempted to begin by saying a year is an awful long time in politics. if we cast our minds back to january of this year, the democrats were euphoric. you were taking control of both chambers of the us congress. joe biden was moving into the white house. that euphoria has well and truly disappeared. what s gone wrong? well, we were never euphoric. i was cautiously optimistic and keep in mind that we were well aware of the congressional losses in the 2020 election cycle. we were cautiously optimistic that we could be to the 21st century what fdr was to the 20th century, that we could harness the power
now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. today i m in the south bronx, the poorest part of new york city, and by many measures, the poorest district in the whole of the united states. it is in places like this that joe biden s promise to build america back better will bejudged. my guest today is the young democratic party congressman who represents this place, ritchie torres. now, he s a rising young star of his party, but right now, he faces a troubling question are the democrats bungling their opportunity to put america on a new course? congressman richard torres, welcome to hardtalk. it s a pleasure to be here. it s great to see you, congressman. i m tempted to begin by saying a year is an awful long time in politics. if we cast our minds back to january of this year, the democrats were euphoric. you were taking control of both chambers of the us congress. joe biden was moving into the white house. that euphoria has well and truly disappeared.