Ali, the Infrastructure Bills on both tracks seem to be going shockingly smoothly. The bipartisan bill is even on more solid Ground Today than it was yesterday. Mitch mcconnells support now is pretty strong where yesterday it was a vote, And it was a surprising vote. Now he has voiced his support in a very strong way. So im im surprised at how well its going. Its very complex, twotrack thing that theyre trying to do, which has never been done before. Yeah. So i got to check with norm, you know . Am i getting, you know, ahead of this, or is this really going as well as i think it is . Well, its a wise thing to do. Ive often used norm for the same reason. I look forward to the show, my friend. Have yourself a good evening. Thank you, Ali. 24 hours after the senates big bipartisan vote in favor of the biden Infrastructure Bill, the enormity of the victory for President Biden appears to be even more solid than it did with Last Night a 67 votes in favor of the bill. You judge the strength o
Washed, specific washed, specific washington, d. C. , specifically tod. Ask for federal help, to a For New T Federal Protection Th could set a floor on Voting Rights that no state can fall below. That, of course s the idea behind the for the people act. The for the people act is busy not passing the united States Senate right now. Basically because of one conservative democratic senator named Joe Manchin. The texas democrats have met with him directly. Er they have met with other senators as well. Theyve met with White House officials up to and include the Vice President kamala harris. These texas democrats are away from their families, away from their jobs and businesses, away from their beloved texas. Theyre likely to be staying away for weeks to continue to press this case and to make sure there is no quorum at home. Like i said, they are literally facing arrest when they do go back to texas. And now six of these texas democrats have tested positive for covid in recent days. It was
Going. Its very complex, and to track thing theyre trying to do, never done before. I have to check with norm. Am i getting ahead of this, there is just really going as well as i think . A wise thing to do. I often use norm for the same things. I look forward to the show, have yourself a good evening. Thank you, ali. 24 hours after the senates big bipartisan vote in favor of biden Infrastructure Bill, the enormity of the victory for President Biden, appears to be even more solid than it did with Last Night 67 votes in favor of the bill. You judge the strength of pending legislation not with the words of its most ardent supporters, but by the words of people who could kill the legislation if they really tried. Thats what makes the words Mitch Mcconnell said today, all the more important. Mitch mcconnell entered the senate at the age of 20, two as an intern, with kentuckys republican senator john sherman cooper. Mitch Mcconnell Return to the senate as a staffer 1960 after law school. For
also big new developments, we are following with the trump organization as it braces for criminal charges that could come as early as next week. what we know about those charges, the legal implications and what we can expect when, in fact, they are announced. and former president donald trump trying to keep the republican spotlight with him with a rally in ohio. what is he rallying for? plus major action on the voting rights front. the doj announcing it plans to sue the state of georgia over its restrictive voting law, the first of its kind, major federal action against republican-led voting laws. we do, in fact, want to start in florida where rescuers and residents are clinging to hope that more survivors will, in fact, be pulled from the rubble of the champlain towers condominium as the mayor of miami-dade orders a massive building inspection effort. i want to go now to surfside florida. thanks for reporting for us on this. what more are we learning about the possible c
RepublicAns would do. In fAct, history cAn tell you whAt republicAns would do. Now, i tAke democrAts At their word thAt they believe nothing less thAn the heAlth of our democrAcy on the line in the wAve of Voter Suppression lAws. This reAlly is horrific. This is pre1965. This is undermining the most fundAmentAl vision of citizens pArticipAting in their democrAcy, so it is shAmeful. To give our kids to grow up in A true democrAcy, not just one with the occAsionAl election, but A representAtive, VibrAnt DemocrAcy where every voice is heArd And every Voice MAtters And every vote is counted. ThAts why this is so importAnt. We Are not Asking for the bestole of A right. We Are Asking About the preservAtion of A right. ThAt is the right of A citizenship. I think At some point this summer the question will be cAlled, do we wAnt A filibuster on Are do we wAnt democrAcy, becAuse its increAsingly looking like you cAnt hAve both. So, to democrAts this is existentiAl. The democrAtic PArtys Position