RUSH TRANSCRIPT Welcome back ░░░░░░░░ The cross connection I ░░░░░░░░ Tiffany Cross and here ░░░░░░░░ a part in the ░░░░░░░░ where we hit all ░░░░░░░░ the trending topics of ░░░░░░░░ week and some of ░░░░░░░░ most rapid President Biden ░░░░░░░░ to the podium on ░░░░░░░░ for his first formal ░░░░░░░░ conference and let me ░░░░░░░░ you I was not ░░░░░░░░ only one breathing a ░░░░░░░░ of relief because at ░░░░░░░░ now there s an ░░░░░░░░ in the room and ░░░░░░░░ a wanna be dictator ░░░░░░░░ can t string together ░░░░░░░░ sentence So progress people ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now to ░░░░░░░░ how President Biden fared ░░░░░░░░ more Katie fang MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ contributor and Jess morales ░░░░░░░░ co chair of families ░░░░░░░░ together I want to ░░░░░░░░ it off to you ░░░░░░░░ ll get to voting ░░░░░░░░ because you covered the ░░░░░░░░ trail how do you ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden did for ░░░░░░░░ first press conference Let ░░░░░░░░ say good morning Tiffany ░░░░░░░░ good morning to everyone ░░░░░░░░ who believes in paying ░░░░░░░░ equally I am so ░░░░░░░░ that you voted for ░░░░░░░░ pay day this week ░░░░░░░░ that we very much ░░░░░░░░ in in the 19th ░░░░░░░░ was as much a ░░░░░░░░ for President Biden as ░░░░░░░░ was for the White ░░░░░░░░ press corps who had ░░░░░░░░ first chance to participate ░░░░░░░░ the briefing It was ░░░░░░░░ prd s first one ░░░░░░░░ he took questions from ░░░░░░░░ journalists and he probably ░░░░░░░░ to stick to those ░░░░░░░░ that he is prioritizing ░░░░░░░░ the administration namely the ░░░░░░░░ the climate change and ░░░░░░░░ inequality and that was ░░░░░░░░ what those reporters wanted ░░░░░░░░ ask about They were ░░░░░░░░ focused on issues ranging ░░░░░░░░ voting rights and filibuster ░░░░░░░░ to immigration and where ░░░░░░░░ stood on those things ░░░░░░░░ so I think I ░░░░░░░░ say that while there ░░░░░░░░ certainly a robust range ░░░░░░░░ issues discussed the fact ░░░░░░░░ the Demmic did not ░░░░░░░░ up in terms of ░░░░░░░░ from reporters really certainly ░░░░░░░░ Biden mentioned it and ░░░░░░░░ news doubling down on ░░░░░░░░ goal now of 200 ░░░░░░░░ shots as opposed to ░░░░░░░░ million shots and questions ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic even as ░░░░░░░░ administration is touting the ░░░░░░░░ relief package reporters should ░░░░░░░░ be asking particularly about ░░░░░░░░ equitable response to this ░░░░░░░░ while we know that ░░░░░░░░ third of the country ░░░░░░░░ gotten one dose of ░░░░░░░░ vaccine and more than ░░░░░░░░ in 10 Americans are ░░░░░░░░ fully vaccinated we know ░░░░░░░░ the rollout has not ░░░░░░░░ equitable and while that ░░░░░░░░ something they re working ░░░░░░░░ certainly they d like ░░░░░░░░ progress on that Jess ░░░░░░░░ me turn to you ░░░░░░░░ look I think there ░░░░░░░░ something to be said ░░░░░░░░ this is a radically ░░░░░░░░ administration to cover and ░░░░░░░░ makes a good point ░░░░░░░░ Covid that it wasn ░░░░░░░░ the big story in ░░░░░░░░ press conference but it ░░░░░░░░ how much there is ░░░░░░░░ deal with A lot ░░░░░░░░ the Biden agenda hangs ░░░░░░░░ the filibuster Let s ░░░░░░░░ what Joe Biden said ░░░░░░░░ pressed about the filibuster ░░░░░░░░ is being abused in ░░░░░░░░ gigantic way And for ░░░░░░░░ it used to be ░░░░░░░░ had to stand there ░░░░░░░░ talk and talk and ░░░░░░░░ and talk until you ░░░░░░░░ and guess what People ░░░░░░░░ tired of talking and ░░░░░░░░ of collapsing Filibusters broke ░░░░░░░░ and we were able ░░░░░░░░ break a fill buster ░░░░░░░░ get a quorum and ░░░░░░░░ and I strongly support ░░░░░░░░ in that direction in ░░░░░░░░ to having an open ░░░░░░░░ about dealing with certain ░░░░░░░░ that are just elemental ░░░░░░░░ the function of our ░░░░░░░░ like the right to ░░░░░░░░ like the basic right ░░░░░░░░ vote We re going ░░░░░░░░ shift the voting rights ░░░░░░░░ a second but so ░░░░░░░░ of his agenda has ░░░░░░░░ hung up on the ░░░░░░░░ Are you clear on ░░░░░░░░ he stands It s ░░░░░░░░ and are you going ░░░░░░░░ say are you going ░░░░░░░░ abolish it There s ░░░░░░░░ ambiguity what s your ░░░░░░░░ He s taking as ░░░░░░░░ the unity position I ░░░░░░░░ say on the filibuster ░░░░░░░░ many advocates are pressing ░░░░░░░░ for him to get ░░░░░░░░ of the filibuster altogether ░░░░░░░░ certainly he s made ░░░░░░░░ he has an ambitious ░░░░░░░░ and it would be ░░░░░░░░ by getting rid of ░░░░░░░░ fill buster and this ░░░░░░░░ position is kind of ░░░░░░░░ ground and let s ░░░░░░░░ it so there s ░░░░░░░░ symbolic moment of actually ░░░░░░░░ getting up and talking ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ interesting strategy that he ░░░░░░░░ using to try to ░░░░░░░░ maybe more moderate Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the table because not ░░░░░░░░ in the entire democratic ░░░░░░░░ supports filibuster reform and ░░░░░░░░ or not Republicans you ░░░░░░░░ get on this I ░░░░░░░░ t know if there ░░░░░░░░ such a thing as ░░░░░░░░ moderate Republican anymore so ░░░░░░░░ sure who he is ░░░░░░░░ to there but I ░░░░░░░░ it would be hard ░░░░░░░░ them to say no ░░░░░░░░ this compromised position Katie ░░░░░░░░ want to bring you ░░░░░░░░ here because just hours ░░░░░░░░ President Biden slammed voter ░░░░░░░░ efforts and as sick ░░░░░░░░ UN American the governor ░░░░░░░░ Georgia decided to prove ░░░░░░░░ right essentially by signing ░░░░░░░░ heinous new voting restriction ░░░░░░░░ law As you may ░░░░░░░░ seen in the last ░░░░░░░░ black voters matter are ░░░░░░░░ Georgia secretary Brad Raffensperger ░░░░░░░░ it violates the Voting ░░░░░░░░ Act and the 14th ░░░░░░░░ From your perspective Katie ░░░░░░░░ this lawsuit have legs ░░░░░░░░ has teeth want just ░░░░░░░░ It s a great ░░░░░░░░ brought to federal court ░░░░░░░░ by a group of ░░░░░░░░ that you have standing ░░░░░░░░ that s usually a ░░░░░░░░ issue in any type ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit but let s ░░░░░░░░ the reality and why ░░░░░░░░ s great that it ░░░░░░░░ being brought and that ░░░░░░░░ s attacking Georgia law ░░░░░░░░ s no coincidence guys ░░░░░░░░ Georgia is in the ░░░░░░░░ seat for this as ░░░░░░░░ back as 1871 Georgia ░░░░░░░░ the very first state ░░░░░░░░ enact a poll tax ░░░░░░░░ s why Georgia is ░░░░░░░░ the watchful eye of ░░░░░░░░ federal government to make ░░░░░░░░ that they don t ░░░░░░░░ and infringe upon its ░░░░░░░░ rights like voting That ░░░░░░░░ why the 14th amendments ░░░░░░░░ and why there is ░░░░░░░░ voter rights act I ░░░░░░░░ to caution people in ░░░░░░░░ the United States Supreme ░░░░░░░░ in Shelby versus holder ░░░░░░░░ county versus holder got ░░░░░░░░ of what we call ░░░░░░░░ clearance requirements and states ░░░░░░░░ Georgia were able to ░░░░░░░░ to the Department of ░░░░░░░░ and get clearance before ░░░░░░░░ made any type of ░░░░░░░░ that we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ The Supreme Court said ░░░░░░░░ rules antiquated and so ░░░░░░░░ now that s why ░░░░░░░░ was able to do ░░░░░░░░ You know what We ░░░░░░░░ a new attorney general ░░░░░░░░ Garland he can bring ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit and I think ░░░░░░░░ will on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice as ░░░░░░░░ to attack this new ░░░░░░░░ suppression bill that just ░░░░░░░░ enacted in Georgia So ░░░░░░░░ let me ask you ░░░░░░░░ you and I have ░░░░░░░░ about this this is ░░░░░░░░ home state of Georgia ░░░░░░░░ they are acting a ░░░░░░░░ and they are not ░░░░░░░░ about targeting black voters ░░░░░░░░ and liberal voters How ░░░░░░░░ of an impact do ░░░░░░░░ think this will have ░░░░░░░░ mid terms because a ░░░░░░░░ of this is about ░░░░░░░░ potential challenge with Stacy ░░░░░░░░ in 2022 and they ░░░░░░░░ clearly targeting senator Rafael ░░░░░░░░ How much of an ░░░░░░░░ will they have on ░░░░░░░░ races Ier Erin what ░░░░░░░░ you say This continues ░░░░░░░░ be a solution in ░░░░░░░░ of a problem There ░░░░░░░░ no threat to election ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia or in ░░░░░░░░ country You know Georgia ░░░░░░░░ was certified three times ░░░░░░░░ know the secretary of ░░░░░░░░ said the results of ░░░░░░░░ election were accurate on ░░░░░░░░ federal level and it ░░░░░░░░ the safest election in ░░░░░░░░ S History and so ░░░░░░░░ we know is that ░░░░░░░░ know this is what ░░░░░░░░ century voter suppression looks ░░░░░░░░ and people like Stacy ░░░░░░░░ has said that and ░░░░░░░░ silencing of black women ░░░░░░░░ representative Canon in Georgia ░░░░░░░░ the punishing of black ░░░░░░░░ who were part of ░░░░░░░░ expanded electorate with this ░░░░░░░░ of targeted you know ░░░░░░░░ in this legislation that ░░░░░░░░ criminalizing and giving out ░░░░░░░░ and water Just as ░░░░░░░░ is meant to have ░░░░░░░░ chilling effect on black ░░░░░░░░ what you may also ░░░░░░░░ is it having a ░░░░░░░░ effect on voters that ░░░░░░░░ exactly what this is ░░░░░░░░ are going to do ░░░░░░░░ they have long been ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia which is ░░░░░░░░ this a battle between ░░░░░░░░ suppression and voter turnout ░░░░░░░░ Just really quickly before ░░░░░░░░ move on I want ░░░░░░░░ ask you because you ░░░░░░░░ on campaigns and what ░░░░░░░░ the ground game to ░░░░░░░░ these voter suppression efforts ░░░░░░░░ 10 successes You have ░░░░░░░░ get out the vote ░░░░░░░░ this is exactly in ░░░░░░░░ playbook 2018 they did ░░░░░░░░ In 2020 Democrats wiped ░░░░░░░░ floor with Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ s kind of a ░░░░░░░░ playbook I can t ░░░░░░░░ they re going back ░░░░░░░░ it You re right ░░░░░░░░ want to shift gears ░░░░░░░░ little bit because Twitter ░░░░░░░░ a hero when Chrissy ░░░░░░░░ model wife of John ░░░░░░░░ announced she would leave ░░░░░░░░ site saying that the ░░░░░░░░ no longer serves me ░░░░░░░░ positively as it serves ░░░░░░░░ negatively So with that ░░░░░░░░ bid you adieu I ░░░░░░░░ been struggling with this ░░░░░░░░ myself Katie I wanted ░░░░░░░░ have your perspective on ░░░░░░░░ because you were attacked ░░░░░░░░ the former guy the ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump himself targeted ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter yet here ░░░░░░░░ remain I m debating ░░░░░░░░ in this is the ░░░░░░░░ I should stay on ░░░░░░░░ s your take on ░░░░░░░░ Listen it s that ░░░░░░░░ between it s a ░░░░░░░░ that allows us to ░░░░░░░░ a national voice if ░░░░░░░░ global voice to 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