RUSH TRANSCRIPT Lauren Fox ░░░░░░░░ you so much Joining ░░░░░░░░ now to talk about ░░░░░░░░ of this is CNN ░░░░░░░░ analyst julian zell ger ░░░░░░░░ s a historian and ░░░░░░░░ at Princeton university Great ░░░░░░░░ have you on this ░░░░░░░░ Let s dig deeper ░░░░░░░░ what lauren was explaining ░░░░░░░░ because we heard the ░░░░░░░░ say and question what ░░░░░░░░ Republicans stand for and ░░░░░░░░ they have been roadblocks ░░░░░░░░ the way But the ░░░░░░░░ focus as of late ░░░░░░░░ been on those two ░░░░░░░░ senators right sinema and ░░░░░░░░ Here s what the ░░░░░░░░ said I want to ░░░░░░░░ it for you and ░░░░░░░░ ll talk about it ░░░░░░░░ how he plans to ░░░░░░░░ them specifically on bbb ░░░░░░░░ the months ahead I ░░░░░░░░ the most important thing ░░░░░░░░ do is try to ░░░░░░░░ not educate inform the ░░░░░░░░ of what s at ░░░░░░░░ in stark terms and ░░░░░░░░ them make judgments and ░░░░░░░░ them know who s ░░░░░░░░ them and who s ░░░░░░░░ them So assuming there ░░░░░░░░ is talk about these ░░░░░░░░ senators At this point ░░░░░░░░ more can he inform ░░░░░░░░ of It was striking ░░░░░░░░ hear the president say ░░░░░░░░ when addressing inflation that ░░░░░░░░ Back Better will in ░░░░░░░░ lower inflation in the ░░░░░░░░ And some economists seem ░░░░░░░░ skeptical about that Well ░░░░░░░░ s not wrong in ░░░░░░░░ the stronger the case ░░░░░░░░ can make of the ░░░░░░░░ that he plans to ░░░░░░░░ through Don t talk ░░░░░░░░ Build Back Better Don ░░░░░░░░ talk about the reconciliation ░░░░░░░░ But talk about item ░░░░░░░░ and item two what ░░░░░░░░ re going do for ░░░░░░░░ what they re going ░░░░░░░░ for voters in West ░░░░░░░░ and make a case ░░░░░░░░ they re actually anti ░░░░░░░░ The more he can ░░░░░░░░ that the more of ░░░░░░░░ defensive position he could ░░░░░░░░ Senator Manchin in It ░░░░░░░░ really his only option ░░░░░░░░ this point in terms ░░░░░░░░ pushing these provisions He ░░░░░░░░ addressed voting rights legislation ░░░░░░░░ has stalled as well ░░░░░░░░ he raised some eyebrows ░░░░░░░░ garnered skepticism when he ░░░░░░░░ that he does believe ░░░░░░░░ elections may be illegitimate ░░░░░░░░ of the obstruction coming ░░░░░░░░ some of these tighter ░░░░░░░░ restrictive laws that have ░░░░░░░░ passed in several states ░░░░░░░░ s getting pushback from ░░░░░░░░ not only from Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republicans as well I ░░░░░░░░ curious your take because ░░░░░░░░ ve been covering all ░░░░░░░░ reasons why we may ░░░░░░░░ fact see voter restrictions ░░░░░░░░ was he wrong to ░░░░░░░░ it the way he ░░░░░░░░ Well one problem is ░░░░░░░░ the language that his ░░░░░░░░ used And I think ░░░░░░░░ will be criticism about ░░░░░░░░ that But being very ░░░░░░░░ on what voting rights ░░░░░░░░ do and the kinds ░░░░░░░░ threats they pose and ░░░░░░░░ historically is exactly what ░░░░░░░░ president should have been ░░░░░░░░ about since day one ░░░░░░░░ we election sub version ░░░░░░░░ taking place to stack ░░░░░░░░ election boards or how ░░░░░░░░ secretaries of state that ░░░░░░░░ a serious issue and ░░░░░░░░ should be clear eyed ░░░░░░░░ talking about it I ░░░░░░░░ a more forceful language ░░░░░░░░ important but it comes ░░░░░░░░ late A lot of ░░░░░░░░ critics say this should ░░░░░░░░ been what he was ░░░░░░░░ from day one rather ░░░░░░░░ in year two Perhaps ░░░░░░░░ can settle on the ░░░░░░░░ reform act We are ░░░░░░░░ some bipartisan support on ░░░░░░░░ That could count as ░░░░░░░░ victory however small for ░░░░░░░░ people s perspective for ░░░░░░░░ president going into the ░░░░░░░░ Julian thank you as ░░░░░░░░ We appreciate it Thank ░░░░░░░░ Coming up next we ░░░░░░░░ be live at the ░░░░░░░░ House for