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John Avlon on GOP Voting Bills: ‘This Is a Sustained Assault on Our Democracy’ (clip)
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto
Name: CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto
URL: https://edition.cnn.com/shows/newsroom
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John Avlon
, Poppy Harlow
, Jim Sciutto
Name: John Avlon
Employment: CNN, Newsweek
Position: Columnist, Anchor
Name: Poppy Harlow
Employment: CNN
Position: Correspondent
Name: Jim Sciutto
Employment: CNN
Position: Chief National Security Correspondent
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04/12/2022 11:06 am
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SCIUTTO Let s discuss ░░░░░░░░ with CNN senior political ░░░░░░░░ John Avlon You know ░░░░░░░░ look at this Texas ░░░░░░░░ and the implications far ░░░░░░░░ Texas right because we ░░░░░░░░ seeing similar restrictions in ░░░░░░░░ states but also the ░░░░░░░░ behind this blockage here ░░░░░░░░ issued a clarion call ░░░░░░░░ the President for federal ░░░░░░░░ Listen to what Texas ░░░░░░░░ Trey Martinez Fischer told ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts FISHER Walking ░░░░░░░░ last night really is ░░░░░░░░ equivalent to us being ░░░░░░░░ our knees begging the ░░░░░░░░ and the United States ░░░░░░░░ to come up with ░░░░░░░░ federal response Please give ░░░░░░░░ a For the People ░░░░░░░░ Please give us a ░░░░░░░░ Lewis Please give us ░░░░░░░░ federal response when it ░░░░░░░░ to elections in America ░░░░░░░░ ends SCIUTTO So referring ░░░░░░░░ VRA Act and also ░░░░░░░░ R 1 which face ░░░░░░░░ old obstacle of a ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate Is ░░░░░░░░ are those measures DOA ░░░░░░░░ the Senate as a ░░░░░░░░ matter or can Biden ░░░░░░░░ Democrats make a turn ░░░░░░░░ AVLON Biden certainly can ░░░░░░░░ do it unilaterally and ░░░░░░░░ have a fundamental problem ░░░░░░░░ the filibuster as you ░░░░░░░░ But after the filibuster ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan commission to ░░░░░░░░ the attacks of January ░░░░░░░░ on our Capitol and ░░░░░░░░ democracy you got to ░░░░░░░░ what why any reasonable ░░░░░░░░ would believe that there ░░░░░░░░ room to reason together ░░░░░░░░ good faith on issues ░░░░░░░░ voting rights That raises ░░░░░░░░ question of filibuster reform ░░░░░░░░ ending it but mending ░░░░░░░░ and whether senators Kyrsten ░░░░░░░░ and Joe Manchin in ░░░░░░░░ might be persuaded that ░░░░░░░░ reform is appropriate Because ░░░░░░░░ it s H R ░░░░░░░░ the For the People ░░░░░░░░ or the John Lewis ░░░░░░░░ Rights Act which is ░░░░░░░░ targeted and tailored there ░░░░░░░░ no question we are ░░░░░░░░ a sustained assault on ░░░░░░░░ democracy on voting rights ░░░░░░░░ many states Texas just ░░░░░░░░ the latest example You ░░░░░░░░ seeing right here the ░░░░░░░░ And they are Republican ░░░░░░░░ This Texas bill was ░░░░░░░░ in secret In Iowa ░░░░░░░░ outside groups bragged about ░░░░░░░░ writing the legislation So ░░░░░░░░ is a sustained assault ░░░░░░░░ our democracy that s ░░░░░░░░ on right now and ░░░░░░░░ demands defense of our ░░░░░░░░ at this time So ░░░░░░░░ have to figure a ░░░░░░░░ to get this through ░░░░░░░░ won t be able ░░░░░░░░ jam it through by ░░░░░░░░ order but this is ░░░░░░░░ urgent crisis for our ░░░░░░░░ right now.”
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