we saw hank johnson and others who offered themselves to be arrested. we are fighting for our voting lives. in essence, we're fighting for the life or death of the ability and the right to vote. when i spoke, i indicated that we were standing in front of the supreme court. and when thurgood marshall walked into that supreme court, he walked in after the aftermath of those who lost their lives in the fight of the civil rights movement that john lewis came out of to right the wrong. to have civil rights and to be able to vote. people died. and now we are here some 56 years after the 1965 voting rights act, and rachel, i ask the question why. why can we not have the protection of the 15th amendment, which instructs the senate constitutionally that they have a duty to end all laws that abridge the right to vote on the base of race. and it has not occurred. and so i'm a legislator. i've been told i'm a legislator. i know that i'm a legislator, and i sit on the judiciary committee, and i have written voting rights reauthorization years ago, often, and they've

that's georgia congressman hank johnson in the purple tie and sunglasses there, participating in that momentary blockade in the senate office today to try to push the envelope, to try to demand action on voting rights. so he was among those arrested today, put in handcuffs, hauled away by police. hank johnson is the second sitting member of congress to be arrested in the past week for participating in direct action, in nonviolent civil disobedience around voting rights. last week you'll remember our coverage it was ohio congresswoman joyce batie arrested in the lobby of that same senate office building. today's protest was organized by the group black voters matter. you notice it was black women leading the protest last week, black men today. it's the latest of what has been a string of nonviolent civil disobedience to try to push congress, to try to change the game, to try to make something new possible to protect voting rights. civil rights leaders tell us this is just the start of what they've planned for the rest of the summer, to do what they can to stop the stripping of voting r

georgia democratic congressman hank johnson and melanie campbell, president of the national coalition on black civic participation. meantime, democrats are slighting the fbi over the handling of the investigation into sexual assault allegations made against now supreme court just brett kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings in 2018. we're going to talk with a "new york times" reporter that co-wrote a book on justice kavanaugh. and a virtually empty stadium did not stop the tokyo olympics from kicking off in style after a year long delay. with tennis superstar naomi osaka having the honor of looit lighting the olympic caldron. the surge driven by the delta variant could accelerate as we head towards fall and triple the current number of daily deaths. that's according to new projections from the covid-19 scenario modelling hub. a group of researchers working with the cdc. now across the country, we're seeing new cases heading in the wrong direction. from the halls of congress where sources tell "politico" the capitol's chief physician is considering a returning to masking to upstate

we also saw congressman hank johnson from my neck of the woods and others get arrested yesterday whilehts with the group black voters matter. that congressman, hank johnson of georgia joins me now along with my buddy, latosha brown, happy to see you congressman, free, this evening. i am curious of your thoughts. in these conversations do you get the impression that the white house is doing everything within their power to protect voting rights in the country? >> well, i'm going to give you a straight answer. no. and i'm sorry about that, but i remain hopeful that this administration, joe biden president, will come to his senses. get away from the sentimentalism of the past and how the senate used to work and how the members used to consort with each other and work things out over a drink and a cigar. those days are long over. you know, these folks are trying to kill us right now as far as our right to vote. they are trying kill our democracy, and no amount of organizing can overcome the wrongfulness of surpressing votes in a democracy, we either have a democracy or we don't and if ever

and we saw congressman hank johnson offer himself along with others to be arrested. voting lives. in essence, we are fighting for the life or death of the week ability in the right to vote. when i spoke, i indicated that we were standing in front of the supreme code court, and when marshall walked into the supreme court, he walked into the aftermath of those who had lost their lives in the aftermath of the civil rights movement, when john lewis came to write the wrong. we and now, we are here, some 56 years after the 1965 voting rights act, and rachel, i act to ask the question why. why can't we have the protection of the 15th amendment, which instructs the senate, constitutionally, that they have a duty to and all laws that bridge the right to vote on the base of race. and it has not occurred. we so, i'm a legislator, i've been told i'm a legislator, i know i'm a legislator and i sit on the judiciary committee. and i have written voting rights, reauthorization, years ago often. and they've been passed in a bipartisan way because we have the cancer of the big lie, we

with me is hank johnson of georgia. he's a member of the house transportation and infrastructure and judiciary committees. thanks for being with us. how do you see this unfolding? we have bipartisan support for the part of the bill that you would have assumed we had bipartisan support for. the fixing of roads, bridges, public transport. we've got some problems on the much bigger bill that democrats are interested in. >> well, i tell you, thank you for having me this morning, ali. i think the fact that democrats control the house and the senate, though those -- that control is very slight. we do have the ability to deliver for the american people. we already delivered the american rescue plan which lifted our economy from the doldrums of another great recession. and we injected money into this economy which got people back to work, got our children back to school safely or at least gives them a chance of returning to school safely now. and put money into peoples pockets. and made an initial investment to rebuild america.

congressman hank johnson joins me now. thank you so much for your time.preciate it on this saturday afternoon. congressman, i see these images of you peacefully chanting outside the senate hart office biddle and getting put in handcuffs and i can't help but contrast that with most of the violent rioters who fought their way into the capitol on january 6th. they weren't arrested until much later, and many -- so many walked out freely. does that frustrate you? >> well, jim, thank you for having me. we did not seek to overwhelm the police presence at the hart building. we went as a group of black men in peace, but yet determination to assert our right to vote and to assert the fact that, you know, this is an issue of vital importance to us. it is our number one priority that we see passage of hr-1, for the people, senate-1, the for the people act, and hr-4, the john lewis voting rights advancement act. if it takes reform of the filibuster to get that done, then we want to see that happen. and we're getting a little anxious about it. it may not be a priority

. >> you were tweeting about hank johnson and more, how do we get americans to feel the level of urgency around this? we saw urgency in the streets of america last year, and it did change the way things work in this country with respect to social justice and pleasing. how do you get people who are not affected to understand the level of urgency involved in this? >> well, you know, i've always said that we ought to really consult with history about these things. i grew up loving history so much, because my dad used to say to me anything that's happened before, can happened again. my dad said that to me all the time. i really believe that we have to consider those things so when it comes to things like this the history is very clear, that these things may hype to one group today, to an group tomorrow, and every group should be coming together right now to make sure we have constitutional principles apply to everybody. black on white, rich or poor, young or old. that's what i think we ought to be concerned about. representative clyburn, good to see you again. thanks for joining us. represen

a week ago it was hank johnson, and today was texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee arrested in thefor the same reason. you can see her here being handcuffed in white zip ties, she was later placed inside a police van. she later tweeted this photo of herself in a hanging cuffs, she said i will never stop fighting for voting rights. the time is now to move the voting rights bill in the u.s. senate forward. enough is enough. hashtag good trouble. the protests and resulting arrests are a result of a summer of action, and the reason to fight just keeps growing. this was the headline in the atlanta journal-constitution. georgia republicans take first step to fulton elections take over. fulton county is the largest county in the state, one tenth of all georgians live there. it's where atlanta's. it voted overwhelmingly for joe biden. it also contains a sizeable proportion of the states black voters. the paper obtained a letter showing that two dozen republican state senators support a performance review of fulton election chief. they have the power to request this thanks to the restrictiv

congressmember and congressional black caucus whip hank johnson was arrested thursday, alongside prominentrican-american voting rights advocates, as they protest ongoing attacks on budding rights in front of a senate building. harvard professor and former naacp president cornell william brooks, black voters matter co-founder cliff albright, and color of change president rashad robinson were also among those arrested. before their arrest, the men were joined by other activists and black congressmembers on the steps on the supreme court where they called for abolishing the filibuster and for senators to pass the for the people act. this is rashad robinson speaking yesterday. >> don't come to us and as per our vote by date and stay silent where they take away our power by night. we will not go back. there were no good old days. there is only a path forward. there's only a path forward with all of us enable to be heard, recognized. amy: in india, over 200 farmers led a protest near the parliament in new delh thursday, marking some eight months of resistance against three agricultural laws enac

. >>> democratic congressman hank johnson arrested today for unlawfully demonstrating at a protest for voting rights on capitol hill. he says he was protesting against senate inaction on voting rights legislation and filibuster reform and tweeted that in the spirit of the late congressman john lewis, he was getting in good trouble. democratic lawmakers increasingly frustrated by republican obstruction and the threat of the filibuster. it's something i pressed the president about last night. >> this is important for people who look like me. my grandmother would sit around when i was a kid, fifth grade. had a fifth grade education. i learned that she couldn't read when i was doing my homework. she would tell me stories about people asking her to count the number of jelly beans in the jar or the soap in -- so why is protecting the filibuster -- is that more important than protecting voting rights, especially for people who fought and died for that? [ applause ] >> no, it's not. i want to see the united states congress, the united states senate, pass s 1 and s 4, the john lewis act, get it

. >>> democratic congressman hank johnson today arrested for unlawfully demonstrating at a protest against inaction on filibuster reform. he tweeted that in the spirit of congressman john lewis, he was getting in good trouble. i pressed the president about the filibuster last night. this is important for people who look like me. my grandmother would sit around when i was a kid, fifth grade, had a fifth grade education, i learned that she couldn't read when i was doing my homework. she would tell me stories about people asking her to count the number of jelly beans in the jar or the soap. so why is protecting the filibuster, is that more important than probtecting votig rights, especially for people who fought and died for that? [ applause ] >> no, it's not. i want to see the united states congress, the united states senate, pass s-1 and s-4, the john lewis act, and get it to my act and i can sign it. here's the deal. i want to make sure we bring along not just all the democrats, we bring along republicans who i know know better. they know better than this. >> joining me now, cnn political

you defeated about hank johnson's arrest at a vote being rights protest on capitol hill reminiscent of the civil rights movement and john lewis' work. given your estimation of how this new civil rights voting rights movement is moving, and how we inject this level of urgency into the discussion. >> well, you are right, we are at a very critical moment in our democracy. there are efforts under way in 47 state legislatures to make it more difficult for people to vote. it is the most sacred responsibility that we have to express our views during times of voting. and the only remedy to that is to enact hr-1, s-1, and things standing in the way of that is the fill with filibuster. the irony that it will be used to crush the most pro democracy piece of legislation is cruel irony. but whatever way they do it, the senate has to move forward to protect voting rights across this country. and i think that you can easily carve out an area of democracy voting rights and several rights particularly when you look at the history of the filibuster and how it has been used to prevent progress on civil r

today congressman hank johnson of georgia and other black men for black voters matter were arrested onow what you need from congress. is there anything more that the president can do to move things along? >> i think just to elevate and escalate from that bully pulpit. last night he mentioned filibuster, right? we're going to keep pushing to say either ending it or amend it and don't let voting rights be hemmed up based on a process. so i think that's really important. the last couple of meetings i have been in at the white house with civil rights colleagues two weeks ago and with black women leaders and strategists last week, with the vice president, was really just to continue to say to them and encourage them and challenge them to just continue to do more because it's that kind of a threat to our democracy. as well as congress. >> so there are two voting rights bills that we're talking about. there's the for the people act which was passed by the house in march. it's been sitting in the senate ever since and going nowhere. the other piece of legislation everyone talks about is john l

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on thursday, democratic congressman hank johnson of georgia was among ten demonstrators arrested at a voting rights protest on capitol hill. he and the others stood their ground as they called on the legislative branch to pass the for the people act. johnson's arrest was preceded by last week's arrest of the congressional black caucus chair joyce beatty who was part of a similar protest. he didn't hold back when temg my cleaning exactly what republicans are trying to do >> they are trying to kill us right now as far as our right our vote, kill our democracy. we need to have a democracy or we don't. and if everyone can't vote in the country, if some can't vote because of race, this is not a true democracy. >> preach, congressman. that's supposed to be the promise of america. true democracy means every one has equal rights and equal vote. -- voice and vote. until a right to vote doesn't depend on where you live or the color of your skin, we won't be living in a true democracy. and that is exactly why all americans need to care about this. all americans. the right to vote is right there

hank johnson is now recognized.thank you for holding this very important committee meeting. and, mr. kesselheim i would like to address the misconceptions of rebates are the cause of skyrocketing drug prices. can you briefly explain what a rebate is? >> sure. the system that we have in the u.s., the drug companies are free to set whatever price they want and the negotiating tool that the payers use in our system is negotiating, you know, rebates that are provided as an exchange for placement of the drug on the formulary or different utilization management strategies being implemented or not and so those rebates reduce the price -- for different drugs by different amounts. >> okay. in testimony before the senate in march, you noted that rebates, quote, do not keep pace with list price increases, end quote. what does that mean to the everyday person who is just trying to afford their life-saving medication? >> sure. well, so, first of all, over the last decade, overall drug prices have increased by 160% at the list le

hank johnson of georgia.says he's at least in favor of democrats getting rid of the legislative filibuster to counteract the court's decision on the arizona voting laws. >> john: it was interesting as you had liberals yesterday freaking out over that 2-6 decision, nor were they freaking out over the 8-1 decision on school free speech. so you have to pick and choose. it happens all the time. as politics. welcome to while washington. chinese president xi xing ping making some dangerous threats and warning other nations to stay out of china's way or things could get bloodied. that's after secretary of state mike pompeo says we should take that threat seriously. coming up, morgan ortega's as china really ramped up the rhetoric. >> sandra: plus as we all get dressed up in a red, white, and blue and had two holiday parties, the question is to wear a mask or not wearing a mask? for many that is the question that americans have after this busy holiday weekend. dr. marty mccurry is all micah academic marty may carry w

you hear the congress and the congressional black caucus has said that not only with their words hank johnson was arrested last week . and so the objection and is without substance i have long said that the states that were subject to pree clearance earned their way in by so doing june 25, 2021, the anniversary of the supreme court decision in shelby county versus holder from subbing discriminating election laws on august 6 will be the commemoration of the 1966 voting rights and look at the predictment in i will recount all the times we voted it was bipartisan we stand on good trouble that not the shelby case, not the arizona case, which is the arizona case and section 2-r and frankly says by one of the justicees that a little bit of discrimination is ok and every single person in this congress and to that constituents . why would they want to deny the implementation and the 15th fourteenth amendment we cannot wait any longer for h. 1, s. 4. it is my prif lem as i can't to tell my story, as i continue to weave in that story, to hear from again our chairwoman, our chairwoman who, again, has sp

. >>> congressman hank johnson just a short time ago sounding the alarm on the attack on our nation'sess to the ballot box being enacted across the country. johnson was arrested yesterday after taking part in a rally and standing outside the senate hart building with protesters, demanding the senate take action to protect the right to vote. johnson tweeted a video of him and others chanting while their hands were bound with zip ties writing, i was arrested today protesting on senate inaction on voting rights legislation in the spirit of my dear friend and mentor the late congressman john lewis, i was getting in good trouble. johnson was the second house democrat detained in just a week. last thursday congresswoman joyce beatty of ohio was also arrested but the u.s. capitol police for demonstrating for voting rights. these protests come as the assault on the right to vote in this country only mounts. according to new numbers from the brennan center for justice, 30 restrictive laws have been passed across 18 states since the beginning of the year, and there's new reporting on the effort