Biden Vows “I Will Not Flinch” In Defending Voting Rights

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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President Biden said he’s tired of being quiet about the threat to voting rights in America during a speech in Atlanta today. Domestic policy adviser to the White House Susan Rice joins to answer if Biden can pass election reforms amidst concerns from the Democratic Party. Dr. Anthony Fauci says the surging Omicron variant will eventually find just about everyone. The acting FDA director agrees, suggesting the United States should focus less on stopping the virus and more on keeping essential services running. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.2	Happening now, breaking news. President Biden says he's tired of being quiet about
0:37.6	the threat to voting rights here in America but will speaking out help advance
0:42.2	stalled legislation.
0:44.0	I'll ask his top domestic policy advisor Susan Rice about the president's push,
0:49.3	Democrats frustrations, and the risk of failure on this truly critical issue.
0:54.2	Also, tonight Dr. Fauchy says the surging amachron variant will eventually find
1:00.1	just about everybody.
1:02.0	The acting FDA director agrees she's suggesting the
1:05.2	U.S. should focus less on stopping the virus and more on keeping essential
1:09.5	services running. And the January 6th select committee sets its sights on Rudy Giuliani, the
1:15.3	panel's chairman telling CNN the former Trump lawyer is an integral part of the
1:19.8	investigation. Giuliani's camp is firing right back.
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