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MTP NOW Dec. 20 — Sen. Tina Smith; Election reform; Title 42 legal battle

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🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) talks about possible reforms for cryptocurrency regulations and the border crisis as Title 42 is set to expire. Matthew Seligman discusses the bipartisan agreement to reform the electoral counting process, calling it a “historic achievement” for Congress. Tia Mitchell, Faiz Shakir and Brad Todd join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable.

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0:00.0

If it's Tuesday, lawmakers in Congress make their first and potentially only legislative move to prevent another January 6th.

0:11.4

Just one day before the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol is set to unveil its final report.

0:17.5

Plus, a year's long battle over the public release of Trump's tax returns could end within

0:22.7

hours as a congressional committee meets behind closed doors right now on the path forward.

0:29.0

An uncertainty at the border, the Supreme Court temporarily delays the end of Title 42,

0:35.0

the Trump-era immigration policy that was set to expire tomorrow.

0:39.0

As border officials prepare for a surge of migrants, we'll hear from the lawyer leading the charge to end the policy.

0:58.6

Welcome to meet the Press Now.

1:01.1

I'm Yami, I'm Yomishal Sender in for Kristen Walker.

1:05.0

On a day when Congress is trying to get a lot done fast,

1:06.8

there's a government shutdown looming.

1:09.0

There's a storm set to hit much of the country,

1:12.3

just as members, are trying to get out of town and home for the holidays. And in just a couple of weeks hit much of the country, just as members are trying to get out of town and home for the holidays.

1:18.7

And in just a couple of weeks, control of the House changes hands, which for Democrats means losing control of committees,

1:22.4

including those that have sought to hold former President Trump accountable.

1:27.4

And right now, members of the House Ways and Means Committee are meeting behind closed doors.

1:31.9

We believe they will be voting on whether to make President Trump's tax returns public.

1:36.9

The committee received the former President Trump's, President Trump's returns after a years-long legal battle. Later today, committee chairman, Richard Neal, is expected to speak to reporters.

1:42.2

Meanwhile, it's been one day since the January 6th committee

1:45.2

issued criminal referrals for former President Donald Trump, placing the blame for the attack

1:50.2

on the Capitol squarely on the former president. Now, Congress is making its first legislative move

1:55.6

to prevent a future January 6th style attempt to overturn election result. Early this morning, congressional leaders unveiled the details of the spending bill to avoid a shutdown.

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