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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Way Too Early 6/7/21

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

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🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Sunday that he will not vote for S.1, known as the For The People Act, the massive elections and ethics reform package Democrats have proposed.

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0:00.0

I think there's a lot of great things I agree in that piece of legislation, but there's an awful

0:04.9

lot of things that basically don't pertain directly to voting.

0:07.9

So just to put a button on this, you will vote against that bill if it gets to the Senate

0:13.2

flu.

0:14.2

I think it's a wrong piece of legislation to bring our country together and unite our country,

0:16.9

and I'm not supporting that because I think it would divide us further.

0:19.9

Senator Joe Manchin comes out. country. And I'm not supporting that because I think it would divide us further.

0:28.0

Senator Joe Manchin comes out against a critical voting rights bill that's co-sponsored by every other Senate Democrat. With his opposition to eliminate the filibuster, the question this

0:32.9

morning is the West Virginia Democrat among the biggest roadblocks to President Biden's agenda.

0:38.0

Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Central America for her first foreign trip while in office.

0:43.6

The question is, will she return with any answers to address the immigration crisis on the southern border?

0:49.2

And Facebook defends its decision to ban Donald Trump, saying his account will remain suspended for at least two years.

0:56.5

The question is, how will the ban impact his ability to influence the upcoming midterm elections?

1:01.9

It's way too early for this.

1:17.8

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that's so happy to be back here with you.

1:21.2

I am Casey Hunt on this Monday, June 7th. We'll start with the news.

1:26.8

Senator Joe Manchin will vote against federal voting rights legislation laid out by his own party.

1:28.4

The West Virginia Democrat indicated his stance against the For the People Act and eliminating the Senate filibuster in an op-ed

1:33.9

that was posted yesterday. Mansion rights in part, quote, the right to vote is fundamental to our

1:39.8

American democracy, and protecting that right should not be about party or politics. Least of all, protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan

1:48.2

manner. Of course, some in my party have argued that now is the time to discard such bipartisan

1:53.6

voting reforms and embrace election reforms and policies solely supported by one party.

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