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Beto O'Rourke is an American politician and businessman currently serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, a position he has held since January 2021. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. O'Rourke is known for his progressive policies, focusing on issues such as healthcare, education, and gun control. He gained national attention during his 2018 Senate campaign against incumbent Ted Cruz, where he emphasized grassroots fundraising and mobilizing young voters.
I really think when those senators, especially the Democratic senators, look at what's happening in state after state to our democracy, a democracy that's under attack... I think they are going to meet this moment by doing what is required…
It's pervasive throughout the country. Everywhere that you have Republican leadership in America, you have those who are trafficking in the big lie.
We need the United States Senate to pass the For the People Act. It would do more than anything else to stop what's happening in Georgia, what's happening in Texas and Kansas and Arizona, and so much of the rest of the country and make it…
So at about 3:00 a.m., this morning, the Texas House passed S.B. 7, which is an extensive voter suppression bill that would make it even harder to vote in a state that's already the toughest to vote in in the United States.
If those from Texas watching this right now can call their state reps before the Thursday vote, I hope that they can compel them to do the right thing. Republican, Democrat, or otherwise, every eligible voter should be able to participate.
Let’s take them at their word, if they’re truly concerned about these children and the plight of these asylum seekers and refugees at our border, and let’s work, Democrats and Republicans together.
Republican, Democrat, or otherwise, every eligible voter should be able to participate. That`s going to be a lot harder if these bills pass.
I hope they dedicate the resources and focus to it to make sure that every single one of those families is reunited and, once reunited, are helped to restore that family after some serious damage.
Just as important as reuniting these families is making sure that they have help and support going forward.
We just learned within the last hour that the Texas House is going to vote on a bill similar to the one passed by the Texas Senate this Thursday.
They are smart enough to know what`s going on. They realize they hold the future of this country in their hands.
Nearly 7 million Texans in 2020 did not vote because this is the most voter-suppressed state in the union, 750 polling place closures, the racial gerrymandering that you talked about at the top of the show, the most onerous voter ID laws…
They know they are on the wrong side of history and the wrong side of this fight. Now, we just have to win it.
But -- but really, the future, the fate, the fortune of this country, rests on states like Texas. And not for the Democratic Party, but literally, for democracy. One person, one vote.
It makes the fight to secure voting rights. The ability for any eligible Texan to cast their ballot that much more important because, Lawrence, I’m convinced, with 40 Electoral College votes, Texas now clearly becomes the biggest-swing…
If we really believe in democracy, if we really believe everyone should have a seat at the table, and every vote should be counted, then we have got to stop these voter-suppression efforts in Texas.
It’s the future, knocking on the door of this country. And Republicans in Texas are trying to bar the door shut, before these folks can get in and cast a ballot.
We can do it now. We still have time. But I want these companies to know. If you fail to act, if you fail to step up, please know that the very hottest places in Texas will be reserved for those companies who maintain the neutrality in a…
It will about snap your neck to try to follow McConnell and other Republicans telling us that corporations are people and money is -- corporations should spend unlimited amounts of money to purchase influence or maybe outright outcomes in…
The responsible thing to do is to tell the truth and stop this voter suppression legislation. We can do it in Texas.
It’s that kind of people power, that kind of grassroots activism that can put a stop to this as it did to the bathroom bill in 2017.
Let`s make sure that while we still have time, AT&T, Toyota, Frito Lay, Pepsi, Southwest Airlines -- others can add their favorite companies in Texas as well -- you still have time to do the right thing.
This is the most concerted attack against voting rights, against democracy since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law by our fellow Texan, Lyndon Baines Johnson, in 1965.
Well, it`s pretty bad. And I`m saying this from the perspective of a state that is already the hardest in which to register to vote and to cast your ballot.
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