Sunday shows - Voting rights, infrastructure in the spotlight

View in your browser     Graham calls voting rights bill 'biggest power grab' in history By CAROLINE VAKIL   Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that a sweeping, Democratic-backed election reform bill was “the biggest power grab in the history of the country.” “In my view, SR-1 is the biggest power grab in the history of the country. It mandates ballot harvesting, no voter ID. It does away with the states being able to redistrict when you have population shifts. It's just a bad idea, and it's a problem that most Republicans are not going to sign - they’re trying to fix a problem most Republicans have a different view of,” Graham said on "Fox News Sunday." Read the full story here     Manchin compromise proposal a 'federal takeover of the election system,' GOP senator says By JOSEPH CHOI   Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) on Sunday called Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) voting reform compromise proposal a "federal takeover of the election system." Read the full story here     Sanders: Biden and I are 'taking a look at reality for working families' for infrastructure plan By JOSEPH CHOI    Appearing on CNN's "State of the Union," Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he believed lawmakers are becoming "bogged down in numbers" and said it is more important for them to look at the "needs of the American people, what's going on right now." Read the full story here     Graham: Biden has chance with infrastructure to show what kind of presidency he wants By CAROLINE VAKIL   "I would just say to President Biden, you've got a party that's divided. You've got a Republican Party that's willing to meet you in the middle for a trillion dollars of infrastructure that could fundamentally change the way America does business in roads, ports, and bridges and accelerate electrical vehicles. You've got to decide what kind of president you are and what kind of presidency you want," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said. Read the full story here     Fiona Hill: Summit with Biden was 'a very important' symbolic win for Putin By JOSEPH CHOI   "Well, in terms of the symbolism of having a sit-down with the American president, absolutely, that is a very important win for Putin," former National Security Council official Fiona Hill said. "It's not a win if nothing happens out of it."  Read the full story here     Christie: 'No damage was done' from Biden's overseas trip By CAROLINE VAKIL   Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said on Sunday that “not much was accomplished but no damage was done” during President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read the full story here     Schiff calls Iranian presidential election 'predetermined' By CAROLINE VAKIL   “The outcome was predetermined, but what struck me was the fact that this was I think the lowest turnout in an Iranian presidential election, perhaps in history,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on CBS's '“Face the Nation.” “Iranians voted with their feet by not showing up at the polls. And millions who did show up at the polls cast white ballots - that is they didn’t check off a candidate for president.” Read the full story here     Still a 'fair distance to travel' in key issues in Iran nuclear deal, Sullivan says By ARIS FOLLEY    National security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday there remains a “fair distance to travel” when it comes to efforts to renegotiate a nuclear agreement with Iran, but added the Biden administration plans to keep its “eye on the ball” following the recent presidential election in the Middle East nation. Read the full story here     Sullivan: US will not be issuing 'threats or ultimatums' to China in COVID-19 origin investigation By JOSEPH CHOI   "We are not at this point going to issue threats or ultimatums. What we're going to do is continue to rally support in the international community. And if it turns out that China refuses to live up to its international obligations, we will have to consider our responses at that point," national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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