Dina Titus CNN Interview

Rep. Dina Titus

(D) Nevada

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JOHN BERMAN 11:17:33 WITH ME IS A DEMOCRAT FROM NEVADA, AND CONGRESSWOMAN, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US, AN JIM JORDAN HAS MADE THE PROGRESS, AND IF AT THE END OF THE DAY, JIM JORDAN IS THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, AND HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

DINA TITUS 11:17:48 CERTAINLY DON'T SUPPORT JIM JORDAN. I DON'T SUPPORT HIM FOR THE GOOD OF THE INSTITUTION OR THE GOOD OF MY CONSTITUENTS IN NEVADA. HIS RECORD IS NOT MUCH OF ONE WHEN IT IS COMING TO PASSING ANY BILLS. ONE RESOLUTION THE WHOLE TIME HE HAS BEEN HERE, AND THE POSITIONS THAT HE TAKES ARE CONTRARY TO WHAT WE NEED AT MY HOME STATE OF LAS VEGAS, TOO. YOU KNOW, THE ABORTION ISSUE, THE ELECTION ISSUE, AND HE IS AN ELECTION DENIER, AND HIS NAME WAS THE FIRST ONE ON THE PETITION TO DENY THE ELECTION, AND SO WE ARE NOT THAT CRAZY ABOUT HIM.

11:18:22 AND SO IF HE DOES WIN, WHAT REGRETS WILL YOU HAVE IF HE HAS THE JOB, BECAUSE HE IS AN ELECTION DENIER AND ON THE PHONE WITH DONALD TRUMP ON JANUARY 6th, AND HOW MUCH BETTER OFF WOULD YOU BE WITH HIM THAN KEVIN McCARTHY?

TITUS 11:18:40 I WOULD NOT BE ANY BETTER OFF THAN KEVIN McCARTHY, AND THAT IS IN THE PAST, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE, AND HE HAS NOT GOTTEN THE VOTES YET. AND THE SCHEDULED VOTE AT NOON IS PUT OFF TO 1:00, AND PROBABLY DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN STRONG ARMING PEOPLE, BECAUSE THAT IS HIS MAN. ON THE MEANTIME, THE DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED BEHIND HAKEEM JEFFRIES AND WE ARE PROUD OF HIS LEADERSHIP. WE DON'T HAVE TO BE DRAGGED KICKING AND SCREAMING LIKE THIS APPARENTLY ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE.

11:19:08 WE JUST CHASED DOWN CONGRESSMAN JIM JORDAN IN HALLWAYS OF THE CAPITOL, AND THIS WHAT HE SAID.

SOT-- HOW MANY BALLOTS ARE YOU WILLING TO GO? >> WE NEED TO GET A SPEAKER TODAY, AND WE ARE FEELING GOOD WHERE WE ARE AT. I AM SORRY, I AM GOING TO MEET. >> AND BALLOT AFTER BALLOT LIKE McCARTHY DID? >> WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET A SPEAKER TODAY. >> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE FEELING? >> WE HAVE BEEN PICKING UP SUPPORT EVERYDAY, AND SO IT IS, AGAIN, I FEEL CONFIDENT. >> HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND ASKED HIM TO HELP YOU WITH THIS VOTE? >> I HAVE NOT TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. >> HOW IS IT GOING? >> VERY GOOD. >> WHY WOULD YOU SAY TO KEN BUCK THAT THE ELECTION WAS STOLEN IN 2020 WHEN IT WAS NOT STOLEN.

>> NO ANSWER THERE AT THE END, AND KEN BUCK HAS ASKED JIM JORDAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A FAIR ELECTION IN 2020 AND HE HAS NOT DONE SO TO KEN BUCK'S LIKING. AND IF JIM JORDAN WINS, CONGRESSWOMAN, HOW WILL THE DEMOCRATS WORK WITH HIM GOING FORWARD AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT THE IMPACT OF HIM AS SPEAKER IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE 2024 RACE?

TITUS 11:20:22 WELL, IF HE IS SPEAKER, WHO KNOWS IF HE WOULD CERTIFY THE ELECTION, SINCE HE DIDN'T SUPPORT IT LAST TIME, AND SAID IT IS UNFAIR. BUT DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN OFFERING A HAND ACROSS THE LINE FOR A GOOD WHILE. WE SAY IT TAKES SOME BIPARTISAN COOPERATION, AND WE ARE WILLING TO COOPERATE, BUT HE IS GOING TO DRAG THE PARTY SO FAR TO THE LEFT, IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO PASS SOME OF THE MEASURES THAT ARE IMPORTANT. HE WAS OPPOSED TO ALL OF THOSE GOOD RECOVERY BILLS THAT HELPED NEVADA CLIMB FROM 35% TO 4% UNEMPLOYMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE SIS GOING O DO, AND TALKING ABOUT THE CAUCUS OF THE MODERATE REPUBLICANS, AND WHERE ARE THEY? WHY DON'T THEY HAVE THE COURAGE TO STAND UP TO HIM, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO HIM, SOCIAL SECURITY, ROLL IT BACK, AND WOMEN RIGHTS, ROLL IT BACK, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ROLL IT BACK, AND IT IS NOT A WING AGENDA, AND IT IS GOING TO BE HARD TO GET HIM TO KIND OF COME TO MIDDLE.

11:21:23 I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ISRAEL, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN IS HEADED THERE TOMORROW, AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED ON THE TRIP?

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