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To vote against the commission, did they give a reason for it? >> a lot of them would default to the, well, it is partisan. well, you know thats balogney. senator collins put an amendment in there to make it bipartisan. i dont know what they were thinking. >> do you think they were looking for an excuse? >> i do. >> i think they just dont want to do the right thing. again, i think theyre very -- i think what you are seeing is leaderism is finest. they are very protective. oh, nothing is going to...

Themselves to trump. and the big lie, that he was, of course, he claims, elected in last november, that the election was stolen from him. none of that is true. of course it was that former president and his words that incited the violence on capitol hill, on january 6th. there are republicans who have voted to indicate they will vote to get to the bottom of this. collins, murkowski, romney have said they want to have this january six commission. when leader mcconnell is actively trying to squash...

Ivey vetoes delay of 3rd grade reading promotion requirement KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday vetoed legislation to delay next year’s high-stakes requirement to hold back third graders who aren’t reading at grade level, a postponement lawmakers wanted after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted classrooms. The veto means that the promotion requirement will take effect at the end of the 2021-22 school year. The govern...

>> i think this is interesting. you had the counter intuitive take on this. the filibuster hurts bipartisan compromise rather than helps it. if something is going to pass there is more incentive to get in there and affect the final product. we have seen these spending bills that nobody pays that much attention to. they do have some of that, you know, sausage making horse trading flavor. there are deals that are struck. collins now saying she wants to propose the changes to the commission basical...

Become reality? >> look, it looks exceedingly unlikely at this point, what senator collins is trying to do right now shes trying to ensure that republicans have enough say in the makeup of the staff of the commission, right, which is a very minor change but it was very sort of vocal criticism that voted against this measure in the house, the issue that republicans have with this idea of a commission, not just the specifics, sort of broader notion of a commission republicans dont want this issue ...

Theres some deals that are struck. youve got collins now saying there are changes to the commission on staffing and to wind it down 30 days earlier and it seems to me that these are fine commissions but again its all a question of are their ten votes are not? >> right and were seeing how the filibuster stifles bipartisanship before our eyes, right? if there was a majority vote situation it would pass on a bipartisan basis and they would probably get the vote. collins, romney, and murkowski. the ...

Bent upon everyone to stand up for the truth and whats right to ensure as we go forward as republicans that were doing that on a foundation thats built on truth. being able to talk about the policies and the substance and the issues that we know are the right ones for the country so thats what im going to do continue to do. >> andrew, shes talking about the truth, right, thats the goal of this january 6th commission and the reality is, shes one of only few republicans now who seems to support th...

Pre-judge these things, pronouncement of something when you dont have all the information you need. this is going the take some time. to capitol hill now, where the future of the independent january 6th commission hangs in the balance the senate can vote on the procedural vote to move it. senator murkowski is the only republican who supports outright. meanwhile senator collins is making a last-ditch to broker a deal on the january 6th commission. collins plans to vote yes for the procedural ...

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Dr. fauci and others at the nih about the guidance and whether they had offered any guidance to the biden administration on shutting that down. take a listen? . >> we have no influence -- >> the state department spiked the prior administrations study. >> but that has nothing to do with the national induets of. >> they didnt consult with yall? >> they did not. >> did they consult with you, dr. collins? >> i read about it in the press this morning? >> doc. >> no. >> they just spoikd itiked it w ta...