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Thank you, jake, ali, kelly odonnell, thank you. im joined by one senator whos in the middle of this. senator chris coons, democrat from delawarement you were in this lunch today. whats the message from senate democrats? it looks like youre going to go home for the year without build back better or voting rights. >> senate majority leader chuck schumer filed on 22 nominees last night, and i think will file on more today to make it clear that were not leaving until we have ground through the conf...

When theyre asked about a decision that is made previously, they deflect by saying stare decisis, this is settled law, stars im concerned, it will stand and we dont get a lot of insight into how theyre going to practice their jurisprudence and we we are with justice amy coney barrett flexing her religious insights on to these cases. >> i think the confirmation process has been a complete farce for a long time. you had, for example, justice kavanaugh saying -- [ inaudible ]. unfortunately even if...

Have been questioned more about her faith? when they get questioned they default by saying im not going to comment on this because it could potentially come up in front of the court. and when theyre asked about a decision made previously they deflect by saying this is settled law, as far as im concerned itll stand and we dont get really a lot of insight into how theyre going to practice their jurisprudence, and here we are with a justice amy coney barrett flexing her religious insights onto thes...

How many of your citizens are still unaccounted for? >> well, the confirmation process is slow. i can tell you from reports that ive received i know weve lost more than 80 kentuckians. that number is going to exceed more than 100. this is the deadliest tornado event weve ever had, i think the longest and deadliest tornado event in u.s. history. one of the tornados was still on the ground over 227 miles and jake, 200 were in kentucky. ive got towns that are gone that are just gone. my dads hometo...

Weekend, kentucky, arkansas missouri, mississippi, illinois and tennessee. dozens are feared dead and officials warn the number will almost certainly rise as rescuers continue to sift through the devastation. joining me now from the commonwealth hardest hit, kentucky governor andy beshear. governor, thanks for joining us. how many confirmed deaths do you have in kentucky? how many of your citizens are still unaccounted for? >> well, the confirmation process is slow. i can tell you from reports t...

Said on both sides when they were going through their confirmation process, that it was already established law. this texas precedent, right, do you think that this tell us anything about the court vis-a-vis the mississippi case that theyre considering? >> thats a really important question, jose, and the answer is, it doesnt tell us a thing. because they werent deciding -- what texas was doing was really right to make an end run around the supreme court to bulletproof their law that would make i...

Immigration enforcement. illegal border crossings roster record levels under the biden administration. bidens controversial pick to run the office of the comptroller currency is withdrawing her nomination. she faced sharp criticism from republicans and democrats for suggesting the nationalization of banking and encouraging bankruptcy of the fossil fuel industry. her views were compared to communism during her confirmation process. she said her radical past statements were only academic views. to...

The most disturbing and most offensive thing that was said. but i also want to -- you asked early -- youre saying what the solicitor-general of mississippi said, too. and one thing i want to point out he said the people should decide. and actually one of the great ironies is when an abortion ban was put on the ballot in the state of mississippi, the voters overwhelmingly defeated it. so it is important that the people have their say, but, unfortunately, i think the republicans now want this to b...

The most disturbing and most offensive thing that was said. but i also want to -- you asked early -- youre saying what the solicitor-general of mississippi said, too. and one thing i want to point out he said the people should decide. and actually one of the great ironies, which he may not even know, when an abortion ban was put on the ballot in the state of mississippi, the voters overwhelmingly defeated it. so it is important that the people have their say, but, unfortunately, i think the repu...

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