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Of this mcconnell threat. are they really going to sit it out? and are the democrats doing enough, getting angry enough, making enough noise? >> he is going to sit it out. as you said, before the commercial, i said he has destroyed the senate. they did that -- he did more filibusters of executive nominees during obama. then done in the previous history of the country. and this is just him being ruthless. merrick garland was that. we have to start doing that. one, we are going to have to start do...

Needed republican senators will eventually cave in order to stave off an unparalleled economic disaster, which could hit in as little as two weeks, but the gop refuses to fold. democrats are running out of time to remedy the crisis on their own. great night to have back with us former minnesota democratic senator al franken who these days has the good fortune to host a podcast bearing his name. hey, senator, what do you make of this mcconnell threat? are they really going to sit it out? and are ...

Play. i think he thinks so. then theyre going to have to say democrats raised the debt limit because theyre doing all this spending. im not sure the american people are quite that naive. i think the american people are going to look at, who is responsible? who averted an international economic crisis? theyre going to -- so well see how sophisticated the american people are. >> do you, as someone who was a democrat in the senate, ever feel like mitch mcconnell was playing the game better than you...

The other day by the intercept, has said that he is open to a modification of the filibuster, and weve been working on a modification that would basically right now, you need 60 votes to break a filibuster. this would put the burden on those filibustering and 41 would have to come to the floor. and they would have to stay on the floor. they would have to stay there, the 41, and they would have to debate. and it would have to be germane. i would like to see them defend why it is a crime to give s...

Be more proactive. >> part of what joe is saying in that tape was that he was very dissolution about the vote on the january 6th commission. a couple of those votes, for example, on his bills say it and joe might say you know what, they arent bipartisan, were not going to do it that way. that might move joe and it might move kristen cinema towards the kind of modification that will make them invest -- there will be a lot fewer filibusters. mcconnell filibustered more executive nominees during ob...

Opportunity overseer. now over the years, ive asked quite a few executive nominees, both republican and democrat to make commitments to respond to oversight. you said you would. but in my experience, nominees are usually pretty receptive to oversight requests during these type of hearings but have -- after theyve been confirmed, oversight doesnt seem to be a high priority for them. as i told me when we met privately in my office, sometimes i think nominees should go ahead and be a little more st...

Opportunity overseer. now over the years ive asked quite a few executive nominees, both republican and democrat to make commitments to respond to oversight. you said you would, but in my experience nominees are usually pretty receptive to oversight requests during these type of hearings, but after theyve been confirmed, oversight doesnt seem to be a high priority for them. as i told you when we met privately in my office, sometimes i think nominees should go ahead and be a little more straightfo...

[ drum roll ] >> its the "all in victory of the year" award. >> nancy giles, victory of the year. >> i thought it was when the senate democrats changed the filibuster rules. i got tired of the minority -- well, they gave the minority a bad name, actually -- stonewalling all the presidents nominees. they stonewalled over 80, i think, nominees, more than all the other presidents combined. it was ridiculous. >> we have a great graphic of that, that actually, harry reids office put together, the pie...

We are back with the first annual "all in all awards" special. all right, our next award is -- [ drum roll ] >> its the "all in victory of the year" award. >> nancy giles, victory of the year. >> i thought it was when the senate democrats changed the filibuster rules. i got tired of the minority -- well, they gave the minority a bad name, actually -- stonewalling all the presidents nominees. they stonewalled over 80, i think, nominees, more than all the other presidents combined. it was ridiculo...

Filibuster to stand up to popular presidents, to block legislation. yes, even as ive stated, to stall executive nominees. the roots of the filibuster are found in the contusion and in our own rules. >> it will change the senate forever and thats not good. >> they were all clear abo why e flip-flop senator reed said quote i have the right to change how i feel about things. dana joins us. plenty of hypocrisy to go around but with blocking nominees, it is as bad as democrats are claiming, dana. >> ...