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Censure, while we take no pleasure in this announcement, the adp executive board has decided to formally censure senator sinema. one of the states that passed the most restrictive voting measures this past year, the so-called audit commissioned by the republicans there also happening, after the 2020 election. now her office, meanwhile, telling nbc, quote, during three terms in the u.s. house, and now in the senate, she has always promised that she would be an independent voice for the state, not...

Senator manchins state is like my state. its a poor state. he has hundreds of thousands of children relying on that child tax credit. we dont want it to expire on december 31st. we hope they voice their concerns saying we need this so thats what were focusing on. what is in this bill. not on the doomsday. but how does this fix hinge things. and what is better for our families? build back better is incredibly supportive across the country when you explain whats in it. thats what we need to focus ...

Party lines that is what i will seek to do. the reason why is because broader support for proposal has -- the broader support of the proposal has in congress the stronger the prospects for pass and. working together when we can allows us to make bipartisan process whenever possible without foreclosing the right and necessity of moving forward on a majority basis when we are deep odds with one another. so-called reconciliation process. and for the deal being announced today theres plenty of work ...

Though, working across party lines, that is what i will seek to do. the reason why is because broader of the proposal has in congress, the stronger its prospects for passage. working together when we can allows us to make bipartisan process whenever possible without foreclosing the right and the necessity of moving forward on a major -- on a majority basis. when we are at deep odds with one another, so-called reconciliation process. and for the deal being announced today, theres plenty of work a...

General jeff sessions, and others and have them testify under oath. in order to get a subpoena in the senate, you need bipartisan support to do that. so if grassley and other republicans oppose it, presumably they would not be able to issue a subpoena. the house side is different. the house does have its rules that a majority basis they can issue a subpoena, and yesterday nancy pelosi, the speaker, made very clear she does want to hear from those two individuals in particular under oath. so watc...

A state we find ourselves in and the election commission has the next move and even i apologize in advance to our next my next question is a big question but im hoping that you can distill it for us what is at the root of this crisis i mean is this more than about this election. it certainly is and this is something that dates back to pre-colonial times but if i had to wrap it up in three key points i would say its about power its certainly about legacy owing to a very complicated historical rel...

Majority basis. the senate is run on the basis of 40 votes. and if youve got 40 votes you can stop anything. any single senator can stop anything, can stop any appointment. it is absolutely impossible to resolve the problems because nobody has got in mind what is in the common good. what is the best for all the people? and as long as people are operating simply on what is powerful for our party, then you are not going to be able to resolve issues. and shes just walking away. and the same sort of...