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Of political hay making and not much progress. democrats plan to push ahead with or without republican support. majority rules. this is a america. g.o.p. is digging for a fights. with us, chris wallace. now what? >> well, i think whats going to happen, good afternoon, shep, youre going to see democratic leaders in the house and senate go back to their caucuses and counted noses to see how many votes they have. do they have the bare majority, which i think with resignations and deaths is 216 in t...

Reconciliation is a rule of the senate. all this rule of the senate does is allow a majority of the senate to take a position and pass a piece of legislation, support that position. now, is there something wrong with majority rules? i dont think so. >> is there something wrong with majority rules? i dont think so -- unless democrats ever want to use them. and then we wont call it reconciliation anymore. well call it using the rules of the senate. then well call it nuclear. republican senator orr...

Is allow a majority of the senate to take a position and pass a piece of legislation, support that position. now, is there something wrong with majority rules? i dont think so. >> is there something wrong with majority rules? i dont think so -- unless democrats ever want to use them. and then we wont call it reconciliation anymore. well call it using the rules of the senate. then well call it nuclear. republican senator orrin hatch calling it, "the highly partisan nuclear option of reconciliatio...

Gets it ton, and at least one person who is in the house of representatives is not able to pull the sort of shi canery and obstructionism as we get on both sides of the aisle of the senate? >> the house has different rules in the senate. the majority rules in the house. and in addition, the democrats right now have such an enormous majority in the house, a 40-plus vote majority, that nancy pelosi can draft anything she wants. she brings it to the floor -- >> in the house youre saying? >> in the ...

Really something for those people who watch our program like to know the ins and outs. so this is about the rules of the senate. the president tweeted, if republicans are going to pass great future legislation in the senate, they must immediately go to a 51-vote majority, not senseless 60. even though parts of health care could pass at 51, some really good things need 60. so many great future bills and budgets need 60. that is one of the rules of the senate. the intention of that, of course, the...

So-called nuclear option to elimina eliminate, if judge gorsuch cant get the 60 votes needed to overcome the blockade. today the white house suggested his stance has not changed. this afternoon democrats secured enough votes to filibuster the nomination which makes nuclear showdown inevitable in the senate later this week. if invoked, could it forever change the senates identity from a body that demands come promise and bipartisan to a body where a simple majority rules. chaos, frustration and a...

Analysis. it doesnt mean well necessarily have more conservative legislation or more liberal legislation. it means that the agendas that are important to the american people women work from the bottom up, have a vote on the floor, win or lose. at least they know their voice is being heard and the majority rules. so im looking forward to that process where it is not top-down driven but member driven. >> all right, congressman, thank you. well see what happens. in the meantime, donald trump is sti...

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