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>> you may not want to name them, but theyve named themselves. while we still have time, congressman, you said on the energy and commerce committee in the house, and were watching the senate in this rare thursday saturday -- rare saturday session as it awaits the language in this infrastructure bill. i dont have to tell you that many lamakers and activists have lamented just how much energy these negotiations have required, but since were here, what will this bills passage mean for your district...

Those fumes, empty. >> you cant resist auntie anns. >> no, i love some auntie anns. >> thanks, kathy, good to see you. happy holidays. now to the impeachment and as lawmakers head home for the holidays, back on capitol hill the two articles of impeachment against president trump hang in limbo. the house speaker nancy pelosi saying shes holding on to them until the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, vows to hold a fair trial. >> so -- in your opinion as the presidents daughter youre going t...

Congressman, happy holidays to you, thank you for being here on this saturday morning. so i want to get your reaction to ivanka trumps comments, is this all just raw partisan politics? >> absolutely not. i can tell you this is my fourth term in congress and this was the toughest vote, the toughest decision that, and the saddest decision really that ive had to make as a member of congress to go down into that well, and cast the vote to vote on two articles of impeachment against the president of ...

And he needs to work with the minority leader, chuck schumer, to make sure that happens. >> congressman there are a couple of things up in the air right now. im curious whether or not democrats, at least at this point, have come to some sort of consensus on who should be named impeachment managers. there was all that talk about justin amash from michigan who is now independent. all of this once the articles are turned over to the republican senate, who do you think should be some of the managers...

People and people will still be backing him. again, its incumbent upon them and a benefit to them to cooperate with the democrats, to cooperate with the house panels, that are looking into this to show that they have nothing to hide. . >> all right. congressman mark visi of texas, thank you for joining us this hour. up next, the president of one of the biggest labor unions in america joins me with what her union members are looking for in a 2020 candidate. youre watching msnbc. 0 candida. your...

Just moments ago, president trump left for new jersey where hell kick off the weekend with a 2020 campaign fundraiser at his bedminster golf club. this is dominated by the "send her back" chant. now that chant was specifically directed at congresswoman ilhan omar of minnesota and was fuelled by the presidents racist tweets suggesting that the somali-born u.s. citizen should leave the united states. joining us now to continue that conversation texas democratic congressman mark visi. thank you so ...

It is because of our silence when things like this are said. kevin mccarthy did weigh in. it says it goes against who we are as a nation. okay. so what about in congress? democratic congressman mark visi of texas, he joins me now. congressman, thanks for joining me. first, i just want to get your personal reaction to what steve king said. >> i wasnt surprised at all. hesic saying things like this since ive been in congress and im sure before. hes a white supremacist, a nationalist, a provocateur...

Instance. >> we have been a neglected part of the immigration enforcement world for so long. while we are a neutral court, obviously our case load is dependent on what the enforcement activity is. >> u.s. congressman from texas sees it that way, too, introducing legislation in d.c. that would beef up the judicial budget, getting it more prorgsate with other agencies involved in the enforcement of immigration laws. because mark visi says right now the money is just not distributed fairly. >> when...

Lot more reserved, in some ways, than elizabeth warren is. thats their line of argument. it does open them up to some criticism of not being consistent on this matter. its one reason why a lot of times republicans and democrats try not to invoke this rule because it opens them up to this line of criticism, kate. >> a scheduling conflict is why they couldnt invoke the rule this time. that doesnt make a whole lot of sense. but i know youll try to find some more answers for us, manu, and i love it....

Happy election eve. good luck voting. you might need it. joining us now is congressman mark visi of texas, one of several plaintiffs in a lawsuit contesting texass voter i.d. law. he was a part of the legislature when that passed in 2011. thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you, rachel. >> tomorrows going to be the first statewide test of the i.d. law in texas on election day. weve already seen one of the implications of early voting. one in four voters in texas need to file an affidavit ...