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Abortion policy. >> it is not about abortion procedures about taxpayer- funded abortion. >> reporter: the policy, which officially went into effect in february, has access and support for members choosing to get an abortion, providing travel expenses if there is stationed in states that anna restrict abortions and allowing paid need to do so. >> if democrats want me to drop my hold, the answer is simple, i have laid out to conditions, either follow the law, were change the law. >> vowing to keep...

15-week ban. but back when he was being confirmed, he emphasized the importance of precedent. >> what would you say your position today is on a womans right to choose? >> as a judge -- >> as a judge. >> as a judge, it is an important precedent of the supreme court. by it, i mean roe v. wade and planned parenthood versus casey, been reaffirmed many times. casey is precedent on precedent, which in itself is an important factor. >> our system appears to encourage nominees to the supreme court to mi...

Choose a young justice as well. is that what the founders intended, an arms race between both parties over who can pick the youngest justices for the high court. is this a pillar for our democracy or fantasy football? after they get their new justice, democrats might want to take a second look at the filibuster and ask themselves whats more important. is the filibuster more important than election rights and womens rights? democrats could just ask themselves, what would mitch do? mcconnell has i...

Protecting this democracy with voting rights legislation. and yet the senate no longer requires overcoming a filibuster for justices. its easier to pack the court than pass laws. consider the ages of trump supreme court justices. brett kavanaugh is 56. neil gorsuch is 54. amy coney barrett is 49 years old. president biden is likely to choose a young justice as well. is that what the founders intended, an arms race between both parties over who can pick the youngest justices for the high court. i...

Public about their views, which brings us back to mitch mcconnell, who has been plotting, as we know, a dominant conservative majority on the supreme court for years. after justice antonin scalia died in 2016, mcconnell blocked barack obamas pick, merrick garland, by denying him any senate hearings. mcconnell said, it just wouldnt be right to put garland on the high court during an election year. >> were in the process of picking a president. and that new president ought to make this appointment...

On, mcconnell gets his judges. what do democrats get? ill tell you. more of the same. i guess they can keep on telling themselves lifes a mitch. the most watched host of fox news has been spreading dangerous conspiracy theories about january 6th and now cant understand why the u.s. doesnt side with the kremlin. his bosses, the murdochs must own what comes out of tucker carlsons mouth. when we come back were going to talk to a former fox host about the impact on our democracy. gretchen carlson is...

Mcconnell said, it just wouldnt be right to put garland on the high court during an election year. >> were in the process of picking a president. and that new president ought to make this appointment, which will affect the supreme court maybe for the next quarter of a century. >> then in 2020 justice right bader ginsburg died less than two months before the election. according to pbs, mcconnell called trump the night ginsburg died, urging him to quickly select amy coney barrett. >> mcconnell tol...

Donald trump and the big lie 35 republicans in the house supported this commission to find the truth with respect to what happened on january 6, why it happened and how to prevent a violent insurrection from happening again and because mcconnell cannot serve adds the obstructionist in chief in terms of bill that is make it to the floor i think that we have the votes eventually to be able to break the filibuster in the senate, pass the january 6 commission and then set in motion this necessary ex...

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