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Today the second ranking democrat in the senate, senator dick durbin, reiterated that pledge and issued a joint statement with california senator alex padilla which says quote we are deeply disappointed in the parliamentarians decision but the fight for immigration reform will continue. senate democrats have prepared an alternative proposal for the parliamentarians consideration in the coming days. senator durbin also told nbc news that senate democrats have a plan b and a plan c and a plan d on...

Way they were planning to in that bill which means they cant pass immigration reform without running up against a republican filibuster which means there isnt hope for getting it passed. unless there is some other way. interestingly today, democratic senators who have been working hard on that issue say plan a was try to pass something through the senate through normal order with republicans pledging to filibuster everything. plan b was to try to get it done with permission of the parliamentaria...

>> thanks for having me. >> indeed. well, talk us through what we should understand about this. it does seem like the parliamentarians ruling was nobodys idea of a sure bet. weve been assured by senate leadership by the senate democratic leadership there is a plan b, an alternate proposal ready to go back to her. can you talk us through a little bit how this is going to go? >> sure. first and foremost is the parliamentarians ruling we learned of last night disappointing? absolutely. does it come...

A plan b and a plan c and a plan d on putting immigration in the big reconciliation bill. so i have questions. a lot of people do. what is plan b? also what is plan c? what is plan d? what are these new proposals going to look like? if democrats really are going to not take no for an answer, if they get through this plan b proposal and it gets rejected and they try plan c and they try plan d, could this reach a point where democrats decide to yeefr rule the parliamentarian or replace the parliam...

Out of respect to the millions of immigrants that have been living in the united states for years and years and years. rachel, as you know adult undocumented immigrants have been in the united states on average for 18 years of working, paying taxes, buying homes, raising families, contributing to the success of our country. they deserve to live without fear of deportation. and so plan b, plan c, whatever it takes well keep fighting until we get to yes and provide those protections and security f...

Until it passed buster with the parliamentarian because they will pass something. today, the second ranking democrat in the senate, senator dick durbin, real iterated that pledge, he issued a statement with california senator alex padilla, saying, quote -- senator durbin also told nbc news, so heel cup, or that senate democrats have a plan the, plan c, and plenty and including the immigration package in the reconciliation bill. i have a lot of questions, a lot of people do. what is plan b, what ...

The parliamentarians ruling that we learned off right now is disappointing. it has come as a complete shock. because, as you, know in our business, you hope for the best, prepare for the worse. so yes we have been working on alternative we didnt get an proposals initial yes to our first proposal. so. senator strike there said there is a plan b, so there is a plan b and not and a plan c and whatnot, necessarily a plan c but but the fundamental goal stay the same. the fundamentals out of respect f...

Do this. those arent the pressure points that move republicans anymore. >> reporter: right. so the question is what if anything does move them, chuck. there is a lot of games that are played in congress but the idea of letting the united states default tends not to be something that most legislators want to do. back in 2011 there was a standoff where the united states got close to the brink. mitch mcconnell had the same position then, the minority leader he said republicans learned at the time t...

More stable and they take them over but the problem with that is it is not an appealing prospect for bigger energy companies because taking on those new customers is quite expensive because of the cost of gas at the moment, and then you have the energy price cap, a limit to how much they can charge customers, so there is some pressure. and then 0fgem could appoint special administrators to take over struggling firms, but that is only designed to happen once in a blue moon so that is under pressu...

They can charge customers, so there is some pressure there. and then 0fgem could come in and appoint special administrators to take over struggling firms, but that is only designed to happen once in a blue moon so that bit of the system is under pressure as well, so they have to come up with a plan c with the industry to deal with the sheer number of companies finding themselves in trouble. so thats the first thing they are trying to do — ensure the integrity of the system as a whole. secondly...