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And donald trump is making noise down in a maralargo, but hes done. the republican party and the crisis in american democracy is not done. and, earlier this week, the democrats in the texas state legislature fled — a loaded word — but they flew to washington so that there would not be a quorum, so no business could be transacted in the texas state legislature. why? because the republican majority wanted to change the rules on voting and to sharply curtail the ability of people to vote, parti...

Quorum so they can pass the new voting restrictions. my question is on the ground there in texas, how is this playing? is it changing any minds, turning people on or off the democratic argument or is it just mobilizing both sides and making them angrier? >> well, i think right now its both sides are gaining something out of this but i think ultimately this thing works against the democrats. you said new voting restrictions. let me set the record straight. this law does not put in force new votin...

Youre saying fine, they were effective in not of giving the republicans a occur rum, youll -- quorum, youll do the same thing on a $3.5 trillion tax and spend. >> vice president harris, you i expect you to pat us on the back. hell yeah, i would leave. i would use everything in my toolbox. its got nothing to do with infrastructure. its a tax and spend dream of the socialist left. if it takes me not showing up to stop that, i will do it because if we pass that bill, youre going to have inflation t...

Be enacted in the texas state legislature. it is because the republican majority wanted to change rules on voting and to sharply curtail the ability of people to vote, particularly african americans and people from poorer communities. a voting day is usually tuesday, but a lot of people have jobs where they actually cannot take the deal. have jobs where they actually cannot take the day off. so there were all kinds of ways that you can vote and any texas legislature is trying to cut them all bac...

Designed to pass without a single republican vote, joe manchin has said that has to be paid for. and the only way you can do that is through a massive tax increase. and the reconciliation package is not infrastructure. its big government, a liberal wish list, paid family leave, all kind of new social programs unrelated to infrastructure. so well see if they can get democratic support. but before republicans beat up on the democrats in texas for leaving texas too much, if for some reason they pas...

Select committee that will be investigating the attacks. were still awaiting kevin mccarthy appointments that come to the panel. democrats have a quorum. they have the eight members. they will not wait to see who he puts forward. with a scheduled hearing that does add pressure. hes playing the cards close to the chest. were not sure who he will pick. democrats are not stopping. they are looking forward to the hearings and want them to be as transparent as possible. we heard congresswoman sarah j...

Designed to pass without a single republican vote, joe manchin has said that has to be paid for. and the only way you can do that is through a massive tax increase. and the reconciliation package is not infrastructure. its big government, a liberal wish list, paid family leave, all kind of new social programs unrelated to infrastructure. so well see if they can get democratic support. but before republicans beat up on the democrats in texas for leaving texas too much, if for some reason they pas...

So there are all kinds of ways, now, you can vote and the texas legislature is trying to cut them all back. it is voter suppression. the democrats are in the minority, they could not hope to stop this bill, so they simply remove themselves so that there would not be a quorum and no business could be conducted. that is where politics is at in america. joe biden is trying to pass a $3 trillion infrastructure bill, a bailout bill, all of these things, people should really be paying attention to wha...

Ballots something you didnt before. youre trying to limit their participation. you say? >> neil, they said the same they think for in-person voter i.d. that this is going to suppress the vote and its terrible. what happened, we did voter i.d. and turnout increased across the state in every sector. thats a silly argument. most people are in favor of voter i.d., its common sense protecting that voter. neil: finally, senator, i appreciate you going through these. this notion of the 51 democratic le...

They could — the democrats are in the minority, they could not hope to stop this bill. _ they could not hope to stop this bill. so — they could not hope to stop this bill, so they simply remove themselves so that there would not be a quorum and no business could be conducted _ be a quorum and no business could be conducted. that is where politics is that in— conducted. that is where politics is that in america. joe biden is trying to pass _ that in america. joe biden is trying to pass a _ ...