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Critically important that got almost no attention in this area is that there was push back from some of adelsons investors. from the shareholders. and if that catches on, it will be harder for the sugar daddies to -- >> so thats something that we could all be pushing on the pension guns, all the big pe pensions. >> lets say jon huntsman sr. surfaces to pour all this money into his sons campaign. if we learn about that, the shareholders in huntsman chemical can start to rebel. >> and specifically...

To make that happen. our congressional correspondent brianna keilar is here following this part of the story. rules, sounds boring but its part of the stuff. >> four key rule changes. first, all of the bills subpo a submitted for approval, why they are constitutional, republicans have arpged that the democrats have gone beyond the constitution and also there is a new 72-hour rule. bills will have to be online for three full days. and check this out, the house of representatives entering the tech...

A democratic effort to dilute the filibuster. the decades old right of any senator to block legislation on the floor. the rule changes will allow debate to begin on any measure with a simple 51-vote majority. how revolutionary? a simple majority as opposed to the 60-vote super majority. yesterday minority leader mitch mcconnell used his opening words of the new congress to warn against any changes to that filibuster. >> whats being considered here is unprecedented. the founders crafted the senat...

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Is going to come out of this and what theyll put together down in washington. >> he says he is for free markets but not people being able to do whatever they want in a free market. you were talking about how this place is about capitalism and growth and free enterprise. are the two not compatible? >> they are definitely compatible. we are one of the most regulated ninds the world as it is today and maybe there are some things that got out of control and out of hand and maybe a need for more tran...