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Been talk about this since the election, since the election and you saw these republican legislatures in red states changing voting rights requirements, you know, theyre going to do something, the time to do it is now. theyve been talking about this for a while. they need to take some action. >> then if manchin and sinema both claim that they support doing something on voting rights but they wont change the filibuster, what are they doing right now to get republicans on board for something? john...

Changed. the vote will be tomorrow. that will be the major test vote giving the senators who are in ukraine right now, meeting with the ukrainian officials and dealing with the diplomatic situation over there, give them time to come back into town this afternoon so they can attend that vote tomorrow. tomorrow when that vote fails, thats when schumer will have a decision to make. how exactly will he go about trying to change the senate rules? will he force that vote, or will he decide ultimately ...

>> sean: a banana republic if we do this. when schumer was in the minority party he defended the filibuster tooth and nail. he said we would be a banana republic. >> this nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power. its a fundamental power grab by the majority party propelled by its extreme rights and design to change the reading of the constitution. folks who want to see this change want to eliminate one of the procedural mechanisms designed for the expressed purpose of gu...

In the senate. and despite his best attempts to bring all sides together deals are simply not being made. lets be fair here for a moment thats not all onhe him. hes the head of the democratic party but h lets remember its been one year since democrats took control of both o houses f congress, and chuck schumer is marking a first year as senator minorityar leader. he managed to keep moderates on board in support of the biden agenda, yet schumer was not able to keep his caucus together. as a resul...

Asking for kyrsten sinema and joe manchin and leader schumer and every other elected official all over the nation is to reciprocate the energy, the bravery, the tenacity that was exited by black and brown voters both in november of 2021 when we elected and sent joe biden to the white house, and in january of 2021 when we elected war knock. they told us not to give up. despite sitting in lines and despite having the secretary of state investigating actual legitimate voters and sending them out to...

Misinformation republicans couldnt block this unless a democrat got on board, right? >> the way it works it has to go out of the committee. they can vote it out of the committee. even if thats a tie, schumer can move it to the floor and because of the power share agreement. >> pete williams want to bring in with you somebody who has just popped up on our screen here nina totenburg. so great to have both of you here. pete, let me start with you. much has been said and we talked a lot over the cou...

Bring all sides together, deals are simply not being made. lets be fair. thats really not all on him. hes the head of the democratic party but lets remember that its been one year since democrats took control of both houses of congress. chuck schumer is also marking his first year as a senate majority leader. speaker nancy pelosi managed to keep progressives and moderates on board yet schumer was not able to keep his caucus together and were seeing democrats go after their own. just this morning...

Homeland security, and for military. these problems that we have seen is because joe biden went so far to the left, a freight train to the left with pelosi, biden and schumer, proposing things really radical, extreme, dangerous, scary, massive spending, massive taxes, massive regulations. things that are going to make it much harder for our economy to recover, and what he is still proposing under this so-called build back better with all the taxes and penalties on american energy is going to mak...

Is. you heard chuck schumer vowing quickly to confirm a new justice. walk us through. what comes next? >> reporter: yeah. a source tells me he does plan to move as quickly as republicans did in getting amy coney award confirm to the supreme court just days before the 2020 election. recalled that process back to a month and thats what schumer is looking at as a guideline here. they do plan to move. with you even before breyers retirement takes place, he is not expected to step aside until his ter...

As democrats in the last six months, thats not a winning strategy. i understand the anger that the democrats feel in arizona but i think the better course for the democrats is to sit down and say what will work for you? what are you willing to support? get it passed and then begin that all-important midterm campaign. >> and eugene, when you talk about blaming manchin and sinema and letting the frustration boil over, youre pointing out that many hill democrats are upset with schumers strategy. so...