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Rules now as they did eight years ago. >> i would refer senator schumer to senator schumer of 2008. we are abiding by the same standard that senator schumer had for the obama nominees including senator clinton and others. he seems to want to change the rules because his party didnt win but i think well continue to abide by the rules that senator schumer and reid had no problem with in 2008. >> bill: mike emanuel will have a busy couple of weeks. >> he is threatening to slow up the trump cabinet ...

>> eric: we talk about those people and we may have a different day, they say, a cavity capitol hill when you compare harry reid stewardship of the senate to what we can expect from senator schumer, its really a new day. they say the most glaring display of the shift so far as the sprawling leadership team schumer has appointed and promised to consult before making any key decisions. in contrast to harry reids smaller, close knit group of lieutenants, schumer has made it clear he is not interest...

Following that. they were very clear at the time how important it was that we allow these people to be confirmed to get to work immediately. so i would ask them to abide by the same advice they gave us in 2008 when barack obama was elected and allow these highly qualified people to take office so we can start bringing change to this country. >> schumer says if he gets more financial data or nothing will happen until he gets more financial data from several of these nominees. will he get it, sean...

Votes to block think of them. you can thank harry reid. a simple majority vote for a confirmation below supreme court level. republicans will make full use of reids full-sighted move. we are talking about james mattis at dod and governor nikki haley and kelly at dhs. one hint of how democrats will attack the nominee, schumer said many of them have made billion of dollars on what theyre regulating. keep an eye on that. back to you in new york. >> thank you very much, live. >> nancy pelosi pleadin...

Rest of us, he is a commentator and president trump will have the ball and he will unspool a lot of this regulation. partially repeal obamacare and it will go on from there and thats again really hard for president obama to take. this is not the way he expected it to be. >> bill: he is staying in washington to influence and will be the leader of the democratic party. >> he is trying to save obamacare. its late. >> i think thats the big point here. democrats have not held such a weak majority nat...

Well keep an eye on that. halle jackson, kasie hunt and politicos jake sherman as well to talk about this again transition of power. we just heard there from the new incoming senate minority leader, kasie, senate chuck schumer. what struck you most about what we just heard from the new minority leader? >> well, craig, i think schumer is striking a balance here. theres two things going on behind the scenes here in the senate. one is obviously a desire to protect the presidents major priorities, t...

Politically. at one point donald trump quoted her as a potential v.p. so maybe she has such incredible fondness for him shes worried she will alienate so many of her loyal viewers and fans if she comes out in favor of his presidency. >> its interesting what schumer did. we already know that donald trump thinks he can work with chuck schumer, kind of joked that he could have a better relation with him than with paul ryan. but this is something that schumer had to do for his base. what do you make...

We have republicans here in the senate essentially saying to the democrat colleagues, lets show the same courtesy and seriousness with which the senate considered mr. obamas inner circle. >> bill: for more on all this now fox news digital policy editor chris. chuck schumer said if republicans think they can jam through a slate of nominees without a fair hearing process theyre sorely mistaken. what is this? is this going to be a battle or is this just bluster? >> a little of both. democrats will ...

President mike pence there to break any ties. i suspect there will be some ties over the next two years. for the first time in u.s. history, a majority of incoming members to the united states senate are women. we have four female senators and three men. the total number of women will reach an all time high of 21. 21 women who are u.s. senators. 16 are democrats and 5 are republicans. lets stop right there. what a difference. >> a huge difference. >> huge difference. >> thats amazing. >> wasnt t...

Most notably a supreme court nominee thats going to cause a pretty brutal fight in the senateost likely. craig? >> we suld ao note, kasie, chuck schumer long time lawmaker of new york, one of if not the only person in the upper chamber that knew and spent some time with donald trump before donald trump became president-elect of the united states. do we know how that preexisting relationship might affect their working relationship moving forward? >> reporter: well, craig, i think that people who ...