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Eliminating the filibuster would be the easy way out. It wasnt meant to be easy, centrist Democratic Senator Joe Mahcin said Wednesday during a Senate floor debate on voting rights legislation.

Conversation in his statement was saying no matter how high it goes. >> right. and before we get into more of that, we are going to go back to washington, where senator shumer is speaking. >> $163 years this space has ben the home of the upper chamber of the american congress. what has taken place inside this room over the centuries has determined in very real ways the trajectory of our nation. in this room, we carry on the mission handle handed down to ue framers to make sure the voice of the p...

Talk me through what were actually going to be seeing. >> this week, we can expect a vote by the house, maybe wednesday or thursday, but tuesday, there will be fireworks, as the house rules committee votes to decide how much, how many amendments to allow, how the procedure will go, and expect them to be the moment that republicans make a stand and complain about a number of things they have been complaining about since the beginning. namely procedure. and specifically, that they werent allowed t...

Right now? >> i think that that negotiation has got to be between senator schumer and our leader, senator mcconnell, to begin with. i think that that had to come from the white house so that there was a clear understanding. i think that did occur. thats my understanding. and that i think senator schumer and senator mcconnell do have the relationship that would allow them to come up with a consensus about how to move forward. but most certainly i think that had to be established, its unfortunate ...

Ago. >> schumer responded and said happy to talk, full view under public oath. would you and your team. so the reality there are people in senator shumers office happy to talk about this, and believe this administration has not been forthcoming about all their meegts with russia, so thats one thing they really are working to try to get a hold of more answers to, because without a doubt it has consumed their week which started as an otherwise pretty positive week for this president here at the wh...

Jobs. its interesting that in eight years with all the stuff going on in this country i havent seen tears from senator shumer. >> my other question is you said it was 109 people. >> right. >> but the esht soed press is reporting that the congressionally approved program by which 300 iranian christians juice and -- who were facing persecution in their countries have been blocked from coming to austria. >> right, 109 were detained in the u.s. >> but another 300 who have been blocked from coming. >...

First republican to issue p public support for hagel, and he was one vote away from beating trent lott for senate majority leader some years ago. you have leaders. this is -- as john mccain said, this is not a neat difference among friends. there are deep idealogical differences about world view and americas place in the world, and i think that those opposed to hagel are trying to get a bandwagoning effect happening. ive talked to senator shumer and others who dont see that happening. i have tal...

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