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Here. >> democrats are also facing a show down with the gop over raising the debt ceiling. theres going to be a test vote on this tomorrow. the gop is saying that they wont vote to raise it, despite it happening three times in the trump administration on a bipartisan basis. so, whats changed now? whats different? theres a -- >> mitch mcconnells decided to play politics, don. as you said, they did it three times for president trump, they did it countless times with president obama. its what the g...

You know, washington runs on two things, don. power and time. democrats have the power to do this. now there is, as john just said, theyre starting to run out of time. now is kind of the point where they got to figure out what to do. and the truth is there is a split inside the party, and thats okay. you know, thats very traditional. the question is, you know, can the progressives live with getting only half a loaf? when i was in the white house, we used to say, look, passing something and getti...

Isnt going to be something he can vote for on the social safety net pbill. you have differences over the tax increases as well as a provision to lower the cost of prescription drugs. a lot of moving parts here, and not much time to get the differences resolved. >> i always love this twofer that congress can set up with the debt ceiling and then with a looming government shutdown. can you tell us whats happening there with this critical moment that house democrats are testing today? >> look, demo...

Make them face the music. i am working with as many organizations as i can that are on the ground to make sure we are getting more people registered to vote and honestly to make sure we can get them out and participate, not just get them registered. >> one more question for you, representative. then i want to bring my friend, claire, in. what commitments were made to you by chuck schumer or other senate democrats? >> they absolutely assured us we would have a vote on voting legislation before th...

Governments role in supporting role. the key step has come at a dramatic time. it was super early this morning in the senate, 4:00 a.m. eastern time there in washington on this crucial test vote for the democrats, $3.5 trillion safety net plan. biden add the democrats winning the party line vote. >> on this vote, the yas are 50. the nahs are 49. and the concurrent resolution as amended is agreed to. [ applause ] >> you can hear the smattering of unusual applause on the senate floor. the mix ther...

Ahead with a nationwide offensive timed to coincide with the final withdrawal of u.s.-led trops by the end of august. but whit, the u.s. is not going quietly, launching daily air strikes against taliban positions now for weeks. tonight, the u.s. imploring the taliban to agree to a ceasefire and to return to negotiations. whit? >> so much at stake. julia macfarlane for us, thank you. now to the massive bipartisan infrastructure bill clearing a major hurdle today, passing a test vote in the sena...

>> saturday. griff: all right. coming up, sunday night fox nation documentary, the collapse of governor andrew cuomo at 10:00 p.m. right here on the fox news channel. jacqui: live image where chuck schumer has promised the chamber will stay in session until they get the 1 trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill done. it has been going on and chad is live at the capitol breaking it all down for us. chad, any movement since we last spoke? >> it has been. not if the senate will approve the b...

Or where does it stand? >> well see. this is the second weekend in a row, theyre taking a test vote to break a filibuster on the bipartisan bill that needs 60yeas. >> the cryptocurrency that theyve put on there, unworkable and unsustainable and all of this, means this bill should not pass. its going to make inflation worse. >> theres a push to add reporting mandates to the bill for cryptocurrency that would raise about $28 billion to cover the cost of the bill. the senate majority leader chuck s...

Crack the filibuster. if the test vote fails, the bill works. keep in mind the frame work for the bill was agreed by a lineup of bipartisan senators and explains why congress has struggled to pass infrastructure for years. congratulations to you on your new assignment here at the white house. well miss you on capitol hill although you wont miss working on saturdays in the senate. >> and i hope to work on the other side of the street, and-- >> its article one or two. griff: were joined by republi...

Passage of the massive bipartisan infrastructure bill a measure passed a test vote in both parties are hammering away add additional amendments that could be put to a vote later today is being in texas senator cornyn the senate finance committee minority leader mcconnell hopes leaders will continue working together in the bipartisan fashion to get more amendments to improve this infrastructure bill so what amendments would you like to be implemented at this juncture? will it pass today or tomorr...