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Want to participate in said victories. so where does that leave the democrats david? >> well listen joe manchin himself has talked about maybe we could bring the threshold down for the filibuster down to 55. but i tend to agree with that column which i dont think you get five republicans so we have for the filibuster around judicial nominations. i think we might have to get creative. we have to protect our democracy and the right to vote. we are willing to do that. i think we ought to get rid of...

Policy, reverse or modify healthcare policy or immigration policy, thats democracy, majority vote. and, yes, the filibuster is sometimes understood to promote compromise, but actually it inhibits compromise because in order to reach a solution, lets say on voting rights, you need ten republicans, not just one or two, but ten of them, which is a high threshold. so actually it works against compromise. and my hope is that senator sinema and senator manchin like many of my colleagues, ive seen some...

Wedge, a bill insiders game, tool, to sort of not have to deal with the big policy. rank and file americans out there, like can you get it done? our vote, were watching states strip away our access to the ballot box, putting hurdles in front of us, can you address it? were not asking for the federal government to control voting. were asking can you create a platform that we can access voting in our own states. yet theyre falling back on these procedural arguments as if people give a damn. its no...

Afraid to even talk about these issues and figure out solutions on the floor of the senate. they dont even want to talk about voting. and thats not acceptable. >> remember, tomorrows vote is just procedural. it is a vote that requires a 60 vote threshold, not about the bill, it is not about the billets elf. it is simply a vote that allows the bill to be debated. today, there was no suspense in the senate about whether ten republicans would join the democrats in simply allowing the bill to be deb...

Rolls. remember florida in 2000 and georgia last year? tonight republicans revealed those things were pretty much bs. given the chance to debate those republican friendly ideas on voting, they punted. not one republican voted to advance debate on the bill. surprise. because the bill didnt meet the 60-vote threshold to fill a filibuster, it wont get the chance to be debated. vice president harris tasked with the voting rights portfolio spoke to reporters afterwards. >> and i think it is clear cer...

Party at times on issues, which both sides will do. its more difficult to get to the 60 threshold. so the pressure you feel is much less because youre not dealing with ever getting to the 58th or 59th vote because the senate is so divided. if youre at 48, 49, and you only need 50, the pressure is always on you. >> what if it takes 55? >> do you think five senators are voting for s-1. >> not s-1. >> do you think five senators would vote for the equality act for an infrastructure bill that was ove...

Good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. its tuesday, june 22nd. >> you keep telling me that. >> i know. i always need a reminder. i appreciate it. a senate showdown is about to unfold, and there is so much at stake. free and fair elections, democracy itself. when the senate votes today on advancing the for the people act, it will be a test of unity for democrats. republicans are certain to kill it. but if all 50 dwemocrats do get behind it, the future of the f...

Arizonas under senator mark kelly, who is not a problem for joe biden. and so, well probably never have a one-on-one meeting with the president. one house official told nbc news, this afternoon, the president hosted senator manchin for a meeting at the white house where they discussed their shared commitment to voting rights. the president expressed his sincere appreciation for senator manchins efforts to achieve reform... and made it clear how important he thinks it is that the senate find a pa...

Kyrsten sinema. she is in her first term and would not have been with the president today if she was full oh on board with the presidents agenda like mark kelly who is not a problem for joe biden, and so will probably never have a one-on-one meeting with the president. white house official told nbc news this afternoon, the president hosted senator manchin for a meeting at the white house where they discussed their shared commitment to voting rights. the president expressed his sincere appreciati...

Most tenets in the for the people act, a little debate over whose version is going forward, house passed or joe manchin version. they want to put pressure on republicans nationwide and want to put pressure on some of their own members on the issue of filibuster. it is clear no voting bill is going to pass the senate at a 60 vote threshold. one of the things well see from democrats and progressive activists around the country, if the vote is a 50/50 vote, increasing pressure on democrats to get r...