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Going to file, he was going to file a culture motion today, which he did. that will allow him to bring the bill to a vote early next week. probably on tuesday. that vote on tuesday will require a 60 vote threshold that the senate needs on a vote like that in order to proceed then to actually voting on the bill itself, passing the bill itself after that 60 vote threshold. only requires 51 votes. that means ten republicans are going to have to vote with the democrats in favor of proceeding to that...

Politics of extremism. congressman, let me begin with you. the question of the day for democrats, do you agree with stacey abrams? can you support joe manchins compromise bill? >> lawrence, this is like christmas come early. this meets the threshold of what we talked about last time i was on your show. number one, it allows americans to register to vote. it allows them to vote early, by mail, and on election day. free from interference. and it makes sure their votes are counted and not diluted t...

You could bring a utility bill. id go with my mom when she would go vote, as she to bring her water bill, and she could vote with that. thats going back to where we were in texas previously. as norm knows, as you know, there are folks who dont have a photo i.d. because they dont need one anymore. they are elderly. they like to vote in person, or because they never had to get one because they arent traveling, dont have a bank account, and of course disproportionately those folks are african ameri...

Anticipate what those types of judges are going to do. >> and in terms of looking forward -- in some ways were looking forward and the laws are being passed, but in order to even get there, the laws have to be passed. in order to pass laws we need to change the filibuster and you have a plan to do that and youve said that changing the threshold to 55 votes is the way to go, senator manchin is actually interested in this idea. tell us how this would work? >> well, joe has said that he will not ge...

Side. we have been working with our senate colleagues, including the ones you mentioned a second ago and work closely with them. we met this morning with sinema and portman. this builds on plans that are both very similar and we are eager to move the ball forward in a bipartisan way. >> congressman fitzpatrick, whats moving the ball forward? what does that look like now? >> moving the ball forward is good people on both sides of the aisle committed to making the most bipartisan issue we deal wit...

As well, it protect their families, prevents outbreaks in schools. safeguards against further disruption to education and it adds to the overall pool of immunity which is crucial for slowing the spread of the virus. now, all of these are really important considerations for the uk as it grapples with this third wave fueled by the delta variant. there is, however, one other argument for not proceeding with children in this country at this time where the uptake among adults has been very high and t...

Analysis is a little more hazy. if you choose to proceed then you are choosing to use a new vaccine on children largely and primarily to protect older members of the population. now, thats in stark contrast to the very clear reasoning in the u.s. and other countries where they say this does protect children, it is safe, it protects their families, it prevents outbreaks at schools which also prevents disruptions to education and it adds to the pool of immunity in the population which is good for ...

Their own members on board. this is going to put focus on the fate of that 60-vote threshold and put pressure on every democratic senator to come out on where they stand. amy klobuchar of minnesota has said she would pass voting rights to. thats an extra threat to democracy that has to be addressed. kyrsten sinema has been steadfast in her thoughts. >> sahil and shannon, thank you to both of you on this sunny afternoon. the juneteenth federal holiday. will it lead to renewed focus on other cri...

Their health care. the vote was 7/2. justice amy coney barrett and judge brett kavanaugh, two of the nominees, were in the majority. the court didnt issue the ruling on the constitutionality of the law but a threshold issue. it said the republican-lead states didnt have the legal right because they couldnt point to a specific injury. what the supreme court did is dismiss the challenge, but whats interesting here is remember how hard president trump fought to invalidate this law and here two of h...

Dominating strain there. that was part of the warning the president issued there, was to those states. weve seen them do everything they can to offer incentives. the government as well offering incentives, but now theyre coupling that with the warning that we could see more spikes in hospitalizations and possibly deaths, eamon. >> and were going to go to the delva variant and what that means for vaccinations. the administration is certainly facing this white house, and that has to do with infras...