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The second stage of an attempt at some form of bipartisan and then the third stage if we get to it is some way of doing it with democrats only and joe manchin says sorry, 60 vote threshold is going to be there so were not sure where we are. >> heres the thing. we know for sure that republicans are never going to vote for the infrastructure bill and even if one or two does, they wont do so in significant enough numbers that will allow any infrastructure bill other than reconciliation. reconciliat...

Overcome and perhaps voters for generations after that might have to overcome. today a group of civil rights leaders met with senator joe manchin to discuss with him how much still has to be overcome to assure voting rights in this country. joe manchin opposes the democrats top priority, voting rights bill, for the people act, but he supports the john lewis voting act, but the john lewis bill would also be subject to a 60-vote threshold in the senate, and so far only one republican supports that...

But not nearly to the degree you are. how realistic is that a deal that can be scored right now? >> well, the house has spoken. our problem solvers caucus is spoken. were a centrist block of 58 members and we endorse this plan. so the next thing is the senate. kyrsten sinema and bill cassidy are working on a plan. >> neil: the important distinction there, congressman -- sorry to jump on you to make the point if you were to get those votes, joe manchin who might not like what hes seeing might not...

Threshold having been achieved the bill is passed. >> the bill is aimed at curbing chinas economic influence. it would invest in u.s. technology, science and research. a hard line research to beijing is one of the few issues that unites an increasingly divided u.s. congress. >> the chinese communist party aims to exploit all of these divisions. they aim to exploit the insecurities of a global age. they aim to ensure that their power and their capabilities continue to grow and they are indeed loc...

This is what congressman butterfield and his house judiciary committee, they are hard at work on now. hr4 must pass, but it will not be ready until the fall. senator joe manchin is a supporter of the john lewis voting rights bill as is lisa murkowski which means that as of now, that bill has 51 votes in the senate, but still, would need to pass that 60 vote threshold in the senate. joining us now is democratic congresswoman nikki mott williams of georgia who occupies the house seat of the lates ...

The support for the protection of democracy is with the people, will the leaders of the nation, wealthy members of the senate who stand in the way here those voters, here are the people and do what is necessary at this moment in history? >> the two presidents, naacp president and ceo derrick johnson, and mark morial, thank you both very much for starting off our discussion. please come back. >> thank you. >> thank. you >> thank you. coming up president biden stopped his negotiation as rachel pre...

We need more people vaccinated here. doesnt look like were going to reach that 70% threshold at this point. the biden administration announcing were going to share a lot of that vaccine with other parts of the world who desperately need it. what do you see in these numbers in america right now? >> well, that pause that was done on the j&j vaccine, we now have soon to expire supply. look this country the bottom line is we have an excess of supply of demand. rest of the world, mirror image. we sho...

Rights act but the john lewis bill would also be subject to a 60 vote threshold in the senate and so far, only one republican supports that bill. nine more republicans would have to support the john lewis voting rights act for it to pass the senate and today mitch mcconnell announced his opposition to that bill which means there is virtually no chance of getting those nine republican votes from the john lewis bill. republican senator susan collins does not support the john lewis voting rights bi...

Which i have to now go home and cope with in terms of me having said i told you so. >> but here we are. and it is where we thought we were going to be, which is okay, nothing from the kind of attempt to compromise with republicans. now there is a discussion going on with a kind of ad hoc group of senators, president biden calling up some of them directly. so now were at the second stage of an attempt at some form of bipartisan. and the third stage, if we get to it, is some way of doing it with d...

In a message to house democrats nancy pelosi wrote, it is essential that h.r. 4, the john lewis voting rights advancement act become law. when we pass h.r. 4, we must do so in a what i that is ironclad constitutionally. this is what congressman butterfield and the house judiciary committee are hard at work on now. h.r. 4 must be passed but it will not be ready for the fall. he is a supporter of the john lewis voting rights bill as is susan murkowski, so that bill has 41 votes in the senate but n...