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Majority -- >> let me say being open to the rules change that would create a nuclear option, its a very, very difficult, and its a heavy lift. the reason i say its a heavy lift is that once you change a rule or you have a carveout, i have always said this. any time thats a carveout, you eat the whole turkey. theres nothing left because it comes back and forth. so you want things that will be sustainable. thats what youre looking for. so that common sense commonality, but, you know, i just believ...

Than requiring 60 votes to overcome the filibuster he is wanting to make it three fifths of those present meaning if there are absences the threshold would be reduced. would that be an acceptable compromise? >> i dont think so. i think we ought to just decide that voting and other constitutional issues are not to be subjected to the filibuster. that is just the way it ought to be. we do it for the budget. we do this reconciliation process. so that no one person can filibuster the full faith and ...

Vote threshold in order to pass voting rights legislation. but the problem is, still, senator joe manchin, senator kyrsten sinema. they have not shown any direct indication that they are going to go along with that associations and discussions among democrats and their colleagues have been john going for weeks and months. we know those are going to continue this week. leader schumer put forward a self-imposed deadline of martin luther king junior day. thats monday. and theres no clarity on if th...

Getting rid of the filibuster or changing it to get it done. the only option is to change the filibuster so democrats can push through voting rights on their own on a party line vote. sinema and manchin sticking together. >> while i continue to support these bills, i will not support separate actions that worsen the underlying disease of division infecting our country. the debate over the senate 60 vote threshold shines a light on our broader challenges. theres no need for me to restate my long ...

Changes. now senator manchin released a statement as well, also reiterating where he was there. so democrats really want to try to fix this here and to try to change this to allow them to get voting rights and other major pieces of legislation through but, you know, this is something that is a simple majority threshold to make a rules change. you only have 50 senate democrats and so when two them put their foot down and say no, you know, it doesnt seem like theyre going to be budged. even after ...

Feeling very hopeful. i will not say i had a crystal ball to say we would see her saying what she said in that speech, which was very disrespectful to the president of the united states whos the leader of the party but to the american people because it was very disingenuous. we have to continue to shine the light on yes. yes, cinema and manchin, but also whats happening with those republicans who are sitting on the sidelines. we will not sit idly by. we will win. >> so then, ensai, so whats next...

Actors, the u.s. attorneys office is one of those states, because they have boots on the ground. they can work with fbi to interview people and getting things together. core dating people is the federal government working together instead of each state doing its own thing. >> i wanted to ask about this landmark seditious conspiracy charge that they brought against the coat oath keepers. you are one of the few lawyers who have prosecuted this case, so we are very lucky to have your expertise on t...

Need to look at in addition to keeping schools open is the hospital threshold. thats the biggest issue that we really are dealing with that many people are not aware of. you see, we need to understand at what point are our hospitals overloaded. at what point does fema need to be called. do the medical military strike teams need to be called to come and help. when do the national guard teams come in. we have to establish that threshold because as you see right now, hospitals are overloaded and jo...

The victims of crime because theres no one else to represent peer that is literally why we have a d.a.s office. if youre not doing that, if you are doing the work of the public defender, the system doesnt work and societally, we are in the mess that we are in in the major cities right now. it is sad. in the meantime, a democratic california lawmaker introducing a bill to reduce the proposition 47. rudy cell explaining for the rampant shoplifting and smash and grabs plaguing the state saying "eno...

Democratic holdouts, which has this scene starting the week where democratic leaders claim theyre continuing to try to apply pressure, but it already feels like theyve hit a brick wall. >> voter suppression and election subversion. >> i want to honor dr. king. dont dishonor him by using a congressional custom as an excuse for protecting our democracy. >> where do we stand? whose side are we on? >> theres no me for me to restate my longstanding support for the 60-vote threshold to pass legislatio...