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Process of where hes been 50 defy plus voting years. there are fewer voting rights now. then there were when the voting rights act of 1965 was enacted into law. that thing has been gutted. so youre looking at the countrys 55 years on the voting right act -- particularly of the last decade or two. ten to your question, voting rights and reconciliation, looks very unlikely without the voting act bill will actually move through the senate and become. no reconciliation, the democrats can figure up s...

Mcconnell flipping today and picking today as the day where he basically kills any hope of the 60 votes on the john lewis bill in the senate. >> yeah, i mean this is an interesting point because for a while there was some speculation that the smart thing for mcconnell to do would be to let the john lewis bill go forward with 60 votes because that would help them avoid any showdown over the filibuster and it would be good for his legacy. hes made a big deal of civil rights in the past and the thi...

And mitch mcconnell just completely blew that possibility out of the water. and so its not gonna be anywhere near any republicans for that bill. so where does that leave even that first step toward assuring voting rights and the answer is that leaves us nowhere. it leaves us nowhere as long as were still dealing with the 60 vote threshold as the filibuster is now structured and i dont think we move forward unless theres not gonna be any kind of reform until and unless mentioned and some others c...

End of the day, let him decide whether hes going to vote no because of something that hell have to explain to his constituents which is not about the substance of the bill, but something that he wanted republicans to do that they wouldnt. i mean, theres no other path here. the only question to ask is how much time will be wasted while they let this play out in an unbelievably foreseeable way. [laughs] >> well we have senate expert adam joining us in this hour so were gonna let him try to explain...

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 ...

Happens next? is this the first of a series of meetings with senator manchin? >> absolutely. this is, for us, an aggressive start to make sure that we advance a bill that truly reflects the needs and interests for our democracy. it goes beyond just the john lewis act. because the harm that the state legislative body have already committed in the last two months needs to be addressed. we also need to make sure that state legislative bodies are not taking advantage of this redistricting moments to...

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...

A lot of people in washington think that thats an old song that has no meeting today. almost half of the elected people in washington think that. there are the elected republicans in washington who are fully supportive of the new republican barriers to voting that voters in 2022 and 2024 will have to overcome and perhaps voters for generations after that might have to overcome. today, a group of civil rights leaders led by our first two guests tonight i met with joe manchin to discuss with him h...