Transcripts for MSNBC The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell 2

MSNBC The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell December 16, 2021 03:37:00

it's time to change the filibuster to protect voting rights. did you know that senator hickenlooper was going to do that after the meeting? >> well, we didn't know he was going to do that. we are glad he did. the naacp along with our partners urban league and national action network, we issued a score card, and in that score card we identified 13 members of the senate who had an incomplete, and we have worked aggressively since that point to get those senators to make the necessary commitments to ensure voting right protections was a priority before the end of the year. and so we're glad senator hickenlooper made that statement, senator bennett came on board in the midst of that meeting, senator peters organized the conversation. so we are moving this process forward. there is no more urgent issue before the senate at this time than voting right protections. and we urged the senate to

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