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It has to move forward an agen da for the country on climate and severalert areas. a lot of this depends upon policy decisions by congress and congress needs to act. i hope the president will be aggressive but i also believe congress needs to act. this is an issue critically important to america and to our future. we need to get legislation passed in congress. >> speaking of things congress needs to act on, you've been vocal in saying you would prefer that the filibuster be reformed in some fundamental way to pass voting rights legislation, the john lewis voting rights act or joe manchin's com...

We are open to a way to reach the finish line. we want to make it as comprehensive as possible because the needs are just there. >> democratic senator ben cardin of maryland joins us now. i understand that you're being open to getting something passed, but do you really think that splitting the bills into separate entities increases its chance of success, given the fact you'll need republican support to get that done? >> well right now we don't have any republican support. we have to recognize that we have to do this with democratic votes alone. i think our best strategy is to find a common sp...

>> i campaigned on that, so did the president. the build back bet ear gen da includes provisions for paid family leave. it is long past time to make it possible for every american mother and father to take care of their children when a new child arrives in the family. >> what do you say to the more than 100 million americans who don't have access to the kind of paid family leave you just benefited from and don't understand why the administration didn't fight harder to keep it in the bill? >> well, it's something that we believe in. i believe in it. obviously it's personal for me. it's the same...

You're talking about paycheck fairness, wage increases, talking about something like immigration reform and of course talking about a lot of the provisions we saw in the build back bet ear gen da that would allow women to work outside of the home and at the same time care for their families. >> allicia, you're such a beacon for many of us. i thank you for being with me this morning. catch "american voices with alicia menendez" saturdays and sundays at 6:00 p.m. eastern/3:00 p.m. pacific on msnbc. senate democrats hopes of voting rights legislation are dashed again after hitting a republican ...

>> the speaker is an incredibly good vote counter and she knows exactly where her caucus stands and we've been really clear on that. >> the votes aren't there. >> the votes aren't there. so i don't think she's going to bring it up but look, i think the urgency is important. i mean, this in some ways, the fact that this is there has finally provided the urgency for senators to engage in reconciliation, for the president to really weigh in, and you know, ultimately we're delivering on the president's agenda. i mean, the build back better gen da is not some crazy agenda just a few people support....