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And more importantly establish a quorum in the senate so they could move this bill forward. >> i know they just need one democrat to establish that quorum for the vote and speaking of, we had heard that it could happen any minute. is that still the case or might this be pushed off even farther? >> oh, no, that's on the senate side. that's one side of the equation. what's happening in the state capitol is the assembly is moving through this. the assembly democrats, their strategy was to prolong this basically filibuster and they have come to an agreement to limit the amount of amendments. it lo...

End of this week when we're hearing that republicans are likely to get on board and finally say enough with this and have a real floor debate next week. >> let's talk about this, gloria. this is -- this is kind of weird, that the democrats -- >> yeah. >> -- keep putting this bill forward. the republicans keep voting against it. they know they've got the votes to continue to defeat it. this becomes one of these puzzlements for most people. to say what's going on? >> it's a little bit of a kabuki dance. and i was talking to a source at the white house, jess and i were talking about it earlier, i...

It was a quieter period. there was obviously the conference at the blair how, which i strongly recommended. i thought it was wise to calm down, take a breath, step back, regroup and then go forward. and candidly, i almost think that election in massachusetts actually helped produce the results we saw today. >> senator, quickly before we go, turning to financial reform bill, the next big crusade in the senate, you are the chairman of the banking committee. you have a horrible problem on the senate floor where you need 60 votes to move the bill on the senate floor. you're going to have to get at...

Down, take a breath, step back, regroup and then go forward. and candidly, i almost think that election in massachusetts actually helped produce the results we saw today. >> turning to financial reform bill. the next big crusade in the senate. you are the chairman of the banking committee. you have a horrible problem on the senate floor where you need 60 votes to move the bill on the senate florida. you need at least one republican to go forward. in what may be the most politically polarized era the senate has ever seen, do you think there is any way you are going find that route to 60 votes i...

Supporting this bill, is the gop missing out on a pivotal moment in history? >> i don't think so, alex. republicans want a delivery system so people who need access to care have that access to care. what we're talking about here is a government takeover. you ear talking about raising taxes by a half a trillion dollars, cutting the medicare program by half a trillion dollars. the federal government already owns chrysler, general motors, fannie and freddie mae. we need to stop having the government takeover and allow individuals and small companies to decide what's in their best interest rather ...