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There's a belief that this authorization has been overused, most recently in 2020 by the trump administration to kill a general in iraq. so what we are waiting on next is to see whether or not house speaker kevin mccarthy will move this bill forward. it's quite popular with some of the lawmakers in the most right sections of the gop and we will see what type of influence they have on him. >> president biden of course as a senator debated this -- the merits of this very decision, but he has signaled that he will sign this if it reaches his desk. eugene, axios is also highlighting a focus grou...

Now it will be easier. so are the nominees. it's been amazing how the republicans have used the 50-50 senate to procedurally hold up so many appointments. it will mean our committee chairs have more flexibility on legislation. the number of times chairs said i would like to move this bill forward, but in a 10-10 committee, i can't do it. it will be tied. that's all going to change. we'll have the advantage on every committee. it's going to mean that our committees will have greater oversight ability, subpoena power. people say, it's the biden administration, but no, no, subpoena power can deal...

>> he is right. >> go ahead. >> well, judiciary committee, of course, we've been pushing, that john doe spill and other things. remember, it's not that long ago that we had that freedom to vote act, remember? all the democrats signed up on that bill, every single one of them. there are a few who wouldn't look to the filibuster. we are close to moving forward on major election reform. i am not giving that up, one bit, when you look at all the games played in the states, a lot is being passed to limit the right to vote. part of this, and this disclose act was part of, that this act can stand on ...

Statement, and congratulatory to the supreme court, and to the legi legislators that pushed that bill forward. there will still be abortions that will happen today, there are appointments being taken today, that will happen today and the next ten days before that law becomes certified in mississippi. they want people to know you can still come out here. after those ten days, boris and christi, after those days, you can move forward with going to a fund that the pink house behind me has set up to help women to be able to go to other states to access abortion or other health care, but in that ti...

They were able to get 14 republicans to move this bill forward. now, the big vote is coming up tomorrow. we expect that we will see another group of republicans helping to overcome the filibuster. that's going to be something to watch. after that, they'll have to do final passage. still a few more steps in the process but this legislation, very significant, and i talked earlier today to senator chris coons who told me there were many parttimes over the weekend the negotiators tried to hash out the final pieces over the weekend where it fell apart and includes millions of dollars in investments...