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Blumenthal, who introduced the senate version of this bill since the beginning. and he has been working to get the cosponsors. he has 48 cosponsors on the senate side. we also know there are two republicans that are pro-choice. and so we have the ability to get somewhere on this. besides the fact that the country is more galvanized than ever, because of this disturbing and chilling bill that would turn private citizens into vigilante bounty hunters against anybody who helps a woman who wants to have an abortion. doctors, staff members, counselors, people who help pay for the procedure, even an...

In fact we actually had the most pro-choice congress in history. and we did this bill knowing that the day would come when there would be a draconian bill like s.b. 8 that the supreme court would let go into law, and undermine roe v. wade, so i am so grateful that finally we are bringing it to the floor. i'm grateful to speaker pelosi and i'm grateful that president biden is indeed supporting the right for a statutory kind of improvement to the hero roe v. wade debate. >> with 216 cosponsors and with speaker pelosi now backing this effort and her commitment today to get it done, i have -- i be...

There are ashbly a few, maybe two, democratic senators who are explicitly anti-choice. there are also at least ostensibly republican senators who say they are for upholding the protections of roe v. wade. setting aside the filibuster now and whether or not the filibuster will survive this challenging time in our nation's history, do you believe that it's possible to even cobble together a 50-vote majority in the senate to pass it? >> i do believe that it's possible. and let me say that since the beginning of the introduction of this bill, we've had an incredible partner, an incredible champion...

Knowing that the day would come when there would be a draconian bill like sb-8 that the supreme court would let go into law and undermine roe v. wade. so i am so grateful that finally we are bringing it to the floor. i'm so grateful to speaker pelosi, and i'm grateful that president biden is indeed supporting the right for a statutory kind of improvement to the roe v. wade debate. >> the 216 cosponsors and with speaker pelosi now backing this effort and her commitment to it today to get it done, i have a -- i believe that this can pass the house. the democratic majority has speaker pelosi behi...

It is now going to -- it is now going to move. congresswoman chu, thank you for keeping us apprised. i imagine we will be back going forward. >> we will tell you, 216 cosponsors in the house, 48 in the senate, plus a couple of republicans who say they're pro-choice, boy, that puts a spotlight on it, doesn't it? the senate keeps the filibuster. nothing can happen on this line, let alone voting rights, let alone all the other things. but if the senate was willing to change that law, one of the things that could happen is that roe v. wade could be codified. but for the filibuster. we'll be right ...