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In that caucus meeting that indicates any kind of a path forward here? >> well, the key point he made and you just played it is he doesn't want the 60 votes to close debate to go to 50 votes, also vice president to close debate. but the talking filibuster doesn't do that. it leaves in place the 60-vote requirement. it has the same rules of debate that you have at any point. what the talking filibuster changes is it says, okay, we've come to the point we need to focus on the question of final passage of the bill. you still take 60 votes to close debate or unanimous consent motion or break in th...

Filibuster rules, and not enough to pass the legislation without it. the president argued on january 6th and earlier this week in georgia the laws must be passed because democracy is at risk. on tuesday, equating supporters of filibuster changes to icons of the civil rights movement and the opponents to segregationists and leader of the confederacy. even some democrats say that was the wrong move. >> perhaps the president went a little too far in his rhetoric, but fundamental principles and values at stake are very, very similar. >> if he was trying to get votes, it was not the vote-getting sp...

Insurrection. a day on which two democratic senators decided to throw voting rights under the bus, and the hand control of the senate to the minority party. will be discussing all of those huge, huge stories on the show tonight. including with senator chris murphy, in a moment. let's start with voting rights. the president was on capitol hill, meeting with senate democrats after calling for a filibuster changes, in a forceful speech on voting rights, this past tuesday, in georgia. >> so, i ask every elected official in america, how do you want to be remembered? a consequential moments in histo...

>> or the china thing. that's part of it strategy-wise. the poll numbers are hemorrhaging for this administration. listening to the vice president today in the interview today is quite something. she is not good in that back and forth. she hasn't been publicly and she started off saying i'm not going to absolve the republicans but good for craig melvin to push back about manchin and sinema. it is just not those two democratic senators who have problems with potential filibuster changes. we should make clear they are against rules changes. what chuck schumer is trying to do is a procedural loop...