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o'donnell. >> it's nice to see you do these interviews because you are seemingly able to cover the ground you were never able to cover last year. >> i don't know exactly what the worry would have been from the trump administration about letting senior doctors come on a show that was hosted by somebody who they think is a terrible person. there's no harm that dr. fauci would have done to the trump administration by answering questions from me or from you while they were still here. i don't know what petty thing was driving that, but it was such a relief to be able to ask questions dir...

>> yeah, and i don't know what exactly what the worry would have been from the trump administration about letting senior doctors come on a show that was hosted by somebody who they think is a terrible person. there's no harm that dr. fauci would have done to the trump administration by answering questions from me or from you while they were still here. so i don't know what petty thing was driving that, but it is such a relief to be able to ask questions directly of the policymakers at the heart of these things and get real answers. it just feels like we're finally doing the real work...

A controversial bill is causing the Nebraska Legislature to consider changes.

>> well, tell me how this works in practical terms. i know that it is a 90 day session. i think we are in like day 36 and with the way the filibuster rules work you can effectively spend hours. you can use up hours of the legislative clock and calendar for anything without anything coming up to a vote. through this tactic, what do you think you could logistically accomplish in terms of stopping legislation, stopping the legislature from governing? >> well, by my back of the envelope math we have approximately 518 maximum hours left of debate this session. and that means that we could pass pote...

Right. that was pretty accurate. i am standing by that, i intend to talk a lot. >> tell me how this works in practical terms. i know that it is a 90-day session, i think we are in days or 36. with the day the filibuster rules, work you can effectively spend hours, you can use of hours of the legislative clock and calendar for anything, without anything coming out to vote. through this tactic, by using this tactic, what do you think you could logistically accomplish in terms of stopping legislation, stopping legislation from governing? >> from my back of the envelope, we have approximately 518 ...