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hours. what's the latest? >> democrats are now on pace to pass this bill, probably within the hour. this after a marathon voting session that started at 11:30 p.m. eastern time last night, has gone all through the night into the afternoon, and after some last-minute drama, within their own caucus, democrats have resolved those issues, and now are pushing ahead to final passage. that drama caused by concerns initially raised by kyrsten sinema of arizona. the 15% corporate minimum tax. she was concerned it could impact some smaller companies. it's supposed to hit companies that have a ...

What would this say for the democratic party when it was able to wrangle support, and even at this last-minute juncture today when kyrsten sinema apparently was very reticent about this 15% corporate minimum tax, but that as a party or as a caucus, it was able to compromise to bring her back on board. >> well, i think it has always been true, like it or not, but as long as the filibuster system exists, in this construct, it's always been true that joe manchin and kyrsten sinema held the cards to democratic success. the fact that they both came on board and stayed on board kind of shows you how...

>> martha: like what, how would you change them? >> president trump: you look at the voting a new look at the filibuster system. it used to be i always thought of filibuster you stand up and you talk all day. >> martha: you don't have to do that anymore. >> president trump: you say filibuster guys sit home and watch television and whatever they do. i think the filibuster concept is not a good concept to start out with. if you're going to filibuster, let somebody stand up for 20 hours and talk and do what they have to do, even if they are reading comic books to everybody, let them do it. with s...

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Well, i'm not licked and i'm going to stay right here and fight for the lost cause, even if the room gets filled with lies like these. >> the filibuster was used for dramatic enext in mr. smith goes to washington. now, some democrats say the filibuster system is sick and needs to be fixed. carl cameron tells us what is behind analysis. the chairman of the senate committee charged with passing healthcare reform wants to eliminate the minorities right to filibuster all together. >> the abuse of the filibuster by republicans is unprecedented. it has become ru routine. it has become increasingly...