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We have republicans here in the senate essentially saying to the democrat colleagues, let's show the same courtesy and seriousness with which the senate considered mr. obama's inner circle. >> bill: for more on all this now fox news digital policy editor chris. chuck schumer said if republicans think they can jam through a slate of nominees without a fair hearing process they're sorely mistaken. what is this? is this going to be a battle or is this just bluster? >> a little of both. democrats will pick their battles and choose the times they want to really dig their heels in and try to thwart ...

>> i lost everything, it had dad's flag, i lost it there. clayton: family drawing strength from their faith and flag. heather: the congress kicks off today, big day with the very long to-do list. democrats are promising uphill battle for both. senate minority leader chuck schumer saying, quote, if republicans think they can jack through a whole sleight of nominees without a fair hearing process they are sorely mistaken. here to weigh in morgan ortagus. morgan: happy new year. heather: 115th, let's start with the to-do list. we have obamacare,

Democrat hit list. >> there are eight people that donald trump tapped to run the departments like state, justice and education. several years ago when democrats controlled the senate and had the white house they changed the senate rules to make it harder to filibuster presidential nominees. that change is now coming back to bite the democrats, but they still have some tools to at least make a statement. democrats may not have the votes to defeat donald trump's nominees but can delay their confirmation. >> i am concerned about a bunch of the nominees -- >> incoming senate democratic leader chuc...

Is he right? after all, republicans only need a simple majority, 51 votes in the senate to confirm and there are 52 republicans as it stands now. >> what they can do with respect to the hearing process is a new jump ball here. back in december a lot of senate democrats were saying look, we have the power to force procedural votes and require 30 hours of debate and turning the process into a slog. the hearing stuff is something new and republicans are scoffing at it. i think the democrats are telegraphing the politics of this stuff. number one in schumer's statement that you just referenced he ...

>> bye bye. >> to politics now. senate democrats saying they will fight president-elect trump tooth and nail on eight of his cabinet picks. among them, exxon ceo rex tillerson, the nominee for secretary of state. jeff sessions for attorney general and betsy devos for secretary of education. you see all eight on the screen. experts predict bloody confirmation hearings that include dives into finances and business ties. incoming democratic minority leader chuck schumer saying in a statement, if republicans think they can quickly jam through a whole slate of nominees without a fair hearing proces...