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Minimum wage, if we want to extend unemployment benefits, we need for final passage 60 votes. if fast track is passed, guess how many votes we'll need for final passage? 50 votes. so the fast track concept is a terrible idea, prevents members of congress from offering amendments, provides just the 50 votes for final passage. i hope very much we do not bring this bill to the floor. if we do, i hope it's competed. >> it's going to be very hard for the conservatives wh where they're concerned about sovereignty in this deal, but it's going to be hard for them to pose it because that pits them agai...

Joe, for some people just to answer the questions and to be fair about the diversity within the republican party? >> i don't know. it's not even that much diversity. he's a conservative guy. so let me ask you -- >> dimensions. >> let me ask you, john, about what happened with unemployment benefits. why did that compromise die last night? >> joe, i think the problem we have here right now is the leader in the senate, harry reed, doesn't want to take tough votes on amendments. so he consistently blocks republicans from offering amendments. they'll argue republicans are be obstructionists. if you...

Political gain, it makes sense to reform this. as joy said, the talking filibuster is part of the tradition. how is that the -- >> part of the tradition of blocking civil rights legislation, right? it's not like -- it was a fairly effective method of blocking all sorts of legislation. >> that's true. >> i mean, at the same time, look, the republicans what they wanted most and they have claimed that the reason they filibuster everything is that harry reid hasn't allowed them to offer amendments. to your point about filling the amendment tree. they got what they wanted most. now harry reid will ...

Candidates are in better shape than they have been in for a while. still, losing by two touchdowns or by three points is still a loss on this last week day in july we'll look ahead to the mid terms. will the gop be able to turn the 13 ethics charges against charlie wrangle into 13 ethics charges against the democratic party? they're going to try. finally, the late-night comics view of the president's appearance yesterday on "the view." that's all in the side show. we'll start with new york democratic congressman anthony weiner. congressman, thank you for joining us. the point of the debate...

Benefits for 9/11 first responders. democrats however employed a procedural move. that blocked republicans from offering amendments. that move meant the bill required a two-thirds vote for approval. 290 votes in this case rather than a simple majority. the bill was defeated 255 to 159. just 12 republicans voted for the measure. congressman, here, of course, what you said on the house floor during the debate yesterday. >> we see it in the united states senate every single day where members say we want amendments. we want debates. we want amendments but we're still a no. then we stand up and say...