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It, the filibuster is the gorilla in the room. joyce vance joins me now. she's a contributor and also a former u.s. attorney. joyce, thank you for being with us. when i read your column, i was thinking to myself, the nation, many people in the nation, were celebrating the strength with which joe biden came out and shamed republicans for doing what they are trying to do and made it clear that this is anti-democratic and it is not in the interests of our history or our country to be doing what they are doing in statehouses across the country. but you pointed out that there was something that dem...

That democracy is under attack and there's rage related to that. what was disappointing what i did not hear in his 20-minute speech, he never talked about the filibuster. so, those of us who know that the filibuster has been used as a tool historically to stop, has a long history of stopping civil rights legislation. and so whether that means as representative clyburn suggested or many others, if that means ending the filibuster completely or even just carving it out as representative clyburn suggested. we have to have some kind of action to get voting rights legislation through, particularly ...

I think people know that. what i want to see the president do is they are committed here to making sure we continue our pursuit of a more perfect union. that's what they country has been about since its inception. let's celebrate that birthday last sunday to recommit ourselves. congressman clyburn, i want to turn to the january 6th commission, chairman bennie thompson saying they'll start the commission by the end of the month, no matter what the republicans do. does that line up with -- >> absolutely. i thought nancy pelosi was very -- and named her eight people, seven democrats, one republ...

The House Ethics Committee has issued a $5,000 fine to Rep. James C. Clyburn, the House Democratic Whip and a top confidant of President Joe Biden. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders, including Clyburn, pushed for the fines after officials ordered new security outside the House chamber following the Jan. 6th MAGA riot. Lawmakers now must walk through security when going to the House chamber to vote – as Clyburn did when the incident occurred.  FINED: The House Ethics Committee has fined Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina for going around security to enter the House ch...

Congress Launched One Medical Investigation, Citing KNTV Report Candice Nguyen One Medical sign. In a March 1 letter to One Medical’s CEO and president, House Subcommittee Chairman James Clyburn wrote: “Reports indicate that One Medical has repeatedly and intentionally disregarded vaccine eligibility requirements in multiple cities and states over the past two months.” The letter is part of the subcommittee’s newly launched investigation into the San Francisco-based health care provider in which Clyburn cites reporting by NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit along with ot...