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If would you like to revise it given there are so many road blocks that they've hit. >> well none of the road blocks are surprising to me. this is january 2022. we knew in january 2021 where joe manchin and kyrsten sinema were on the filibuster. and for 12 months we've known it. there is no surprise to me on the voting rights issues. look, the point of my op-ed wasn't to be polianish, this is a extraordinarily difficult cycle for democrats. i lived through 1994 working for schumer and 2010. but there are steps that you could take and we just heard there is a story to tell, the democrats need t...

Broad daylight, and i keep saying, if you rob the bank in broad daylight you're still robbing a bank, it can't be just because it is overt somehow you're not guilty of the offense. >> one last question for you, congressman, and i really appreciate your time tonight, we have heard, we particularly heard over the, before the holiday break, at the end of the year, that there would be open hearing, public hearings, held by the january 6th investigation, so that the public could hear from witnesses, could hear the testimony for themselves, and in fact, that these hears might be extensive. is that s...

And already, those new i.d. number requirements are creating major road blocks for texans who would like to vote. harris county is the most populous county in the state, home to the city of houston. already this year, houston has had to reject about 40% of all mail-in ballot applications, because they were missing a proper i.d. number. this is happening all over the state. the number of mail-in ballot applications rejected from dallas county is as high as 28%. and the rejection rate is 30% over in williamson county, which includes the austin suburbs. the issue here is not just that some voters...

Challenges who decides is a viable candidate, and who think perceive is a viable candidate. that's where you hit road blocks. however, your fund-raising numbers have been phenomenal, so has folks like stacey abrams running for governor in georgia. val demings running in florida for senate. how do you think that's changing your chances? what has led to that change, in your opinion? >> you know, i think it really is, talking with people, meeting them where they are, understanding the importance of the issues that people care deeply about. also, in north carolina, we elect appellate judges statew...

Suspensions to kids who did arrive without masks. they did not explain whether restorative justice was given to avoid suspension. fairfax county was not the only district issuing a massiveless suspension. loudoun county school district issued 29. bret? >> bret: also was some movement today in virginia's general assembly when it comes to the issue of masks in schools. where do things stand tonight? >> yeah, so today 10 senate democrats sided with republicans and approved an amendment that will allow virginia parents to decide if their child should wear a mask to school or not. of course, that w...