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They seem to think a small minority should rule. that is a big problem but it should not surprise us for this same group of people for years has been questioning facts. questioning elections. questioning this notion of expertise. and to some extent questioning the validity of our most important institutions. congress and the nine states even with its faults is a most extraordinary institution and democracy ever created. and deserves more care and attention that was shown this week. shannon: but it didn't show it this week works. they found a way. we just got it for a receipt to it. >> these pe...

Protagonist. otherwise you'll be sitting, like you did this week, watching an embarrassment. the moderates have an opportunity this week, they can make a statement. they can bring it down. they have to do that. otherwise, they're going to be sitting in this position of, you know, being in this tyranny of the minority and they'll probably lose in two years. >> there are many moderate republicans who are teasing they're willing to do just that on this rules package. democrats were never going to vote though that, but the reason we did not see the vote for this rules package, they did not have th...

>> we will use the tools of the house to enforce the terms of the agreement. >> reporter: in addition to voting on a rules package, republicans will also have to select their remaining committee chairs. christine? >> eva, thank you so much for that. let's bring in "the washington post" congressional reporter. so nice to see you, camila. here's the republicans on that turmoil, on that speaker fight. listen. >> a little temporary conflict is necessary in this town in order to stop this town from rolling over the american people. >> it is important to get some of this out torsion get some of thes...

Of voting on a rules package. they spent much of the weekend essentially in cleanup mode trying to show americans that the next two years won't be defined by this type of infighting. ohio republican jim jordan who slated to chair the house judiciary committee said democracy is messy and that's how the founder sort of intended it. steve scalise, of course, is mccarthy's deputy on capitol hill. he argued these types of open disputes are healthy. but to be clear, mccarthy is on thin ice. kit take just one member to trigger a vote that could potentially lead to him being ousted from the job. we've...

And while the congress was held captive, this particular time, what is going to be a problem is if the american people will be held captive over the next two years. to the extreme of the republican agenda that apparently has been negotiated into the house rules and the functioning of the congress. >> so, mccarthy made some serious concessions to get that gavel. some dangerous ones. what are you concerned about the most as this package begins to take shape? what are you concerned about in this rules package? >> so part of it is the rules package of, a part of it is a separate agreement, in writ...