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'Eliminating the filibuster would be the easy way out. It wasn't meant to be easy,' centrist Democratic Senator Joe Mahcin said Wednesday during a Senate floor debate on voting rights legislation.
Conversation in his statement was saying no matter how high it goes. >> right. and before we get into more of that, we are going to go back to washington, where senator shumer is speaking. >> $163 years this space has ben the home of the upper chamber of the american congress. what has taken place inside this room over the centuries has determined in very real ways the trajectory of our nation. in this room, we carry on the mission handle handed down to ue framers to make sure the voice of the people is heard and respected and acted upon. but one year ago today, on january 6th, 2021, mob viole...
Talk me through what we're actually going to be seeing. >> this week, we can expect a vote by the house, maybe wednesday or thursday, but tuesday, there will be fireworks, as the house rules committee votes to decide how much, how many amendments to allow, how the procedure will go, and expect them to be the moment that republicans make a stand and complain about a number of things they have been complaining about since the beginning. namely procedure. and specifically, that they weren't allowed to call any of their own republican witnesses during these debates and hearings. >> what do you mak...
Right now? >> i think that that negotiation has got to be between senator schumer and our leader, senator mcconnell, to begin with. i think that that had to come from the white house so that there was a clear understanding. i think that did occur. that's my understanding. and that i think senator schumer and senator mcconnell do have the relationship that would allow them to come up with a consensus about how to move forward. but most certainly i think that had to be established, it's unfortunate that it hasn't been established >> sorry to interrupt, but you do think that mcconnell knows what ...