Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20180123:06:06:00
Senate think the rules only allow the majority leader to do it, but that's not a rule. it's just a tradition. every senator is empowered to call up a bill. senators can spend decades and never get a chance to do. she did not just violate one of the traditions of the senate but forced mitch mcconnell to take full ownership of stopping military paychecks during the shutdown. when you watch this video, you can almost feel mitch mcconnell's agony of being suddenly trapped on the senate floor by claire mccaskill. >> this shouldn't take long, but i was most upset when the president of the united sta...