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Here. >> democrats are also facing a show down with the gop over raising the debt ceiling. there's going to be a test vote on this tomorrow. the gop is saying that they won't vote to raise it, despite it happening three times in the trump administration on a bipartisan basis. so, what's changed now? what's different? there's a -- >> mitch mcconnell's decided to play politics, don. as you said, they did it three times for president trump, they did it countless times with president obama. it's what the government has to do to continue to go forward. and mitch mcconnell's decided that he wants to...

You know, washington runs on two things, don. power and time. democrats have the power to do this. now there is, as john just said, they're starting to run out of time. now is kind of the point where they got to figure out what to do. and the truth is there is a split inside the party, and that's okay. you know, that's very traditional. the question is, you know, can the progressives live with getting only half a loaf? when i was in the white house, we used to say, look, passing something and getting things done is always better than doing nothing. that's the choice in front of some of these m...

Isn't going to be something he can vote for on the social safety net pbill. you have differences over the tax increases as well as a provision to lower the cost of prescription drugs. a lot of moving parts here, and not much time to get the differences resolved. >> i always love this twofer that congress can set up with the debt ceiling and then with a looming government shutdown. can you tell us what's happening there with this critical moment that house democrats are testing today? >> look, democrats are basically daring republicans to shut down the government because they do not want to vot...

Make them face the music. i am working with as many organizations as i can that are on the ground to make sure we are getting more people registered to vote and honestly to make sure we can get them out and participate, not just get them registered. >> one more question for you, representative. then i want to bring my friend, claire, in. what commitments were made to you by chuck schumer or other senate democrats? >> they absolutely assured us we would have a vote on voting legislation before they recessed. it was more so a test vote. and i'm okay with that. it was more so to prove a point mos...

Government's role in supporting role. the key step has come at a dramatic time. it was super early this morning in the senate, 4:00 a.m. eastern time there in washington on this crucial test vote for the democrats, $3.5 trillion safety net plan. biden add the democrats winning the party line vote. >> on this vote, the yas are 50. the nahs are 49. and the concurrent resolution as amended is agreed to. [ applause ] >> you can hear the smattering of unusual applause on the senate floor. the mix there of people being obviously quite tired, having pulled basically an all nighter to 4:00 a.m. but al...