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controlled senate and signed the to law by president biden to avert things like a government shutdown, to avert a calamitous economic situation if the u.s. breaches the debt limit. so there will be a lot of silliness, but there also comes a point of seriousness where we'll see if this congress has what it takes. >> yeah. that's the question. does it have what it takes? so samara, sahil's piece today used that terrific analogy of seinfeld. show about nothing, now a congress about nothing. to describe this dysfunction. do you think that's an apt way to look at this, or is there something else we're missing that the republicans may have planned in how they're going to open up and move this congress? >> government moves slow. that is not a surprise to any of us nor should it be. that's how it was designed. when you have a divided government, that's even more prevalent. it's going to be a slow slog in some cases to get things done because there will need to be coalition building. that's going to be a tough sell,
muscle, to use the equivalent of brute force that we're seeing from the ultra conservatives. that will be a big problem when it comes to governing, when it comes to funding the government, when it comes to lifting the debt ceiling. because a lot of what these members will do on these committees is write legislation that can never pass the senate, that can never get signed in to law by president biden setting aside of course the oversight function which is are also very important, but there are important matters of governing which have very serious consequences. >> okay, moderate wing, use your power wisely i guess. thanks for your time. joining us now, mark leibovich, author of "thank you for your servitude." great to see you. perhaps you as a wise man in washington can tell me -- you know, the moderate wing of the gop is not content or perhaps
they know we're going down a bad path. >> martha: let's take a look at matt cartwright. talking about border policies and his take on immigration. >> i'm proud to have supported two major border security bills that were signed in to law by president trump to security our border even though some in my own party did not support those things. i voted for over a billion dollars to build a wall on our southern border. >> martha: so that's your opponent talking about building a wall on the southern border. >> he's been caught in a lie. when the big vote came up for the border wall, he voted against it. president trump said he's a disaster on a illegal immigration. matt cartwright has enabled illegal immigration. he voted for a $1,200 stimulus
>> and that is just one of the rival moments from a new documentary about right wing media and the big election lie. more on that coming up. but we begin with texas republicans enacting one of the strictest anti-abortion laws. one of the most well-known acts of democratic resistance came in the summer 2013. when then state senator wendy davis filibustered for 11 hours to stall the vote. despite it, the bill still passed and signed in to law by then governor rick perry. and wendy davis is joining me now. we appreciate it. and are there any options left for democrats in texas with this law? >> absolutely. we are going to fight this of course as hard as we possible can. on several different fronts.
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