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Senate have against doing the majority leader in abolishing the 60 vote threshold for cloture on the nomination of a supreme court justice. let's be frank. the majority leader has assured us he will abolish the 60 vote threshold for judge gorsuch if eight democrats do not support him on the senate floor. i do not agree with the approach but like it or not, in number of you have showed us today that is the reality. on thursday, the full senate will participate in what is called a cloture vote. it is one of the senate's many long traditions and though many americans may not know exactly what it ...

They need 60 votes to get gorsuch over a key procedural hurdle. chuck schumer insists it's a necessity, but that's not he was saying back in 2013. >> we would much prefer the risk of up or down vote and majority rule than the risk of continued total obstruction breed that is the bottom line no matter who's in power. >> shannon: that is the year democrats invoked the so-called nuclear option, lowering the vote threshold for lower court federal nominees to 51. in order to cede a number of president obama's nominees on a key federal courts. this is today. >> the logic, the irresistible, immutable...

They need 60 votes to get gorsuch over a key procedural hurdle. chuck schumer insists it's a necessity, but that's not he was saying back in 2013. >> we would much prefer the risk of up or down vote and majority rule than the risk of continued total obstruction breed that is the bottom line no matter who's in power. >> shannon: that is the year democrats invoked the so-called nuclear option, lowering the vote threshold for lower court federal nominees to 51. in order to cede a number of president obama's nominees on a key federal courts. this is today. >> the logic, the irresistible, immutable...

The deal in principle with the conservative freedom caucus. maternity, mental health, prescriptions and emergency services. if they are able to strip this and get a yes, what type of problem does that present procedurally in the senate? >> it presents two problems in the senate. one is moderates. you can't spook any republicans in the senate essentially. maybe one or two and still pass the bill. the second question, procedurally, part of why this is rushed and on a clock is that republicans decided to do this through a procedure called reconciliation. that allows them to pass a shell budget re...

Keep in mind this issue also touches on mental health coverage which is an important topic. >> opioids. >> exactly. that is next. something that everyone wants to fight addiction. it is coming down to the wire and you mentioned getting through the senate. two questions in the senate. you know, one is this something that scares away moderates which is an issue for the bill. there are several republican senators who do not seem on board with this. you need them to get to that 51. there is also a question of procedur procedurally. this whole thing comes back down to the fact that republicans are ...