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to 49 full seat majority. those committees will no longer be split thinly between democrats and republicans. they will have a majority meaning the senate no longer has to use the power-sharing agreement that schumer and mcconnell had agreed to last year. that would be significant because it root -- could really speed up the committee process when it comes to judicial nominees on the senate judiciary committee. it would then be the majority that democrats could easily vote judicial nominees out from committee for a full vote. also democrats winning an extra seat and giving them that one seat geordie would mean that no one senator could derail negotiations. when i say that, we think of people like joe manchin and kyrsten sinema who have sometimes not voted with the entire democratic caucus,

throwing off negotiations or plans set by leaders. essentially giving democrats some breathing room so they don't have to negotiate directly with those two lawmakers and they could afford to lose a vote. talking about things like absences, sicknesses, we are still coming out of covid. with the extra breathing room, not all 50 democrats will have to be in washington to cast a vote on every bill to make sure it will pass. they will have that breathing room in case there are unforeseen absences. these are just a few reasons why, even though democrats hold a majority of the chamber as things currently stand, them gaining one more seat would have a significant impact. host: we have seen president biden stay away from campaigning in the state. we have seen president trump stay away. how much support from the senate themselves are senators giving either candidate?

guest: they are giving a good amount of. jon ossoff was alive it along warnock in the evs runoff race, he's been campaigning with his fellow home state senator in georgia throughout the race and recently we saw on the republican side with herschel walker, people like ted cruz, he went down to georgia to campaign with herschel walker. while we haven't seen too much on the ground participation from people like president biden or former president trump, we have seen those senators jumping in and stumping for their respective candidates ahead of the runoff race. host: when it comes to the day to day of the senate, if raphael warnock does win, what does that do for things like the future of the filibuster and the day to day things to get legislation passed, getting a certain amount of senators on board with legislation?

guest: even if warnock wins, democrats will still be only at 51 votes. that filibuster will still be there and it will be a significant challenge for democrats to get enough republicans on board. i guess technically they could have votes to take away the filibuster. the joe manchin and kyrsten sinema are both opposed to it. but the other elephant in the room, talking about democrats increasing a majority in the senate, the house will still be in republican hands, making legislating increasingly difficult for democrats. largely because democrats are able to send a messaging bill from the senate to the house, unlikely because of the filibuster and the lack of votes to take away the filibuster, it would likely not move in the house because of the gop majority there. some procedural things will be different and certainly things like nominees will be easier in the senate but casting

legislation for democrats will be a large hurdle. host: in a general sense, i don't know if you cover this directly, but do you know if we will have a result the night as far as who wins? guest: i believe that remains to be seen. as you know recently voting has taken longer in terms of absentee ballot. i know myself i will be watching the returns in eagerly awaiting the answer as to who wins the race. host: you can find her work at the hill.com, here to talk about the impact of the special honest elections. host: mary jo >> we'll leave this program here to keep republic joining us, a reporter talking about the process of arizona's election. thanks for giving us your time. guest: happy to be here. host: today you report on what will be the statewide canvas.

can you explain what it is and how it works? guest: into .5 hours, the arizona secretary of state will sit down with the governor and the chief justice of the supreme court -- in 2.5 hours, the arizona secretary of state will sit down with the government and the chief justice of the supreme court to go through all of the elections. if they find everything in good shape, they will certify them and that makes the election official and deems who the winners are. host: you report that it is part of the process but what is different this time around? guest: the difference is the outcome of the election. kari lake who was running on the republican ticket lost narrowly and she has not conceded nor has the republican candidate for

secretary of state. a lot of their supporters meant making noise that this has happened that only because the elections are fraudulent and need to be fixed. they do point to problems that happened at the polls on november 8, but those problems were not so great that it deprived people of the vote. perhaps some of the supporters might show up at the capitol to protest but we have had no sign of it yet. host: when it >> we'll leave this program here to keep our over 40-year commitment to live coverage of congress. u.s. house is about to gavel in to debate and vote on an immigration related bill. live coverage of the house here on c-span. ognition act of 202 and ask for its -- 2022 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 400, h.r. 7