. >> joining us now is ali vitale, nbc news capitol hill correspondent. ali, the strategic question of the day is, why didn't the democrats try to expand this vote to include murkowski, collins and manchin, joe manchin? expanded by including more in the direction of that collins bill? >> that was one of the open questions here, lawrence. at the start of the week, one of the things i was asking democratic leadership aides was, was the plan for this to fail in a bipartisan fashion with more people voting in favor of it than against it? or is the plan to just make it so that all republicans would be on the other side of this? and that republicans would have a more clear cut line to run on in the midterms? it is clear now, knowing the way today played out, the way that they chose to go on this, and the way that it was explained over the weekend by democratic leadership aides, was that they did not want to water down with they were voting on. they did not want it to be less meaningful to the base. instead, they want to put forward the strongest version of the b

kimberly atkins stohr, sara fagen, josh gerstein, and ali vitale. welcome on this sunday, a special edition of "meet the press". >> nbc news in washington, longest running show in television history, this is a special edition of "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> a good sunday morning and a happy mother's day to all the moms out there including my mother, grandmother. and wife. the draft decision overturning roe v. wade only added to growing perception that the supreme court is just one more partisan institution, now a creature of politics, no longer about. the leaked decision for conservatives who worked decades for this moment and it was a shock to millions of americans who have never lived in a world without abortion rights. in this morning's special edition, we're going to cover this story from all angles. the real world fallout, the confusing checkerboard of state laws that would soon be in effect along with real questions about whatever rights might be in jeopardy. the political fallout. many democrats believe the issue will help them in the

joining me now from capitol hill, nbc news correspondent, ali vitale, they've got these bills. they can pass them in the house. what will happen when they get to the senate? is there room for negotiation? >> this happens all the time, quite frankly. this is what we have seen time and again with the house. they have passed the sorts of bills they know they can pass, they have a bigger majority, razor thin, than they do in the senate. that's exactly what we expect them to do after the judiciary committee comes on thursday and marks up this package of bills the things you know go further than the senate conversation is right now. that's important. because this kind of hits a brick wall once it crosses the aisle and goes to the senate side of this. instead, what we have seen from democrats, this has frankly been true on gun violence and abortion rights is they have continued to pass what amount to effectively messaging bills, trying to show where democrats are on these issues and again trying to use them as energizing moments in the upcoming mid-term elections because the road is s

core until, ashley parker and ali vitale.sunday in a special edition of ""meet the press." >> this is a special edition of "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. i hope you're managing to enjoy a bit of this memorial day weekend. >>> sadly, though, it's become our uniquely american ritual of worlds after another tragedy. thoughts and prayers. nothing we can do. no law would have stopped this. the real problem is mental illness. if only the victims had been armed. more thoughts and prayers. how do we allow an 18-year-old, in this case, salvadore ramos, to buy assault rifles and accumulate more than 1600 rounds of ammunition, all legally, mind you. we no longer have a politics that can meet these crucial moments that we face. the deaths of 19 children and two teachers in uvalde, texas, will it change things? unlikely. the murder of first graders at sandy hook didn't. no member of congress has been voted out of office for being too pro-gun. not one! so until the majorities claim they want tough background che

joining me is capitol hill correspondent ali vitale. any news on the next steps? >> reporter: that's where it goes next, especially if and when these lawmakers say they're not going to comply with these requests. there are a few options here for routes that the committee could take. the committee members engaged on this premise theoretically because they have continuously made the point that they think anyone who takes an oath to serve in congress should abide by a subpoena request like this. the options include many of the things we've seen them already do when subpoenas have been ignored. specifically civil or criminal contempt charges. he said on the civil front it defended on the luck of the draw on what judge you got and on the criminal front we've seen the slow space that the department of justice has moved or not moved. those are two options the committee is talking about. and there's also the option of bringing it to the ethics committee here. that could also be a drawn out process shrouded in secrecy. so the committee is trying to figure out what their ne

joining me is ali vitale and carol lemick. the subpoenas have just gone out. what is the expectation? >> the expectation is things are not likely to change on the cooperation front and the top republican, kevin mccarthy said he still sees this committee as illegitimate. he has to come out of that chamber and we're waiting for him just a few steps away. we might get another chance to ask him more about that, but tellingly, mccarthy then pivoted to talking about inflation and the economy. it is, again, another reminder the way that republicans would like to contend with this and other issues but really the central focus here is the committee going a step further than they have ever gone with republican lawmakers, subpoenaing them and chairman thompson echoing what he said in that statement that you read earlier, telling reporters as he was leaving the floor that the committee feels they have the authority to do this, they have a charge to investigate january 6th and this is what they need to do that. there's very little precedent in this space, especially when i

. >> nbc's ali vitale with that report. it is really incredible to watch this all play out.rked in a way that was hostile to american democratic elections. to american constitutional norms. to one of the things that most constitutional scholars and historians understand is one of the most critical things that separates the united states from autocracies and that is the ability of the side that loses to accept a peaceful transition of power. you know, there are so many times when i was growing up and learning history and even in college, people say, you know what separates our country from every other country is that when we -- when power is exchanged from one side to another, that instead of tanks rolling out into the streets. >> right. >> we actually just have a peaceful transition of power. people vote. and the loser recognizes that and accepts it. this still is not happening in the trump wing of the republican party. and it's anti-democratic. it is hostile to american democracy. it is hostile to constitutional

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