. >> now senator amy klobuchar is focused on america modern-day monopolies and mega-mergers. >> you're one of the most successful companies, biggest companies in the world, mr. zuckerberg. do you think that this is fair competition or not? >> as facebook and apple, google and amazon creep further into our lives, what does senator amy klobuchar say now? >> "firing line with margaret hoover" is made possible in part by... >> senator amy klobuchar, welcome to "firing line." >> well, thank you, margaret. it's wonderful to be on. thank you. >> the issue of trust-busting was much discussed on the original version of "firing line" with william f. buckley jr. and your new book, "antitrust: taking on monopoly power from the gilded age to the digital age," offers the perfect opportunity to look at this topic anew in 2021. today there are fewer than 5,000 public companies, down from 8,500 in 1997. a lot of that is because of mergers and acquisitions. senator, what does this tell us? >> well, i think what it tells us is that we are a country that has always believed in entrepreneurship and revital

amy klobuchar. ranking member. and all of the members of congress. including the mayor washington, d.c. thank you for being with us this afternoon. like so many gathered here, i was at the united states capitol of wednesday, january 6. i was in a classified meeting with senator blunt on national security with members of the senate intelligence committee. not long after i left, the chaos began. like americans everywhere, my husband and i watched with absolute shock as our capital was under siege and the people within it afraid for their lives. what we know now is in the midst of that violent attack, there were countless acts of courage. we are here today in the rose garden, at the white house, to

speaker pelosi, chairwoman amy klobuchar, ranking member roy blunt, and all of the members of congress including the mayor of washington, d.c. thank you for being here with us this afternoon. like so many gathered here, i was at the united states capitol the morning of wednesday, january 6th. i was in a classified meeting with senator blunt on national security with fellow members of the senate intelligence committee. not long after i left the chaos began. like americans everywhere my husband, doug, and i watched with absolute shock as our capitol was under siege and the people within it afraid for their lives. what we know now is in the midst of that violent attack there were countless acts of courage, and we are here today in the

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joining our conversation amy klobuchar is here, chair of the rules committee.ng time for us. >> it's an honor to be on with you. >> we cover this issue every day in the afternoon and it's really a privilege to get to talk to you, and i wonder if you can pull the curtain back, the democratic legislators feel optimism, they feel like they conveyed to all of you that they don't need the whole package, they just need something. has that focused efforts in the senate? >> yes. and your first speaker was trey, who i consider a friend from texas, those legislators and really legislators from across the country have come to washington and they did in the 1960s, asking for salvation. they can't get this done in their states because as reverent warnock pointed it out, some people don't want some people to vote and that is really put in stark focus in georgia, where the law's literally say that the period for -- they change the law, just a few months ago and said you can't register people. you can't vote on weekends during the runoff and you can't give water to non partisa

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senator amy klobuchar talks about ways to prevent misinformation on the covid-19 vaccine and how to encourage people to get it. she spoke at an event hosted by the clinton foundation.

. >> now senator amy klobuchar is focused on america's modern-day monopolies and mega-mergers. >> you'recompanies, biggest companies in the world, mr. zuckerberg. do you think that this is fair competition or not? >> as facebook and apple, google and amazon creep further into our lives, what does senator amy klobuchar say now? >> "firing line with margaret hoover" is made possible in part by...

amy klobuchar went and made it possible -- because we had people who were dying, who could not get therensulin -- and she made it so that my grandson could get it for $42 for a month, and also inhalers. inhalers are costing me $153 for three on my plan that i have to have for my asthma, so there are often things that can be done. our legislators, we have to get them involved, because we got amy klobuchar involved to make sure people got there insulin and minnesota -- insulin in minnesota. we can do that. what is happening to our young and old people too working in minimum wage jobs and at small businesses, and when they get a health plan -- because i know working at a small business -- it is not a good plan. when i went to the doctor, i would pay as much as $75 for a dr.'s visit -- and i had a drug that cost $700, where, if i was using this plane instead of the medicare plan, i would be paying $700 a month just to get the drugs that i got for my arthritis. host: during that same senate hearing that we showed you earlier, republican senator mike lee talked about what he called the danger

. >> beginning at 3:00 eastern, amy klobuchar joins the clinton foundation in a virtual discussion on promoting vaccinations and preventing misinformation. watch live on c-span. . the document that came out yesterday served as an overview of what to back from the spending plan. to give you an overall look on the bigger spending initiatives within the plan, it did include establishment of universal pre-k for three and four-year-olds and extend the childcare tax care credit and income tax credit and create federal aid family and medical leave benefits. it would make community college free for two years. they want to reduce prescription drug costs and rui

. >> senator amy klobuchar talks about ways to prevent misinformation on the covid-19 vaccine, and how to encourage people to get it. she spoke at an event hosted by the clinton foundation. >> hi, everyone. good afternoon, for those of us on the east coast. good morning and good evening, to those of you who are joining us from across the country and around the globe. grateful for the conversation we are about to have. vaccine misinformation, lies about vaccines and vaccinations are as old as -- themselves. unfortunately today with all of the tools that exist in 2021, the reality of the misinformation and lies is arguably as infectious as any of the diseases that thankfully we know have vaccines to help prevent, including covid-19 and covid-19 vaccines. as incredibly grateful the senator klobuchar has taken time from her busy day on the hill to lend her voice to this conversation, she has just been a tireless advocate in calling out those who are super-spreader's of misinformation, calling for more content regulation that are from the social media companies and others who really are the

that was almost a nine-month long process of negotiations with amy klobuchar. and orin hatch was the lead committee chairman. host: what does that experience tell you and show you how far washington has to go to be truly feminist with the ability to represent? because as you point out others raise children. >> one thing i learned you can find allies in unexpected places. once a senators knew i was having these conversations and negotiating. orin hatch really didn't want to change the rules. what will the babies dress code going to be? as a mom are you seriously asking me if the baby would adhere to a senate dress code? must have a blazer and shoes. she wears a beanie. i will not take that off. she would be in for the pajamas. i could put shoes on that. i will put a blazer on her. i did that day. but i had members, republican members, marco rubio i hardly ever agree said tammy, i am with you. i will stick up for you. i wish i could've brought my young kids to the floor. we need to do this. we need to change the rules. and roy blunt said tammy i will be the next

senator amy klobuchar spearheaded the bill. in february, senate intended to respond.lies to all members of the capitol police and d.c. police involved in the january 6th response. and check out this moment by mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer outside the white house yesterday. >> thank you. >> the prerogatives of the majority. >> schumer sneaks in just as mcconnell approaches the podium but the minority leader taking it in stride, smiling as you can see, later joking the most dangerous place in washington is between chuck schumer and a camera. >>> straight ahead, new york city requiring proof of vaccination to eat indoors and go to shows. before we go to break, we want to know, why are you awake? email at waytooearly@msnbc.com. or tweet me at jon la mere. we'll read our answers later on in the show. your clothes can repel pet hair. one bounce mega sheet has 3x the hair fighting ingredients of the leading dryer sheet. simply toss into the dryer to bounce out hair & lint. look how the shirt on the left attracts pet hair like a magnet! pet hair is no match for bounce. it

. >> beginning at 3:00 eastern, amy klobuchar joins the clinton foundation in a virtual discussion on promoting vaccinations and preventing misinformation. watch live on c-span. . the document that came out yesterday served as an overview of what to back from the spending plan. to give you an overall look on the bigger spending initiatives within the plan, it did include establishment of universal pre-k for three and four-year-olds and extend the childcare tax care credit and income tax credit and create federal aid family and medical leave benefits. it would make community college free for two years. they want to reduce prescription drug costs and require electric utility sectors to generate 80% of power from clean energy sources by 2030 and provide green cards to millions of immigrant workers and families. those are some of the topline issues in the document, the spending plan released by the democrats yesterday. "the washington post" highlights some of the details of the revealed, saying another bucket of spending would address democratic concerns that the bipartisan infrastructure

now a group of senators, all democrats, joe manchin, rafael warnock, amy klobuchar, they say they're on another version of it that will be a slimmed down narrower version. joe manchin says he is convinced he will get republicans to vote for it even though republicans have shown no interest thus far. whatever the legislation is, it is teed up to be job but not for the united states senate when they come back into session. that said, they're not coming back into session until mid september, which feels like a long way away, given the republican led states like texas as we speak to roll back voting rights and to seize partisan control of election administration everywhere they can, and as fast as they can. and this fight, at least this hope for a fight, happens as today we got the first date from last year's u.s. census which will set off the traditional partisan scram bh to redraw districts. republicans have power. they will redraw districts to benefit republican elections. where democrats have power to a lesser degree, they will redraw districts to benefit democrats in elections. we k

week democratic lawmakers spoke at a hearing in atlanta, including senator raphael warnock and amy klobuchar. >> on how senate bill 2 '02 disenfranchises people, especially african american voters. but republicans say the law is being misinterpreted. you look at her our election process. it's far more accessible that all these liberal states that want us to emulate. none of them have the accessibility and the security that you do. we also have no excuse absentee voting. if you look at how easy it is to vote. we've now are asking for people to use a driver's license. so we can and i've got to tell democrats say the law limits drop boxes and prevent voters from getting food and water in line. republicans argue it reduces voter fraud and restores confidence were supported by recent supreme court rulings on an arizona case and i believe that that's really going to help expedite this matter. it was politically motivated, not support on the law or the facts reporting in atlanta. archith seshadri atlanta bureau chief. >> we have more news from us gymnastics this evening. what simone biles has decid

and that was almost a nine-month long process of negotiations with amy klobuchar and the chief of staff went back and forth, back and forth, first with orrin hatch who was the rules committee chairman and then later on with roy blunt when he took over. >> you know, what did that experience show you and tell you about, you know, how far washington and the hill has to go to be truly feminist in terms of its ability to represent? [inaudible]. >> exactly. let me tell you one thing i learned, you can find allies in unexpected places. that process, once the senators knew i was having these conversations and negotiating, there were those who were very traditional oriented, you know, orrin hatch was at the forefront of that because he was a rules committee chairman, and he really didn't want to change the rules. he asked questions like, where what is the baby's dress code going to be? you know, as a mom, are you seriously asking me whether a newborn baby is going to adhere to a senate dress code? must wear shoes, must have a blazer. i'm like okay, she wears a beanie. i'm not going to take that

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and then we have bills already in the works from senator amy klobuchar here in the u.s.me thing. so, this is very minor it's not going to hit app store margins any time soon. >> it's interesting to look at the shares of .75 of 1%. it comes down to the services business, the fast growth, the high profit margins. a lot of that goes back to the app store in some way. what would it take for investors to be more rattled by some of the changes that could be coming >> i think that the vote is really going to be important and i think what happens in the u.s. and in the eu because eu is also struggling on these issues, is important because if you look at where the growth comes from, i completely agree the growth comes from the services side and the question that regulators are asking is can apple play the role of being a platform and also being a part of the system. and if the answer to that is no, then apple is not going to be able to bar the gate and they'll not be able to bar their margins. >> deirdre, what would you add >> i would add kind of similar to what gina and steve sa

now a group of senators, all democrats, amy klobuchar, jeff merkley and others, they say they're workingversion that will be a slim down, narrower version of its former self. joe manchin in particular says that he is absolutely convinced he will get republicans to vote for it, even though they have shown no interest. whatever that legislation is, it is teed up to be job one for the united states senate went back in session. but they're not coming back until mid september, which feels like a long way away, given the rush right now in republican led states, especially texas, right now, as we speak to rollback voting rights and sees parties in control of election administration as fast as they can, everywhere they can. and this fight, or this hope for a fight, happens as today we got the first data from last year's u.s. census, which will set off the traditional scramble to redraw districts. but republicans have power, they will draw districts to benefit republicans. when democrats have power, to a lesser degree, they will redraw them to democrat benefits in elections. we know some of the t

joining us now, senator amy klobuchar, the chair of the senate rules committee. passage of the john lewis voting rights act with zero republicans votes. that suggests probably a very similar number of republican votes in the senate. what are you going to do about the 60-vote threshold in the senate? >> we have positive, positive work being done over the last few weeks. i have been in minnesota, but i've talked to senator manchin a number of times, as have the rest of the group that you just showed up on the screen. some of this is public. from what we heard today in wisconsin, except for the governor, they would have really, really messed up a lot of their laws. two interesting facts, they would have only had one dropoff box for the entire city of milwaukee, if that bill had not been vetoed. and students with four-year degrees couldn't have been able to use those, but two-year ones could. it shows you why we need federal standards. you don't have that in every zip code, in every state in the country. as for the john lewis bill, that is a very important piece of t

and that was almost a nine month long process of process with amy klobuchar and chief of staff went back and forth first with orrin hatch who was the rules committee chairman and then later on with roy blunt when he took over. what did that experience show you and tell you how far washington had to go to be truly feminist in terms of its ability to represent female concerns and frankly male concerns as you point out fathers raise children, too. >> let me tell you one thing you can learn. you can find allies in unexpected places and that process, once the senators knew i was having those conversations and negotiating, and orrin hatch didn't want to change the rule. what's the baby's dress code going to be, are you seriously asking me whether a newborn baby is going to adhere to a senate dress code? which is arms to be covered, must wear shoes and must have a blazer. >> okay, wears a beanie, i'm not going to take that off. she will be in footy pajamas, i can put shoes on that. okay, i'll put a blazer on her, i did that day. on the other hand i had republican members who came you up to me a

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. >> senator amy klobuchar said you are very close to an agreement on voting rights legislation. one of the main questions has been what kind of national voter i.d. rules it will include or allow on the state level. what can you tell us about that and could we see that agreement this week? >> well, as i say, we all have a desire. first of all, the whole strong hold of our democracy, the bedrock of our democracy is an open, fair, and secured election. people have to know the basic at the end of the day when the count is made it's accurate. either you have won or i have won. however it's done, it's supposed to be an orderly transfer. under president trump we have not seen an orderly transfer. we have not seen an acceptance of basically the will of the people and that has made it difficult. when you have 41 million people believing joe biden is not duly elected which he was in a very fair and very secure system, we've got to make sure whatever we do we don't divide our country further. what's joe going to do, what's he for or against? i will not do anything, jake, to separate our co

republican senators lisa murkowski and susan collins and democratic senators amy klobuchar and kyrstent has 17 co-sponsors, including several male senators. justice o'connor, a conservative. and justice ginsburg, a liberal. were the first and second female justices, respectively, in a statement klobuchar put the effort into focus. saying, quote, the capitol is our most recognizable symbol of democracy. a place where people from across our country have their voices represented and heard. it is only fitting that we honor the remarkable lives and service to our country, by establishing statues in the capitol. alaska senator, lisa murkowski, adds their leadership has made a difference for women and families, for generations to come. and how right she is, justice ginsburg argued a series of historic cases before the supreme court before she ever even served as a justice. establishing the equal-citizenship rights of men and women. and before rbg, there was justice sandra day o'connor, the first woman ever seated. an appointment that showed women, too, could reach the pinnacle of america's le

amy klobuchar went and made it possible -- because we had people who were dying, who could not get therensulin -- and she made it so that my grandson could get it for $42 for a month, and also inhalers. inhalers are costing me $153 for three on my plan that i have to have for my asthma, so there are often things that can be done. our legislators, we have to get them involved, because we got amy klobuchar involved to make sure people got there insulin and minnesota -- insulin in minnesota. we can do that. what is happening to our young and old people too working in minimum wage jobs and at small businesses, and when they get a health plan -- because i know working at a small business -- it is not a good plan. when i went to the doctor, i would pay as much as $75 for a dr.'s visit -- and i had a drug that cost $700, where, if i was using this plane instead of the medicare plan, i would be paying $700 a month just to get the drugs that i got for my arthritis. host: during that same senate hearing that we showed you earlier, republican senator mike lee talked about what he called the danger

. >> senator amy klobuchar talks about ways to prevent misinformation on the covid-19 vaccine, and how to encourage people to get it. she spoke at an event hosted by the clinton foundation. >> hi, everyone. good afternoon, for those of us on the east coast. good morning and good evening, to those of you who are joining us from across the country and around the globe. grateful for the conversation we are about to have.

senators, amy klobuchar said they were optimistic to get republicans to support voting rights legislationr persuade their colleagues to pass a measure strictly on party lines. i'm feeling good, said klobuchar, the chairwoman and a top negotiator on the voting legislation. of note, i thought this was interesting, baldwin says she sees signs manchin could agree to filibuster changes which feels like the thing we've been talking about, but remember how tough they fought. the bill seems to be poised to pass anyway. do you share the optimism about this federal legislation? >> i'm going to grab on to that optimism as well. we knew that the line in the sand was hr-1, that manchin and other republicans, that was a nonstarter. there's always been this discussion about the john lewis voting rights act, the middle ground we can come together on. manchin has come forward. he laid out a framework. there's not the opposition from him. how can you get ten republican friends over to support the john lewis voting rights act? i'm going to -- i'm going to be optimistic here. i think if this discussion is bu

we woke up to a 4:30 am email with a consolation for a meeting we had with our good friend amy senator klobuchars been a leader on this issue to tell us that we will cancel the meeting, she will be flying back home, but we were hoping to be there in the senate when they took this vote. of course it happened at 4 am, i think it's important to note that the unanimous consensus was blocked by ted cruz and i guess every generation has its thurman and he wants to play a part. we are hardened that schumer said make no mistake when the senate resumes in september, the very first item they will take up will be the voting rights bill, it will be the for the people act and i think it's important for everybody in this country during this recess to make sure that we are being very vocal, that we do not let our guard down and we continue to fight, not only for this bill but to make it very clear that if republicans don't want to be bipartisan or pragmatic, we are not going to let a tradition in the u.s. senate get in the way of our constitutional right to vote, and we need the senate to act and we hope they

senator amy klobuchar spearheaded the bill which is now expected to be signed by president biden.ure to apply to all members of the capitol p.d. and d.c. police who were involved in the response to the insurrection on january 6th. willie. >>> a pentagon police officer died yesterday after he was stabbed several times in the neck outside the pentagon metro station. the officer opened fire on the assailant after the attack began. and the attacker was shot dead by police. not yet the suspect. defense secretary lloyd austin had flags lowered to half staff and issued a statement that reads, his fallen officer died in the line of duty helping to protect the tens of thousands of people who work in and who visit the pentagon on a daily basis. this tragic death is a stark reminder of the dangers they face and the sacrifices they make. we are forever grateful for that service and the courage with which it is rendered, end quote. the fbi is investigating the incident yesterday. >>> coming up, a live report from northwest arkansas where coronavirus hospitalizations continue to rise, but some