speech by barbara jordan of texas. really helps to define the historical context in which this vote is taking place. the last presidential impeachment trial had happened more than a century before when congress when the house had impeached andrew johnson. so 100 years later, the house was now considering these articles of impeach. and barbara jordan, i think, explained so well the gravity of, the moment that members of the house judiciary committee and even the larger house membership felt themselves in this was an extreme, early, powerful and important moment. it was not a moment for partizanship. it was a moment for protect ing the united states constitution and for really exercising the court for for a co-equal branch of government to exercise its constitutional prerogative. if it believed that the president had served in violation of his constitutional duties and obligations. the impeachment tool, as barbara jordan explains, is meant for exactly to answer exactly this kind of situation. and they took it very, very

speech by barbara jordan of texas. really helps to define the historical context in which this vote is taking place. the last presidential impeachment trial had happened more than a century before when congress when the house had impeached andrew johnson. so 100 years later, the house was now considering these articles of impeach. and barbara jordan, i think, explained so well the gravity of, the moment that members of the house judiciary committee and even the larger house membership felt themselves in this was an extreme, early, powerful and important moment. it was not a moment for partizanship. it was a moment for protect ing the united states constitution and for really exercising the court for for a co-equal branch of government to exercise its constitutional prerogative. if it believed that the president had served in violation of his constitutional duties and obligations. the impeachment tool, as barbara jordan explains, is meant for exactly to answer exactly this kind of situation. and they took it very, very

that is what barbara jordan said.itize the nuclear family if you are going to have reunification rather than cousins. i think a lot of what ann said i would sign up for as well. i will tell you one more thing. i came through family reunification. i am a chain migrant. someone might say how dare you say other people should not receive entry the same way. when i would say is now my allegiance is to the well-being and common good of this country and not to the general class of potential migrants out there who are clamoring to get in. [applause] bari: let's go to cenk and then i want to talk about politics on this issue. news broke that president biden is looking at it executive order that could take hold as soon as this month that would limit asylum-seekers from entering the country. a very different position than where his presidency began. in the first hours of his presidency, he was rolling back trump's policies. nick: to his credit, he had no idea what he was thinking then. [laughter] [applause] bari: cenk, jump in b

barbara, what sort of. pressure do you thinkjoe biden is exerting? with all the call with netanyahu today and he is also here, king abdullah from jordan is here visitingesident-— jordan is here visiting the resident. ~ . , , president. we have seen these re orts president. we have seen these reports of _ president. we have seen these reports of the _ president. we have seen these reports of the us _ president. we have seen these reports of the us delaying - reports of the us delaying ammunitions shipments, there is not much — ammunitions shipments, there is not much the us can do. if the us foreign— not much the us can do. if the us foreign policy and security policy — us foreign policy and security policy is — us foreign policy and security policy is unconditional support for israel. _ policy is unconditional support for israel, is biden willing to step— for israel, is biden willing to step back from that, especially as he _ step back from that, especially as he faces pre—election? not likely, — as he faces pre—election? not likely, so— as he faces pre—election? not likely, so the pressure will continue _ likely, so the pressure will continue behind

jordan. and they justll said, happy new year toast and champagne and everything. and i said, mr're going to go to egypt tomorrow to see president sadat. why is that? he went one. barbara wasn't there and some the other bigwigs had been invited to the they were off dancing somewhere and indeed, a few minutes later, we went back the president's secret service agent, -- kiser, came and gott needs to see you. i came back upstairs and the president saidhe secretary state just told me, yes, sadat at aswan. so sometimes, you know, being in right place at the right time, always kind of an aura, a part from the working stiffs at the white house. well, that's an example of good sourcing when you know where the president's going to go the next. and he doesn't. move to what the part of the barbara years at abc news i knew the best not have designed more morect protagonists than barbara walters and diane sawyer. i mean that's the stuff ichols could a movie out of that. mike nichols who was dianeyes roone arledge, who had been barbara's protect her and who was barbara's most important person, professional been courting diane sawyer to cbs, courting her for close to a year. and she