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john schumer showing up a protest against congress and by law like like the time congressman paul ryan said his favorite music was rage against the machine you the machine. you're going to ready to get yourself through the whole protest. nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, acted like she just couldn't do anything about it. she just couldn't. what can i do? but at least she doesn't have any conflicts of interest. like connections to real estate. landlords. right. back in 2011, the washington post wrote nancy pelosi and her husband, paula san francisco, real estate magnate and financial investor, or worth $42000000.00. withholding spread across property investments in northern california. since that time, open secrets reports, nancy pelosi has seen her wealth, increased to nearly a $115000000.00 from $41000000.00 in 2004. what about the bite administration? do they have any conflicts of interests? well, to tell that story, let me back up a little as the atlanta detailed between 20112017, some of the world's largest private equity groups and hedge funds, as well as other large investo
john schumer showing up a protest against congress and by law like like the time congressman paul ryan said his favorite music was rage against the machine you the machine. you're going to ready to get yourself through the whole protest. nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, acted like she just couldn't do anything about it. she just couldn't. what can i do? but at least she doesn't have any conflicts of interest. like connections to real estate. landlords. right. back in 2011, the washington...
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scan the qr code on your screen, or go to foxnews.com. >> john: chuck schumer unveiling another massive prepares to pass the $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan later today or in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. how are senators justifying all of the spending? well that further increase prices you are already paying for just about everything? let's bring in our panel. the democrats are saying that this is a three and a half trillion dollar budget bill, but if you believe the committee, they say that they are hiding a lot of the actual costs, that they are arbitrarily sending some things. probably closer to $5.5 trillion. can we afford this? >> of course we can. most americans understand that this is an incredibly financially reckless for our country. don't forget we have the $1.9 trillion spending bill the democrats passed at the beginning of the year. now they've got a $1 trillion additional infrastructure bill that is putting more of a green deal on the table now. now they are talking about $5 trillion more. if my math is right, that is like six or $7 trillion. this is monstrously ove
scan the qr code on your screen, or go to foxnews.com. >> john: chuck schumer unveiling another massive prepares to pass the $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan later today or in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. how are senators justifying all of the spending? well that further increase prices you are already paying for just about everything? let's bring in our panel. the democrats are saying that this is a three and a half trillion dollar budget bill, but if you believe the committee,...
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i want to read about sort of slimming down that john lewis act. chuck schumerg you and your caucus, you have these voting rights votes within days, and that they would trim the ethics provisions from the original bill, scale down the mandates for automatic voting reg, and ban attempts to change the composition of the fec. it's a mouthful of what's cut out and by implication there's still plenty left to the bill. what would your response be to skeptics who say, if you're waiting on republicans and it's going to be that kind of thing, how are you going to get any of this out without reforming the filibuster? >> so there are three basic missions. one is to stop the dark money so billionaires can't buy elections, hiding from the american public. the second goal is to stop gerrymandering. and there is intense conversation among republicans right now about basically gerrymandering on steroids. they know that in just four states, they can gerrymander another six to 13 seats that would be a 26-vote swing in the house. they already feel like they have about a 15-seat ad
i want to read about sort of slimming down that john lewis act. chuck schumerg you and your caucus, you have these voting rights votes within days, and that they would trim the ethics provisions from the original bill, scale down the mandates for automatic voting reg, and ban attempts to change the composition of the fec. it's a mouthful of what's cut out and by implication there's still plenty left to the bill. what would your response be to skeptics who say, if you're waiting on republicans...
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they'll be joined at the madison square garden event by fellow comics dave chapelle, amy schumer, johnnds and people we love. tickets for the one-night-only september 12th event go on sale this friday. and it's personal for both men. davidson's dad was a firefighter who perished in the terrorist attack when he was just 7 years old. lifelong new yorker jon stewart has been a fierce advocate for the rights of 9/11 first reonde, stying it of cs on their behal charities. a great event. let's support it. >>> also this morning, the latest podcast star, none other than lucille ball. the legendary comedian and sitcom star who passed away back in 1989 is getting her own posthumous podcast on sirius xm called let's talk to lucy. they'll pay tapes from her 1960s radio show where she interviewed stars like frank sinatra, barbra streisand, carol burnett, dean martin and so many more. who knew she was like that generation's oprah? in this free-flowing format, we understand that it is a treasure trove and a whole new generation will get to tune in to those recordings. the podcast will also contain fr
they'll be joined at the madison square garden event by fellow comics dave chapelle, amy schumer, johnnds and people we love. tickets for the one-night-only september 12th event go on sale this friday. and it's personal for both men. davidson's dad was a firefighter who perished in the terrorist attack when he was just 7 years old. lifelong new yorker jon stewart has been a fierce advocate for the rights of 9/11 first reonde, stying it of cs on their behal charities. a great event. let's...
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>> the house has to pass the new version of the john lewis bill next week. and then senator schumer sit down and work out what will be a manchin, a narrower targeted accommodation of the old hr-1 and old hr-4, in other words the big election voters, voter election and voter overturning and john lewis bill and put it all into one bill in the senate, manchin is apparently working on this, and working with other sponsors of the legislation and schumers and if they can get 50 votes on that and i don't know if they can get any republicans, maybe one or two and then manage to break the filibuster. one of the additional reasons we have said about what is happening in kabul, apart from its own importance, obviously, is to the degree that it weakens joe biden, i'm worried that it weakens his ability to push very hard for the pro-democratic cause in the u.s. it's not only democracy in the world at stake. it's democracy in the u.s. a weakened biden administration, and being in support of joe biden, cares a lot about the liberal democracy, elections and the like, this is one reason i find that
>> the house has to pass the new version of the john lewis bill next week. and then senator schumer sit down and work out what will be a manchin, a narrower targeted accommodation of the old hr-1 and old hr-4, in other words the big election voters, voter election and voter overturning and john lewis bill and put it all into one bill in the senate, manchin is apparently working on this, and working with other sponsors of the legislation and schumers and if they can get 50 votes on that...
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john harwood, as we look at this, just based on this early statement, perhaps not unsurprising from joe manchin. can chuck schumerd on to all 50 democrats? >> reporter: the signs so far suggest that he can. let's just look back at what's happened this year. he got all 50 behind that very large covid relief bill in march to enact that. that helped fuel some of the economic recovery and to some degree, some of the inflation that we're seeing now as well. you can watch what politicians say or what they do. joe manchin last night voted for that budget outline. so did kirsten sinema. the outline indicated lots of back and forth. the price tag will probably come down some. big challenge will be holding democrats behind the tax increases which are popular if you look at the polls, but it's difficult to get politicians to vote to raise taxes on wealthy people and corporations because they've got very strong lobbying apparatuses in washington. but if they can, in fact, hold the revenue part of this, then the price tag becomes a little bit less significant if it's not deficit spending. that's a challenge for schumer, it's
john harwood, as we look at this, just based on this early statement, perhaps not unsurprising from joe manchin. can chuck schumerd on to all 50 democrats? >> reporter: the signs so far suggest that he can. let's just look back at what's happened this year. he got all 50 behind that very large covid relief bill in march to enact that. that helped fuel some of the economic recovery and to some degree, some of the inflation that we're seeing now as well. you can watch what politicians say...
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the clock is ticking as schumer promises to complete action on both bills before he lets the senate takes its august recess reporting in washington. i'm basil john. >> and finally much needed inland relieve for innermost valleys today, especially those of you in santa rosa. only warming up into the 70's today. california! all of our homes share power. but heat waves can stretch our supply to its limits. flex alerts remind us when to use less energy from 4-9pm. so we can all stay up and running. sign up today. >> it's now been 3 weeks since east bay runner. philip create check went missing in today. search and rescue teams resumed their search in the pleasanton hills. kron four's camila barco was there and brings us the latest on the investigation. >> officers scaled back and slow down their operations about 2 weeks ago. but crews came back saturday morning to revisit some areas they believe can help find before really well supported by the that >> we feel much credit its overwhelming. what people have done for us. it's a incredibly lonely journey and. but the support we have received so the family of philip kray-chick expressing gratitude. satur
the clock is ticking as schumer promises to complete action on both bills before he lets the senate takes its august recess reporting in washington. i'm basil john. >> and finally much needed inland relieve for innermost valleys today, especially those of you in santa rosa. only warming up into the 70's today. california! all of our homes share power. but heat waves can stretch our supply to its limits. flex alerts remind us when to use less energy from 4-9pm. so we can all stay up and...
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john. already top democratic leaders in new york state have turned on him. chuck schumer and others saying you have to go. i'm wondering how that plays out. when you lose your own, you've lost period. >> that's right, neil. he's not a president. he's a governor of new york. we're comparing him to clinton and nixon but he was called out in march of last year, in april giving the daily briefings as possible presidential timber. as you note, the ratings dropped from 70 or so percent in march when he was giving sound advice to the public in conflict with what was coming out of the white house. they dropped to 45% approval rating in july. in the clinton days, too, even though he was acquitted and very much along party lines, there were a number of democrats that were quite forceful in their condemnation in his behavior. so he created this fatigue within the democratic party and this kind of back wash and this recrimination and frustration with the leader of their party that you can easily see happening here. as you point out, schumer and gillibrand have already criticized him,
john. already top democratic leaders in new york state have turned on him. chuck schumer and others saying you have to go. i'm wondering how that plays out. when you lose your own, you've lost period. >> that's right, neil. he's not a president. he's a governor of new york. we're comparing him to clinton and nixon but he was called out in march of last year, in april giving the daily briefings as possible presidential timber. as you note, the ratings dropped from 70 or so percent in march...
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john lewis act. that is the one his team wrote. is any of it going to pass? >> i hope so. i think leader schumer has ideas. senators seem to be more concerned about the filibuster than about our democracy. i am cautiously optimistic that this can happen. senator schumer said this is the first thing they are going to take up when they come back from the august recess. but that is a vital, vital piece of legislation. all right. and coming up next on the reid out, the cynical covid politics of ran desantis and greg abbot. republican governors willing to risk lives in exchange for the votes of the anti-mask crowd. as rand paul serves up covid misinformation, he has questions to answer about his family's rush to profit from the pandemic. things are rapidly going from bad to worse in afghanistan. after 20 years would there ever have been a good time for us to leave? r have been a good time for us to leave? is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes knocking you out of your zone? lowering your a1c with once-weekly ozempic® can help you get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! my zone... lowering my a1c, cv risk, a
john lewis act. that is the one his team wrote. is any of it going to pass? >> i hope so. i think leader schumer has ideas. senators seem to be more concerned about the filibuster than about our democracy. i am cautiously optimistic that this can happen. senator schumer said this is the first thing they are going to take up when they come back from the august recess. but that is a vital, vital piece of legislation. all right. and coming up next on the reid out, the cynical covid politics...
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john breznihan. both senators, joe manchin and kyrsten sinema have spoken about the price of the reconciliation package. what is majority leader schumer's plan to keep them on board. >> right now his plan is to keep going. you got the first part, got them to vote for the budget resolution, which is the first thing they have to do. now that they voted for that, the house will take up this same $3.5 trillion resolution. he got them to get onto the bill. we knew that kyrsten sinema thought 3.5 trillion was too much. a week ago she had a normal statement. and joe manchin has been making noises on this for weeks. this is not a surprise to anybody. the big issue is what you said, six or eight or ten house democrats who don't like this number either. so will they vote for the budget resolution. it is a balancing act. i think that, you know, it's not going to come in at 3.5 trillion. it was never going to come in at 3.5 trillion. it's probably 1.5 or $2 trillion, which is still an enormous amount of money, just a phenomenal amount of money, especially if you look at two other things opinion congress already passed a $1.9 trillion american rescu
john breznihan. both senators, joe manchin and kyrsten sinema have spoken about the price of the reconciliation package. what is majority leader schumer's plan to keep them on board. >> right now his plan is to keep going. you got the first part, got them to vote for the budget resolution, which is the first thing they have to do. now that they voted for that, the house will take up this same $3.5 trillion resolution. he got them to get onto the bill. we knew that kyrsten sinema thought...
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schumer made it clear. >> finally, your work on student debt, what should we expect there? >> good news. we have bipartisan bill today, senator johnroduced a bill which restores bankruptcy as an option for students debt. that's been going for years. we harken back to the period once the debt is ten years old, you can go to bankruptcy court to discharge from that. there is some deeply in debt and their lives have been compromised. we have a possible and the meantime we are also fair warning to the schools out there. you just can't giveaway taxpayers money of student loans. you are in this, too. you got some skin in the game. they are notorious of the loans they made. they're going to pay some money back to the government. >> it is an important issue and one that supports so many households. i will tell viewers you just talked about a reform that -- how many companies will benefit from bankruptcy laws as you are explaining it has been a black hold where young people don't even get the same option. appreciate your time tonight. >> thanks ari. >> thank you, senator. >>> up ahead, the other democratic leader who works side by side with
schumer made it clear. >> finally, your work on student debt, what should we expect there? >> good news. we have bipartisan bill today, senator johnroduced a bill which restores bankruptcy as an option for students debt. that's been going for years. we harken back to the period once the debt is ten years old, you can go to bankruptcy court to discharge from that. there is some deeply in debt and their lives have been compromised. we have a possible and the meantime we are also fair...
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the clock is ticking as schumer promises to complete action on both bills before he lets the senate takes its august recess reporting in washington. i'm basil john. hundreds of activists and supporters marching in austin, texas, today to demand the protection of voting rights in the lone star state. >> the rally ends a four-day march from georgetown where dozens of voting rights activists marched to push for a federal voting bill organizers said the rally was to send a message to washington, dc to pass through for the people act. if the proposed voting bill is given the green light. it has the potential to block voting restrictions currently being considered in several states, including in texas. >> well, the controversy over senate bill. 2. '02, continues with georgia secretary calling up the doj, the secretary of state file the motion of dismissal calling the department of justice lawsuit. politicize saying it should never been filed. he also says the election integrity act protects voters and keep elections safe even though georgia has had no widespread cases of fraud reporter are should audrey has the story. >> secretary of state brad raffen
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the clock is ticking as schumer promises to complete action on both bills before he lets the senate takes its august recess reporting in washington. i'm basil john. >> still ahead, a waitress received a $1000 tip the big name star really made her day. >> san jose sharks star forward. evander kane now accused of betting on his own games. the online post that now has the nhl investigating. now has the nhl investigating. we'll be right back. attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance — no matter what your income. how much is yours? julie and bob are paying $700 less, every month. dee got comprehensive coverage for only $1 a month. and the navarros are paying less than $100 a month. check coveredca.com to see your new, lower price. the sooner you sign up the more you save. only at covered california. this way to health insurance. >> kron 4 monitoring a developing story this saturday night. the national hockey league has now launched an investigation into a san jose sharks player now accused of betting on his own games. the league looking into claims that sharks forward. evander
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the clock is ticking as schumer promises to complete action on both bills before he lets the senate takes its august recess reporting in washington. i'm basil john>> and today we noticed really finally arriving for inland valleys. bring us to near average highs with the cooling trend will continue for the 2nd half of the weekend. details ahead in my full forecast after the break. a horrible story tonight. san francisco police looking for answers in a fatal shooting in the bay view neighborhood. >> police say a 16 year-old girl was killed. a 45 year-old woman also injured kron four's. gayle ong has the latest. details. >> so far no word on any arrests. police are hoping members of the public will come forward with clues to last night's fatal shooting video from the citizen app shows san francisco police canvassing the 100 block of earth. the lane. police say the call came in for a shooting around 6.45 friday evening when officers arrived, they were informed of 2 victims who are privately taken to the hospital. the 45 year-old female. >> and a 16 year-old female. >> the 45 year-old was brought there with non life threatening injuries and is expect
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john: they may be risking their lives if they drink too much port. it's not just the squad getting behind massive handouts, majority leader chuck schumer tweeting "todayharris to #cancelstudentdebt ." jacqui heinrich alive on capitol hill where it is raining gold coins. >> hey, john, progressives flexing their muscles with the eviction moratorium, and other sites on canceling student debt. you have college classes resuming in just a few weeks from now, and the pause, the freeze on student loan payments is expiring september 30th. but the administration has really let the borrowers confused as to what is ahead. lenders are hesitant to give out any guidance given all that is in flux, and yesterday secretary of education -- education gave very few answers on one people will even learn what's next. >> this is a priority for the borrowers in need of information and also of relief. >> democrats are getting impatient, chuck schumer echoes calls from progressives, tweeting "today would be a great day for potus to cancel at least 50,000 of student debt per borrower. has the authority to and must act for the student loan ends next month." there is no real progr
john: they may be risking their lives if they drink too much port. it's not just the squad getting behind massive handouts, majority leader chuck schumer tweeting "todayharris to #cancelstudentdebt ." jacqui heinrich alive on capitol hill where it is raining gold coins. >> hey, john, progressives flexing their muscles with the eviction moratorium, and other sites on canceling student debt. you have college classes resuming in just a few weeks from now, and the pause, the freeze...
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there's a lot of optimism that chuck schumer will be able to force a vote before the senate goes away for recess. phil? >> something to keep a close eye on. joe johnshank you very much, my friend. >>> more relief is on the way for millions of americans struggling with student loan debt. the biden administers is extending their pause on federal student loan payments one last time until january 31st, 2022. the pandemic relief benefit was set to expire next month after a 19-month suspension with no payments required and no interest accrued on federal loans. education secretary cardona says this extension will give people the time they need to plan and ensure a smooth pathway back to repayment. >>> just ahead, the taliban tightens its grip on afghanistan, as the state department urges all u.s. citizens to get out now. cnn is on the ground with afghan commandos as a wedding hall is transform sed into a front line position. i was drowning in student loan debt. then i discovered sofi. lower interest rate. my principal is going down. sofi is a place where you can start to tackle those money goals today. ♪ ok everyone, our mission is to provide complete, ba
there's a lot of optimism that chuck schumer will be able to force a vote before the senate goes away for recess. phil? >> something to keep a close eye on. joe johnshank you very much, my friend. >>> more relief is on the way for millions of americans struggling with student loan debt. the biden administers is extending their pause on federal student loan payments one last time until january 31st, 2022. the pandemic relief benefit was set to expire next month after a 19-month...
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john, is impacting everyone in the country. >>> and on capitol hill, the senate is back in session today, lawmakers finishing up the trillion dollar bipartisan package. majority leader chuck schumers the text of the bill will be done imminently but some progressives are threatening to tank that plan unless larger reconciliation bill is passed alongside it while moderate democrats are pushing back. >> i just believe that every bill should go up on its own merits. >> this is a deal. and we have a tight margin in the senate. i respect that we have to get senator seine m.a. and manchin's vote on reconciliation. they should also respect there is a tight house margin and we have to hold up our end of the bargain as well and progressives are a part of the majority. >> one of two republicans sitting on the house select committee investigating the january 6 insurrection, congressman adam kinzinger says he is open to subpoenaing some of thinks gop colleagues. >> would you support s&ping republican leaders in the house, and jim jordan? >> i would support subpoenas to anybody that can shed light on it. if that's the leader, it is the leader. i want to know what the president was doing every
john, is impacting everyone in the country. >>> and on capitol hill, the senate is back in session today, lawmakers finishing up the trillion dollar bipartisan package. majority leader chuck schumers the text of the bill will be done imminently but some progressives are threatening to tank that plan unless larger reconciliation bill is passed alongside it while moderate democrats are pushing back. >> i just believe that every bill should go up on its own merits. >> this is...
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schumer, gillibrand, governors of new jersey, pennsylvania, connecticut, and rhode island. i mean the list just seems to go on here. >> yeah. >> do you think he can hold on politically, john? >> no. i think he's going to have to make a choice about whether he is willing to risk impeachment and already, you know, the vote count is coming in, but it's not looking good for him even though we haven't had a governor impeached in new york since 1913. >> wow. >> or resign or possibly there's some scenario where perhaps he promises not to run for re-election and has an orchestrated time out the door. but i don't the political winds are going his way. the lieutenant governor who wa take over on his impeachment today announced his behavior. >> you're making a very good point, but it's not like what we see with the presidential impeachment. you don't stay in office, right, and then they decide. he has to temporarily step aside and then let, i think, the lieutenant governor. >> correct. >> until they figure out what to do. then if they vote not to convict him, he remains governor until the end of his term. but if they do, he's already gone. >> exactly right. so this is not looking goo
schumer, gillibrand, governors of new jersey, pennsylvania, connecticut, and rhode island. i mean the list just seems to go on here. >> yeah. >> do you think he can hold on politically, john? >> no. i think he's going to have to make a choice about whether he is willing to risk impeachment and already, you know, the vote count is coming in, but it's not looking good for him even though we haven't had a governor impeached in new york since 1913. >> wow. >> or resign...
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chuck schumer wants to get it done before they leave for august recess, why we see them being so cautious. >> it is amazing to me how much news that dang houseboat makes. johnet it done asap? the house needs to pass it, too, and they're out for seven weeks. >> the house is not coming back, not scheduled to be back to vote until september 20th. now, they'll be doing some committee work remotely, they'll be able to vote in committee, but that's not the issue. technically supposed to get out of town friday. that's not going to happen. a funeral for the late senator of wyoming friday, some senators are going to attend, he tragically passed away after a bicycle accident months after retiring from congress. a lot of his current senators are friends with him. that's friday in wyoming. my guess is that this probably extends into the weekend, possibly even next week. like you said, this is procedurally a difficult bill. there's two cloture votes. then the budget resolution after that. i think the senate is in for awhile now. >> who has more power here, obviously schumer wants it signed and get started on the democrats only bill, and mitch mcconnell says he is more t
chuck schumer wants to get it done before they leave for august recess, why we see them being so cautious. >> it is amazing to me how much news that dang houseboat makes. johnet it done asap? the house needs to pass it, too, and they're out for seven weeks. >> the house is not coming back, not scheduled to be back to vote until september 20th. now, they'll be doing some committee work remotely, they'll be able to vote in committee, but that's not the issue. technically supposed to...
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the new john lewis voting rights bill you are backing will also pass in the house, and then it too will die in the senate. at what point do you tell president biden and senator chuck schumerat they need to get rid of the filibuster. nowhere waiting. there is no time. >> we certainly cannot allow these bills to die in the senate, at this critical moment for this democracy. at the end of the day, the very integrity of our democracy depends on the unfettered right to vote. which we know is under intense assault. in the aftermath of the violent insurrection on the sixth, instead of running toward democracy which is what my colleagues on the republican side of the aisle have done, they are running away from democracy. they have doubled and tripled down and voter suppression efforts, which is why we have to act. i do believe, most importantly, we are going to pass the john lewis voting rights act next week, and we will pass it decisively. and then, the question will be, in terms of the senate,, there are already exceptions that exist to the filibuster. budget reconciliation is an exception. it's an exception that republicans use, in 2017, to pass the gop tax scam. we're 83% of
the new john lewis voting rights bill you are backing will also pass in the house, and then it too will die in the senate. at what point do you tell president biden and senator chuck schumerat they need to get rid of the filibuster. nowhere waiting. there is no time. >> we certainly cannot allow these bills to die in the senate, at this critical moment for this democracy. at the end of the day, the very integrity of our democracy depends on the unfettered right to vote. which we know is...
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mcconnell, and senator john thune who just told me they want a robust amendment process, so this could play out for days and it will be a bit of a chess match between the two sides. schumer have to decide when it's time to shut down debate, republicans will decide whether to cooperate, and at the end of the day, they have to see if they have the support to get it passed, victor. >> we've been through a lot of infrastructure weeks to get to this point. who got what they wanted, thus far, and who lost out? >> reporter: well, you're hearing some complaints from folks on the left that it simply did not go far enough. people like the chairman of the house and transportation and infrastructure committee saying it falls short on dealing with climate change. he contends that this bill is a bill that was meant for the 20th century, not the 21st century in dealing with the ways of the future. but he believes that they could make some changes or at least provide some additional provisions in the democrats' larger $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. that comes after the infrastructure package, but to get that $3.5 trillion plan through, they need to have all democrats in line going f
mcconnell, and senator john thune who just told me they want a robust amendment process, so this could play out for days and it will be a bit of a chess match between the two sides. schumer have to decide when it's time to shut down debate, republicans will decide whether to cooperate, and at the end of the day, they have to see if they have the support to get it passed, victor. >> we've been through a lot of infrastructure weeks to get to this point. who got what they wanted, thus far,...
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schumer said it's going to happen. we have to pass hr-1 and get this dark money out of politics and out of the elections. and we have to pass the john lewis voting rights act, hr-4. we have to have both. i hope he does bring forth a bill in august, as quickly as possible, because we have to stop voter suppression. and we have to allow everyone their constitutional right to vote. right now, states are trying to take us back, quite frankly, to the days of jim crow. >> and congresswoman, i mean when we talk about the investment in people and access at the ballot -- secure housing, safe, fair housing is also a critical piece of this. just before i let you go, can we discuss briefly the cdc extending the eviction moratorium. you tweeted this is a huge victory. but you also say it's only a temporary solution. so what steps do you believe must be taken right now to not only help renters but also help landlords beyond this eviction moratorium. >> sure. i am happy the legislation heard our plea. i want to thank him for that. and i want to salute the senators who have been fighting for weeks to bring br i this to the president's attention. we
schumer said it's going to happen. we have to pass hr-1 and get this dark money out of politics and out of the elections. and we have to pass the john lewis voting rights act, hr-4. we have to have both. i hope he does bring forth a bill in august, as quickly as possible, because we have to stop voter suppression. and we have to allow everyone their constitutional right to vote. right now, states are trying to take us back, quite frankly, to the days of jim crow. >> and congresswoman, i...
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. >> reporter: chuck schumer said that the senate should expect to stay in session with phil dunn, is it still your expectation that the president will -- >> john peter doocy's best efforts. but you know, asked a number of times about that. so it looks like we will hear from the president later on. and those will be the first and only comments from the president on this. >> sandra: also asked before if there was any communication from the white house and governor cuomo's office and i believe the answer was no to that. i suppose there could be in their mere eateries involved or whatever is happening behind the scenes, we just don't know. i can tell you that chuck schumer was just commenting on this a few moments ago and appeared to get irritated according to our producer on the ground, chuck schumer read a statement and was then asked to weigh in on whether the governor should resign after this report, he was asked something about impeachment and said i continue to believe the governor should resign. he was asked what your relationship will be like with him after this coming he said he continues to believe that he should resign according to the
. >> reporter: chuck schumer said that the senate should expect to stay in session with phil dunn, is it still your expectation that the president will -- >> john peter doocy's best efforts. but you know, asked a number of times about that. so it looks like we will hear from the president later on. and those will be the first and only comments from the president on this. >> sandra: also asked before if there was any communication from the white house and governor cuomo's...
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and when chuck schumer asked for unanimous consent last week for three separate voting rights bills including the for the people act, ted cruz objected to each of them. the johnspects in the senate are dim. which brings me to mitch mcconnell. during a floor speech in march he warned of a, quote, scorched earth senate where, quote, as soon as republicans wound up back in the saddle we wouldn't just erase every liberal change that hurt the country. we'd strengthen america with all kinds of conservative policies with zero input from the other side. mr. president, you've seen this movie before. mcconnell stole a supreme court seat nine months before the 2016 election and then blew up the filibuster to get justice neil gorsuch confirmed. after rbg died mcconnell rushed to get justice amy coney barrett confirmed to the supreme court eight days before the 2020 election. so we've all seen enough to be certain mcconnell would end the filibuster if republicans retake the senate, and he would justify it by using the very principled arguments made by democrats against it. mr. president, in your oval office address you should argue that the nationwide assault on voting ri
and when chuck schumer asked for unanimous consent last week for three separate voting rights bills including the for the people act, ted cruz objected to each of them. the johnspects in the senate are dim. which brings me to mitch mcconnell. during a floor speech in march he warned of a, quote, scorched earth senate where, quote, as soon as republicans wound up back in the saddle we wouldn't just erase every liberal change that hurt the country. we'd strengthen america with all kinds of...
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john bresnahan and jacqueline alamane, author of "the power-up" newsletter. thank you very much. as ali reported, we're going to be hearing from senate majority leader chuck schumer to happen before it happens. so what's going to happen? what is he going to tell us? what does the road ahead look like? >> they're going to keep working. that's what they're going to tell you. listen, we talked to hagerty yesterday, senator hagerty from tennessee is a freshman, he didn't want to -- you can weigh what is called post closure time technically, he didn't want to wave that. he didn't want to speed up thing, he blocked an agreement on thursday night. he didn't want to do anything yesterday on it. we'll have to see what he does today. because there is going to be another vote tonight and then there will be another 30 hours technically to take us to 2:00 a.m. on tuesday and then there will be more votes, so, you know, as ali said this could go tuesday this could go tonight, it could go anytime -- it is going to pass. the only question is when it's going to pass. >> right, and so i was just sitting here wondering, so, if senator hagerty knows this thing is going to pass and h
john bresnahan and jacqueline alamane, author of "the power-up" newsletter. thank you very much. as ali reported, we're going to be hearing from senate majority leader chuck schumer to happen before it happens. so what's going to happen? what is he going to tell us? what does the road ahead look like? >> they're going to keep working. that's what they're going to tell you. listen, we talked to hagerty yesterday, senator hagerty from tennessee is a freshman, he didn't want to --...