think in their eyes is the right thing for these women. >> so look, we know there's a reason that ken paxtongoing after this new york doctor. it's also an opportunity for them, much like they did on immigration, much like they did by busing immigrants to other states. they are trying to make the case. that there is something wrong with doctors from one state, taking care of patients from another. they know and we said this last year, and the last time this went to the supreme court. they know medication abortion is popular. they know it is very easy to access. that it is a back door. it is a way around abortion bans in red states. they have absolutely no interest in letting their constituents have access to this care from any place else. these doctors in places like new york and this doctor in particular, they are putting their careers on the line to take care of patients from other states. what i think is really interesting and a story that i would like our side to do a better job of telling. we'll be talking about it a lot in the coming year, is the success story of blue states. the fact t

so ken paxton will be able to sue the federal government. he'll be given standing to impact legal immigration and in fact, stop some legal immigration. and it opens the door for states to really usurp the federal government on immigration. and so it is a very, very bad piece of legislation. and look, i've been on your show and many other shows before, during the last congress and before talking about the need to reform our very outdated border policies and immigration laws. this doesn't fix a broken system. this essentially makes a broken system worse. >> congresswoman veronica escobar, democrat of texas, thanks so much for joining us. we're on the front lines as people are evacuating and firefighters are scrambling to contain another massive blaze near los angeles. stay with us ust close the doors and you're in a world of your. >> own. >> travel is not just about the destination. it's also about how you get there. fly emirates. fly better. >> at fisher investments. >> we may. >> look like other money managers. >> but we're different. >> you

we would not let it happen in the governor with his attorney general ken paxton, fantastic, good lawyersaid, you have a great attorney general, they should leave him alone. ken and the governor went to court and a judge became incensed and called for an investigation, how could a thing like this happen? so we are waiting to put that wall up. now that you have a new president, that wall will go up so fast, the governor will complain, sir, this is greg abbott, sir. please come on the wall is going up so fast, please don't do that. no, we are winning too much. people love that, we will do this with the wall. governor abbott calls, sir, the wall is going up too fast, we can't take it. i think you'll be very happy if the wall goes up too fast. we will work with you on that. a great decision by a texas judge and it was beautiful to watch. stopped them in their tracks. they were loading it on to trucks. i am happy they have a good governor in texas. did i get lucky has said the right thing because there were moments i was not so happy with it but not too many. it is good to see you, governor.

>> i just said ken paxton. >> you don't have a name, do you? >> just said ken paxton. >> all right. how about louisiana? you said louisiana has its knives out for black immigrants. who in louisiana were you talking about again? >> i'm not certain, that was two years ago. and as i'm sure, you know, much has happened in the last two years. >> what did you say again? i do not remember the constitution said somebody had their knives out from louisiana for black immigrants, but you don't know who they were. you just said it. >> i said the attorney general of louisiana and texas and i believe this referred to specifically lawsuits brought and arguments that were made in that the arrival of his. >> but i want to record with you. >> thank you very much, senator, appreciate that. >> we have a broken immigration system. this was acknowledged over a decade ago when i first arrived in the united states senate. and we actually, in 2013, we had a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill that addressed the issues of all of the immigrants who are working in various large sectors of our econ

medication abortion, there is also state level efforts like the one undertaken by texas attorney general ken paxtonuing a new york doctor for unlawfully providing abortion inducing drugs to texas residents which is in direct violation of state law. basically, this new york doctor is part of a group that mails abortion medication to women in red states who cannot access it themselves. there are shield laws in eight states that protect those doctors. from doing what they think is medically necessary for these women. but it does, you know, it is a challenge between effectively red states and blue states. red states saying that's not legal here. don't send the medications here. blue states saying this is what is in the best interest of women. what do you think happens to an effort like that? there is the chilling effect it could have on doctors who want to do what they think is the right thing for these women. >> it is the chilling effect. but it is also an opportunity for them much like they did on immigration and busing immigrants to other states. they are trying to make the case that something is wr

reichlin-melnick: i just said ken paxton. sen. kennedy: you said louisiana has its nights -- knives out for black immigrants. who in louisiana were you talking about? mr. reichlin-melnick: it was two years ago and much has happened in the last two years. sen. kennedy: what did you say? you said somebody had their knives out for black immigrants but you don't know who they were? you just said it. mr. reichlin-melnick: the attorney general of louisiana and texas and i believe it referred specifically to lawsuits brought and arguments made in court. chair durbin: thank you senator. i appreciate it. sen. kennedy: the attorney at that time of louisiana had his knives out for black immigrants. sen. hirono: we have a broken immigration system. this was acknowledged over a decade ago when i first arrived in the u.s. senate. in 2013 we had a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill that addressed the issues with all the immigrants working in large sectors of our economy, with the chamber of commerce concerned about immigration poli

and, you know, i saw in the house some democrats pointing to ken paxton from texas as an example of someonet they wouldn't want having more leeway there. listen, we'll have to see if they open up the amendment process. republicans don't want to do that. so will that turn some of these democrats and give them a reason not to vote for it? yeah, i think that that that could happen. but how many eventually support the bill? i don't think we know that yet. >> jackie, big picture. how long do you think this may last, this sense among democrats that they need to perhaps approach donald trump in a different way? i mean, clearly, the results of the election were more clear in donald, more clearly in donald trump's favor than many of them anticipated that it would be. and we're not hearing as many people wanting to go out and call it the resistance 2.0 or something along those lines. but that said, you know, trump could overreach relatively quickly. >> well, i was going to say that i think it depends on the policy. we know that democrats or excuse me, the republicans are going to keep pushing democra

is reporting that the texas right to life organization, as well as the state attorney general, ken paxtonpartners abortions. what do you make of that and where this trend is going in our country? >> it's incredibly scary to imagine that, you know, your partner or ex-partner, your physician, even. we're seeing with a case in ohio, nurses that are taking care of you, supposed to be taking care of you in the hospital are being essentially armed with legal means to be vigilantes, to go after women, to call police in cases that they think something has happened that was wrong. there's a lot of confusion about our ban in indiana. we get calls every day from physicians and people not sure if they can provide appropriate life saving and legal care for patients, and to imagine that this is going to spread not just from banned states, but potentially nationwide, to imagine that, you know, we won't be able to have the option to help people get one state over to illinois. we don't know where people will be able to get the care that they need if it's everywhere. >> you know, perhaps there are some wom

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