mr. mcconnell: mr. president, mr. mcconnell: mr. president, >> mr. president today like w to begin with a few quotations. quote the legislative filibuster is the most important distinction between the senate and the house. without the 60 vote threshold for legislation the senate becomes a majoritarian institution just like the house. much more so kicked to the went to short-term electoral change. no senator would like to see that happen. so let's find a way to further protect the 60 vote rule forio legislation. that is the current democratic leader senator schumer in april of 2017 less than four years ago. here's another quote mr. president, what about the nuclear option, doing away with the filibuster? i can tell you that was at the end of the senate as it was originally devised and created going and created going back to our founding fathers. we have tos acknowledge or respect for the minority and that is what the senate tries to do in this composition and in its procedure end quote. that was the assistant democratic leader senator durbin and 2018,

mr. mcconnell: i withhold. mr. tuberville: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. tuberville: i ask unanimous consent to delete the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. tuberville: madam president, i rise today to speak on the senate floor for the first time as a united states senator from the great state of alabama. i want to share some thoughts on how we can work together as a team to improve the lives of our constituents and to provide more opportunity for the next generation of americans. but before i begin, i want to take a moment to thank the people of alabama. for the last two years i have traveled the state from mobile to muscleshoals, from wiregrass to lake gunesville, i talked to folks from all walks of life. mostly i listened, which is something we can all do better. i listened to people's hopes and listened to their concerns. i heard what they thought was going right in our country and state and what they thought was going wrong. even after being a football coach my entire career

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, while house democrats try to overturn a certified election result from last november, some senate democrats are agitating to break senate rules to ram through a partisan rewrite of all 50 states' election laws, all 50 states' election laws. the 60-vote threshold is the reason why huge pillars of domestic policy don't oscillate back and forth every time a different party wins the majority. so let's think of something like the mexico city policy. the executive branch policy about funding overseas abortions is flipped back and forth every single time the white house has changed party since the 1980's. republican presidents issue the memo. democrat presidents retract it. the legislative filibuster is what keeps the entirety of federal law from working that way. for a long time, senators on both sides have recognized th

mr. mcconnell? >> no. >> mr. mcconnell, no. >> mr. menendez? >> mr. menendez? aye. >> mr. merkley? >> aye. >> in merkley, aye. >> mr. moran? >> no. >> miss murkowski? >> miss murkowski? no. >> miss murkowski, no. >> mr. murphy, aye. >> mrs. murray? >> aye. >> mrs. murray, aye. >> mr. ossoff? >> aye. >> mr. ossoff, aye. mr. padilla? >> aye. >> mr. paul? >> no. >> mr. paul, no. >> mr. peters? >> aye. >> mr. peters, aye. mr. portman? mr. portman? no. mr. reed? mr. reed, aye. mr. risch? no. >> mr. risch, no. mr. romney? >> no. >> mr. romney, no. miss rosen? >> aye. >> mr. rounds? >> mr. rounds, no. >> mr. rubio? >> no. >> mr. rubio, no. mr. sanders? >> aye. >> mr. and sanders, aye. >> mr. sauj? >> no. mr. shots? aye. >> mr. schumer? >> aye. >> mr. schumer, aye. mr. scott of florida? >> no. >> mr. scott of florida, no. mr. scott of south carolina? >> no. >> mr. scott of south carolina, no. mrs. shaheen? >> mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. shelby? >> no. >> miss sinema? >> yes. >> miss sinema, aye. miss smith? >> aye. >> miss smith, aye. >> miss stabenow? >> aye. >> mr. tester? mr. tester aye. >>

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, today i'd like to begin with a few quotations. quote, the legislative filibuster is the most important distinction between the senate and the house. without the 60-vote threshold for legislation, the senate becomes a majoritarian institution, just like the house. much more subject to the whims of short-term electoral change. no senator would like to see that happen. so let's find a way to further protect the 60-vote rule for legislation. that was the -- that was the current democratic leader, senator schumer, in april of 2017, less than four years ago. here's another quote, mr. president. what about the nuclear option, doing away with the filibuster? i can tell you that would be the end of the senate as it was originally devised and created, going back to our founding fathers. we have to acknowledge our respect for the minority, and that is what the senate tries to do in its composition and in its procedure, end quote. that was the assistant democratic leader, senator durbin, in 2018, about three years ago. a few years ago, 33 mem

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, mr. mcconnell: mr. president, >> mr. president today like w to begin with a few quotations. quote the legislative filibuster is the most important distinction between the senate and the house. without the 60 vote threshold

mr. mcconnell: i request the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday, i voted to advance the nominations of congresswoman marcia fudge to be secretary of housing and urban development. and judge merrick garland to be attorney general. these aren't the nominees that any republican would have picked for these jobs, but the nation needs presidents to be able to stand up a team so long as their nominees are qualified and mainstream. i voted to confirm people like secretaries austin, blinken, yellen, vilsack, and buttigieg. we certainly disagree on plenty of issues, but i spent four years watching many of our democratic colleagues do everything possible to object struskt and delay president trump's nominees right from the start. now we hear many of the same democrats insisting that, as a matter of principle, a new president needs his team and any delay is an outrage. it's funny how some things change. my position has not. i'm voting to confirm judge garland because of his long reputation as a straight footer a

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. nnell: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: yesterday secretary mayorkas testified, quote, the border is secure and the border is not open. yet the situation on our southern border has required fema, the federal emergency management agency, to be called in. so either this is the first time fema has been deployed just to admire a situation that is going smoothly or the administration is not being straight with the american people. here are the facts. customs and border protection reported more than 100,000 migrant encounters in february. 100,000. that was up 28% from january. d.h.s. projects the march totals will keep 2021 on pace for the most border encounters in 20 years. unaccompanied child arrivals have jumped 63%, on pace to shatter all-time records. this would be a humanitarian crisis under any circumstances, but it's even worse during a global pandemic. these thousands of unac

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: there's been a lot of discussion about the democrats' decision to load up their partisan spending bill with liberal items that are completely unrelated to the pandemic. we're at a key turning point in this crisis. the nation has just endured an historically painful year. the virus has stolen half a million american lives. it's thrown millions of children out of classrooms and workers out of jobs, but on every front there seems to be signs we're actually turning the tide. new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been declining. the c.d.c. reports that one in five adult americans have already received at least one vaccine dose. that's 50-plus million people. one in ten have gotten both shots and the supply of vaccines is continuing to ramp up with yet another authorized just last weekend. meanwhile, science keeps confirming it's quite safe to get kids and teachers back in the classrooms with simple precautions that we can accomplish right now. all indications suggest our e

mr. mcconnell tonight, and also the minority leader in the house, accusing biden of being political tonight, it just struck me as so off-base and so wrong. and let's not forget one thing. the reason we are where we are right now in large part is because we had a president who denied the truth. and we should never forget that. not only denied the truth, but rabble-roused a group of crazy people to destroy the capital. peter: thank you. greta brawner, what else do you have for us? greta: more viewer voices. james is texting from new mexico and rights this year has been tough, i have a family of her adult -- a family ofand then yos writing from new jersey. i am a high school student and the pandemic changed my education. we are virtual learning. ica light -- i see a light at the end of the tunnel. kristin and oregon. covid has impacted my family. my boys luckily were able to return or begin school just recently. thankfully, our local school district, i play this -- pray this relief fund will provide a permanent housing solution. peter: those are some of the many texts we received. we appreciat

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: over this week i described the terrible flooding across my home state of keb kentucky. yesterday my staff and i spoke with leaders with some of our hardest hit counties. i was told that one personally joined crews, small businesses -- small business owners in lee county who survived one covid obstacle after another now saw their life's work literally washed away. the situation in powa county is so dire at least one city can only be accessed by boat. road crews, first responders and the kentucky national guard are doing their best to help out but they can't handle the full scope of the damage until the water recedes. once the assessment is complete, the governor will formerly request a disaster declaration from the biden administration. as soon as he does, my team and i will do our part to get assistance these communities as soon as possible. on a c

mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: last week our democratic colleagues had to resort to a rare tactic to rescue the stalled nomination of xavier becerra to run the department of health appeared human services. the distinguishing feature of this nominee's resume is not his expertise in health, medicine, or administration. that part of the resume is the very brief. what stands out are mr. becerra's commitment to partisan warfare and his far-left ideology. he's supported the sweeping government takeover of health care they call medicare for all, which would actually end medicare as we know it and would rip away families' private insurance plans. as the administration's policies continue to create a border crisis, mr. becerra is someone who believes we should not just have blanket amnesty but that entering the country illegally should not even be a crime. and even amid a global

mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: last thursday i spoke about the pain and disruption this pandemic has caused this past year. i also discussed the optimistic springtime that lies before us. the brighter horizon is not a product of a partisan bill that was signed last week or an administration that was sworn in less than two months ago. it was built by the american people and supported by the five historic and completely bipartisan bills that congress passed just last year. later on thursday, the nation heard remarks from president biden. the president spoke in a heartfelt way about grief and loss, but his vision for the days ahead was badly lacking. along a number of crucial dimensions, the biden administration keeps trying to rewrite recent history and year rule science -- and overrule science. let's take vaccinations. the myth that his administration -- set goals that no

mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, last year, congress rallied five times around historic bipartisan legislation to meet urgent and unprecedented needs. our covid-19 packages reinforced the health care front lines, fueled the sprint for vaccines, and cast liveliness for the workers and small businesses hit hardest by shutdowns. together, those bills cost about $4 trillion, but none of those measures passed the house of representatives with less than a bipartisan supermajority of about 80%, completely overwhelming support. then last week, house democrats rammed through the american rescue plan act on a razor-thin margin of 50.7%. the only thing bipartisan about their bill was the opposition to it. their bill costs about $2 trillion. that's roughly the same size, same size as the entire cares act that saved our health system and economy through months

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, are we in a quorum call in. the president pro tempore: no, the senate is not. mr. mcconnell: on thursday, the biden administration officials had their first person-to-person meeting with representatives from the republic of china. by diplomatic standards, the opening public exchange was tense. the belligerent grandstanding by p.r.c. diplomats was, unfortunately, no surprise. it's what we've come to expect. as china's military and economic might have grown, beijing has found that the bullying tactics that people call their wolf warrior diplomatic strategy have often work out for them. so i was glad the u.s. team used the opportunity to cut through the c.c.p.'s spin and tell some plain truths about china's regional bullying and disrespect for the rule of law. whether in hong kong or tibet. i'm also glad the administration has sent u.s. personnel to join other diplomats in beijing to protest the secret trial of canadian citizen michael coveric. calling out china rear to cloy is just the first step. an effective u.s

mr. mcconnell: today, or tonight or tomorrow, democrats say they will break the bipartisan streak that has defined the pandemic response up until now. they are set on ramming through an ideological spending spree with non-related covid policies. this is what a house democrat admitted they would do at start of the crisis, exploit the pandemic as, quote, a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision. but to give them credit, they never hided the ball. that's how you get a 628-page bill that costs nearly $2 trillion but only 9% addresses the fight against the virus itself. only 1% -- 1% of the lifesaving vaccinations are ending this nightmare as we speak. that's how you craft a bill that does nothing to get kids immediately back in classrooms, in fact, spends only 5% of the k-12 school money this fiscal year. this isn't a pandemic rescue package, it's a parade of left-wing pet projects that are ramming through -- they are ramming through during the pandemic. there's a costly obamacare bailout that will disproportionately benefit wealthier people, payments to farmers and ran

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: madam president, a year ago coronavirus cases were beginning to climb on u.s. soil. shutdown measures were starting to take effect. americans have endured one of the strangest and most painful years in living memory. nearly two million americans have been hospitalized with serious cases of the virus. more than half a million have lost their lives. millions of students and workers have had their lives completely thrown off course. but these dark times have also spotlighted some of the best of america. heroism, selflessness, ingenuity. last march, the night we passed the cares act without a single dissenting vote, i said we'd see a new generation of american heroes, and so we have. doctors and nurses and first responders have worked tirelessly to help their fellow americans. essential workers kept manning their posts and prevented economic co

mr. mcconnell, the question is whether they are going to back it up and they are challenging us on so many property rights, trade practices, spying, and i think you would have to go back and look at what secretary pompeo did to his great credit he realize that this is a multi-front challenge and we have to take them on in all these areas, not just the military. that's only one aspect of it and an important one and i think secretary pompeo laid the groundwork on the chinese don't like that because they put a lot of pressure on the biden administration to drop it. you could tell they are feeling the heat from that so the question is where do we go from here? >> bret: the admiral you heard there was nominated to head of the pacific forces, protected military spending growth 6.8% increase for the u.s. .1% as it stands now, we don't know what's going to happen. >> i think the problem with the military budget is not the budget but what our understanding of the military is or what its purpose is, but the pentagon should be doing. i think republicans are thinking back to the 1980s when they had a

mr. mcconnell?bortions in the 20th week of pregnancy to a nationwide right to carry concealed weapons. yes, all very scary. but i'm willing to live with the consequences if it means protecting every american's right to vote with the passage of the for the people act. lawmakers in 43 states have filed 253 bills restricting voting access. and georgia was one of them, where it's now illegal to give food or water to anyone waiting in line for hours and the republican majority legislature now has full control of the state board of elections. at his thursday press conference, president biden was asked what impact it would have on the administration's china policy. his response was instructive. >> i predict to you your children and grandchildren will be doing their doctoral thesis on who succeeded, autocracy or democracy. that's what's at stake. we have to make sure democracy works. >> democracy drives its power from the consent of the governed. but this democrcy will fail if only some are allowed to vote.

mr. mcconnell: since we were last in this chamber our democrat colleagues were shooting down amendment after amendment to ensure their non-related covid plan remained very liberal and purely partisan. republicans proposed americans for extra government help for americans, to ensure direct checks would only go to citizens and legal residents and not to people in prison, to rein in a runaway state and frow -- enforce the bill on actual needs p but democrats banded together to defeat every one of these changes. as the democratic leader happily explained to reporters on saturday, his whole party put lock step unity ahead of substance. the spending spree that president biden's chief of staff brags is the most progressive domestic legislation in a generation is on its way over to the house. already we hear reporting that this giveaway will simply wipe out the budget deficit of new york state and eliminate a big part of the deficit in san francisco, courtesy of the taxpayers in kentucky and middle america. already we hear the administration saying they want some of these sweeping new welfare polici

mr. president of senator schumer, senator mcconnell about the american rescue plan, joe biden's proposal in his initial proposal as president to deal with the pandemic, the state of the economy and many other aspects of american culture and life that need to be addressed. clearly there is a difference of opinion. i couldn't help but think as senator mcconnell was recounting our experience last year that when he came to the cares act a year ago that 2 trillion-dollar plan to respond to the state of the pandemic and the economy, the plan that was engineered by treasury secretary mnuchin, a member of the trump administration and bargained and negotiated with republicans and democrats alike, that when they finally agreed the vote was 96-0 in this chamber. every democrat voted for the proposed cares act that was engineers by the trump administration. the party waswa pushed aside because the priority was our nation. it happened again in december of last year. president trump administration, treasury secretary mnuchin at the table, democrats and republicans bargaining the final vote 92-6 in the

mr. mcconnell. i'm not opposed to the change of the filibuster rule.t was inappropriate vehicle used by the senate, which is entitled to set its own rules, back in a time. if circumstances have changed and it becomes necessary to change the rules, everything changes. nothing stays the same. i'm ok with that concept. the problem is when people try to use, for example, what mitch mcconnell did back during the first term of the obama administration and he repeated the mistake this morning when you had the clip on senator durbin. what mitch mcconnell did back then, please correct the viewers who called about this. that was mitch mcconnell, saying that after obamacare got through, ran through, and president obama said elections have consequences, that is when mitch mcconnell said if that's how he's going to govern, we must said -- we must do what we can to make him a what -- one term president. please make that clear. that's a fact. as to the opening of your show this morning. let's make sure that we report on the violence against everybody every day if tha

let's listen in to senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. >> mr. president and colleagues i strongly recommend a no vote. >> the clerk will call -- >> you heard the tail end of mitch mcconnell saying he's recommending a no vote. we expect that somewhere within this hour a vote will come in the u.s. senate on the bill that had already passed the house, $1.9 trillion american relief bill. we'll continue to watch. we'll be right back. it's powered by verizon for as little as $25 a month. but it gets crazier. bring a friend every month and get every month for $5. boom! 12 months of $5 wireless. visible, wireless that gets better with friends. plaque psoriasis, the burning, itching. the pain. with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis can uncover clearer skin and improve symptoms at 16 weeks. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had a vaccine or plan to. tremfya®. emerge tremfyant™. janss

mr. mcconnell, even at some point the vice president, trying to see why the national guard was not beingu. >> hi, willie. happy saint bat trick's day. >> down at the border right now there's a surge of migrants including huge numbers of unaccompanied minors being held at detention facilities until their cases can be sussed out. if you listen to the people coming into the country and they say quite plainly, we think it's going to be easier to come to america and to stay in america than it was under president trump because of moratoriums on deportations, a potential pathway to sit senator hillary clinton for people who have come here illegally. what should the biden administration do, i understand they're pointing the finger back at president trump, but what they should be doing to ease this crisis. >> thank you, willie, for that question. many of us have spent a good deal of time on the border or in the country of origin. the president, i understand, is reported to have spoken out and said stay home, don't come now, a. b, he sent fema to help facilitate meeting the needs of these people.

mitch mcconnell blocked bills four times in a row. and mr. ossoff and mr. warnock told the citizens of georgia, if they were elected, they would make sure that the actual promises made would be promises kept, and they have been. so this is a wonderful day for america. this is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation we have passed in decades. and you know what we can show america? that we can get things done to make their lives better. and we will continue to do that through the rest of this session. help is on the way. [applause] ms. pelosi: now the distinguished majority leader of the senate and i will sign the bill and then it will begin its course to the white house. with that, we thank all of our members who are here, house and senate. i do want to acknowledge nikema williams who is here, because in some ways she made today possible. [applause] mr. schumer: and bernie sanders, our chairman of the budget committee, did a great, great job in getting this done. as did -- ms. pelosi: as did john yarmuth of kentucky. with a little help from bourb

mr. president, it's flattering when the republican senate leader comes to the floor and mentioned your name and senator mcconnell did just that this morning. the issue was the filibuster, and senator mcconnell found a quote of several years ago where i spoke in favor of the filibuster to protect annuity rights in the senate.'s it's true. i didi say that, and it was basd on life experience having already served in the senate for a number of years. i came to understand how i

host: another example you can comment on, the senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell, strong words on the senate floor about mr. trump's role on january 6 and yet turning around saying he would vote for him again should he decide to run. guest: it was simply a statement that he will vote for the nominee of the party. it is quite clear mitch mcconnell does not want donald trump to be the nominee in 2024, but mitch o'connell works best when he works quietly -- mitch mcconnell works best when he works quietly and he wants to make sure a party not including trump emerges. that is how we can reconcile those statements. host: who has the potential to emerge if it is not going to be the former president? guest: i think there are a lot of people who have the potential to emerge. the second-place finisher in the cpac straw poll, governor ron desantis, is currently the hot topic in insiders. he is somebody who has a sophisticated demeanor but also one who is not afraid to mix it up with the press. conservative but not excessively so. over the next few months, he is one percent people will be taking a look at. people wil

mr. senator, and you know it. mcconnell is being misleading in the extreme. money for vaccine, distribution, medical services, it all matters urgently and they should not have delayed it in the first bill. we will get to it soon. to assume that anything other than medical costs is not covid related is absurd. it's a economic relief bill due to the health care crisis is. he knows it, of course we are in a rush. people are in a rush. people are starving like never since the great depression and he knows it even in his home state of kentucky. he is slow walking this because he cares about political position more than that pain. give me a reason. why was it. now, they have the senator of the party that denied the pandemic. remember the economy cratered and they delayed action to the point that it was extreme and that's why the economy cratered, now he is taking credit for the bounce back. to be clear, the republicans lost the presidency for two main reasons. the big one, is that they cost money and lives. people like mcconnell backed the most offensive and divisi

mr. president, it's flattering when the republican senate leader comes to the floor and mentions your name. senator mcconnell did just that this morning. the issue was the filibuster. senator mcconnell found a quote of several years ago where i spoke in favor of the filibuster to protect minority rights in the senate. it's true. i did say that. it was based on life experience having already served in the senate for a number of years, i came to understand how it evolved as one of the procedures of the senate. but i will have to say to you that my impression of the filibuster changed, and the reason it changed was none other than the republican senate majority leader -- now minority leader, senator mcconnell. you see, the filibuster really was created in the senate through its own rules as i explained yesterday, and it came to define the senate in this respect. the founding fathers looked to the senate to provide two representatives and literally senators from each state, regardless of population. so smaller states back in the original colony, smaller states like delaware would have the same number of senators

mitch mcconnell blocked bills four times in a row, and mr. awsat and mr. warnock -- mr.mr. warnock said promises made would be promises kept, and they have done so. this is a wonderful day to america -- for america. this is one of the most consequent of pieces of legislation we have passed in decades, and do you know what we can show, america? we can get things done to make their lives better, and we will continue to do that through the rest of this session. help is on the way. russ: narrator: funding for esentation of this program is provided by.. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. ♪ ♪ man: you're watching pbs. narrator: stream the best of pbs on any device with the pbs deo app. all your favorite drama, history, science, news, and documentaries all in one place. watch your pbs station live or catch up on the shows you missed. discover new favorites from pbs and locally produced shows from your station. get the pbs vi

mcconnell delivered final arguments on this legislation. the bill passed on a party line vote of 50-49. cloakrooms. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, it's been a long day, a long night, a long year, but a new day has come and we tell the american people help is on the way. when democrats assumed the majority in this chamber, we promised to pass legislation to rescue our people from the depths of the pandemic and bring our economy and our country roaring back. in a few moments, we are going to deliver on that promise. this bill will deliver more help to more people than anything the federal government has done in decades. it is broader, deeper, and

mr. president i hope this is not a sign of things to come. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. >> i listen to the speeches of senator schumer, senator mcconnell, about the american rescue plan, the initial proposal from the president to deal with a pandemic, the state of theth economy, and many other aspects of american culture and life that need to be addressed. clearly there is a difference of opinion. i cannot help but thank you senator mcconnell was recounting our experience last year, when it came to the c.a.r.e.s. act, one year ago, the 2 trillion-dollar plan to respond to the economy the plan engineered by a treasury secretary mnuchin to bargain and a, negotiate that when they finally agreed republs ninety-six / nothing in the chamber every democrat voted for the proposed c.a.r.e.s. act engineered by the trump administration. party was pushed aside with the priority of the nation that happened again in december the trump administration. treasury secretary at the table the final vote 92 / t six and those six were all republicans. again the democrats stepped up to say we will support the bipartisan effort becausen that's why we're here.

mr. smith goes to washington. long history of preventing racial progress and senator mcconnell needs to know the history. >> he hasomments saying he was referring to the origins of the filibuster. first of all, that's not what mcconnell said. he said, first of all, it has no racial history at all, and the point isn't how the filibuster was made it's been what it's been used to do, correct? >> absolutely correct. and the filibuster is just a device to delay. it's like four corners in basketball. s it's used to delay the ultimate outcome. the history of the filibuster is it has been used to prevent racial progress. that's been the primary use of it during the civil rights movement. primary use of it was to prevent civil rights legislation from being passed. and so that's a long history -- john adams said facts are stubborn things, and senator mcconnell needs to understand the facts just support that it has a racial factory. >> facts first. you are here with them. thank you, sir. >>> boulder mourning the loss of ten people from yesterday's mass shooting at a supermarket. president biden saying now is the time to act

mitch mcconnell blocked bills four times in a row and mr. ossoff and mr. warnock said they would make sure that the actual promises made would be promises kept and they have been. so this is a wonderful day for america. this is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation we have passed in decades. you know what we can show america? that we can get things done to make their lives better and we will continue to do that through the rest of this session. help is on the way. [ applause ] >> now the distinguished majority leader of the senate and i will sign the bill and begin the course to the white house. with that we thank the members who are here, house and senate. i want to acknowledge make ma williams who is here because in ways she made today possible. president of the freshman class. >> bernie sanders, our chairman, of the budget committee, did a great, great job in getting this done as did -- >> as did john yar mouth of kentucky with a little help of bourbon. i see neil and widen and between the two of them they put nearly a trillion dollars int

mr. smith goes washington, talking for hours on then on end. that's not what happens. mitch mcconnell can phone in an objection and force the democrats to have 60 votes to pass anything. i think you'll see the democrats -- physically hold the floor and speak buck as soon as they relent in speaking then we're going to be able to hold a majority vote. that's the talking filibuster proposal. it would allow somebody like manchin a the say, i'm preserving some ability for the minority to objection, but ultimately i'm going allow an up and down vote on some of these proposals. >> brian fallen just took us ahead in the textbook. thanks. >> thanks. happy belated birthday. >> thank you. >>> one of the women accusing andrew cuomo of sexual harassment speak out. that's next. >> do you believe he was propositioning you? >> yes. >> for what? >> sex. the harry's razor is not the same our razors have 5 german-engineered blades designed to stay sharp so you can enjoy lasting comfort and we never upcharge you for high quality harry's. available in store and at harrys.com oh, you think this is just a c

mcconnell made a tremendous mistake. he lost to those two seats. >> maria: well, i don't understand why the other networks at the time, mr.sident, said that we have confirmed this independently, that he said find the fraud. i mean, how is it possible that you, i mean, we have now the tape. you said nothing of the sort, find the fraud. this is the court that they all went with. they said that they verified it independently. how is that possible? >> when you hear the tape, they say donald trump may be the most honest person. it was a beautiful and perfect segment. "the washington post" said that when they heard it. they were relying on the statement made by people in georgia that run the elections. it's a very terrible thing, very terrible thing for our country. what took place in pennsylvania, what took place in detroit, michigan, what took place in wisconsin. >> maria: mr. president. >> in arizona. it is a disgrace. >> maria: we had mail in validating because of covid, but now, nancy pelosi and the democrats want this hr one to stand. they want it to pass the senate to the mail-in ballot. what are your thoughts on hr one,

mr. smith goes to washington." so it's a long history of preventing racial progress, and senator mcconnell needs to know this history response. his press secretary tried to clarify the senator's comments, claiming and i quote here, he was referring to the origins of the filibuster. first of all, that's not what mcconnell said. he said, quote, it has no racial history at all. and the point anyway isn't how the filibuster was made. it's what it's been used to do, correct? >> absolutely correct. and the filibuster is just a device to delay. it's sort of like the four corners in basketball. it's used to delay the ultimate outcome. but the history of the filibuster is that it has been used to prevent racial progress. that's been the primary use of it during the civil rights movement. primary use of it was to prevent civil rights legislation from being passed. and so there's a long history. john adams said facts are stubborn things, and senator mcconnell needs to understand the facts just support that it has a racial history. >> well, you know as we say on this show, facts first. michael hig an botham here with them. than

leader mitch mcconnell spoke in favor of the senate filibuster as some democratic senators call for changes which would either lower limit the required 60 votes threshold are passing legislation. mr. president, today i would like to begin with a few quotations.s. quote, the legislative filibuster is the most important distinction between the senate and the house. without the 60-vote threshold for legislation, the senate becomes the majority area

host: another example you can comment on, the senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell, strong words on the senate floor about mrp's role on january 6 and yet turning around saying he would vote for him again should he decide to run. guest: it was simply a statement that he will vote for the nominee of the party. it is quite clear mitch mcconnell does not want donald trump to be the nominee in 2024, but mitch o'connell works best when he works quietly -- mitch mcconnell works best when he works quietly and he wants to make sure a party not including trump emerges. that is how we can reconcile those statements. host: who has the potential to emerge if it is not going to be the former president? guest: i think there are a lot of people who have the potential to emerge. the second-place finisher in the cpac straw poll, governor ron desantis, is currently the hot topic in insiders. he is somebody who has a sophisticated demeanor but also one who is not afraid to mix it up with the press. conservative but not excessively so. over the next few months, he is one percent people will be taking a look at. people will look

mcconnell and i believe he will get rid of the filibuster if the democrats were not in. host: quick one from paul, oklahoma city, republican. mute your volume. caller: good morning. congratulations, mr. president. i respect that. what do y'all think about gun control? i respect guns. it has gotten out of hand. ar-15, for instance. how about you only get to buy one instead 202-748-8000 for women. 202-748-8001 for men. this is dana. carlsbad, california. caller: i like to have megan rapinoe on there. she is perfect for this. if you look at what the women's market in -- brought in it is hundreds of millions of dollars less than what the men soccer team brought in. it all comes down to how much you are worth. you can advertise something that advertises $100 million in something that brings in $500 million. that is human reason that make more. they bring in a lot more revenue in commercials, for products and jerseys -- i can go on and on about that. that is a simple one. as far as women making less money, women right now have the most degrees in the country, the highest positions in the country if you look at the numbers. women are making great numbers. you never see the women that are a

mr. thompson: twice after today. senator schumer: twice after today. will have the good sense to pass this twice. and in the past when they sent it over last time, it went into mitch mcconnell's legislative graveyard. the legislative graveyard is over. h.r. 8 will be on the floor of the senate, and we will see where everybody stands. no more hopes and prayers, thoughts and prayers. a vote is what we need. a vote. not thoughts and prayers. and we will see where people stand, and maybe we'll get the votes. and if we don't, we'll come together as a caucus and figure out how we're going to get this done, because we have to get it done. for the lives of the american people, for the safety of our streets and particularly for our young kids. so many of whom in my state and all the states, mine and jerry's states, and all the states represented here whose lives were taken at such a tender age because of gun violence and guns. senator durbin will be holding hearings. and we are shining the spotlight on this issue. we're going to win on this issue. the american people, i'm sure as has been mentioned, are overwhelmingly -- like 90% -- on our side. so i thank the house for having this ev

mr. president, every single house republican voted against covid relief. i've not seen anyone act like a friend towards you or your ambition, certainly not senator mitch mcconnell as promised. with friends like him, who needs eminas. more proof? he is allowing conspiracy theory ron johnson instead of dr. suess they're reading the 628-page bill that's been going on since 3:00 p.m. eastern. it's just a stunt to delay. it will drag out the process for days. listen to johnson. >> all i'm trying to do is make this a more deliberative process and shine the light on this abusive and obscene amount of money -- >> he knows all of that is bunk. nobody is deliberating. they're not even there half the time. he was a loan part of the period. if he wanted fiscal austerity why did he pass that middle class cut to give 83 cents to every dollar for the top, he wants to help kids enabling the denial of the pandemic, pushing conspiracy theories -- denying the reality of january 6th. are those things good for my kids? he's complaining today people are out to destroy him, i hope not. but stunts like this don't make you popular with people who are hungry and desperate for help. is w

mr. smith goes to washington," holding the senate floor, speaking for hours on end. but that's not what actually happens right now. what happens right now is mitch mcconnell can just phone in an objection and require the democrats to have to muster 60 votes to pass anything. i think you could see the democrats coalesce around the idea of, hey, we'll let the minority block a bill for as long as they're willing to physically hold the floor and speak. but as soon as they relent in speaking, then we're going to be able to move to a majority vote. that would be a -- that's the so-called talking filibuster proposal. it would allow somebody like manchin to say, you know what? i'm preserving some ability for the minority to object, but i'm ultimately going to allow an up or down vote on some of these popular proposals. >> we'll see if it comes to fruition. thank you, sir. i appreciate it. >> thanks. belated happy birthday to you, don. >> thank you. i really appreciate it. >>> one of the women accusing governor chriuomo of sexual harassment speaking out in her first tv interview. that's next. all of that extra toilet paper was a good idea, but now you've flushed i