you've seen like the national labor relations board. where republicans refused to allow anyone no matter who they were just because they came from this president and because they were to sit on a board that they don't like, they refused to let them through until the last filibuster. this is about making the government work overall and allowing the president to have a team in place. >> angela, let me throw this at you quickly. the republicans are so angry, they'll say we're even going to outdo that. right now the change does not include the supreme court nominees like i said. but today gop senator chuck grassley said they'll extend it to that court when they're in power. listen to this. >> the silver lining is that there will come a day when roles are reversed. when that happens, our side will likely nominate and confirm lower court and supreme court

in the book professor gould, who was chairman of the national labor relations board during the 1994 baseballstrike, talks about the strike and the history of player/owner relations. >> and now on your screen is william gould iv. he is an emeritus professor of law here at stanford, and he's also the author of this book, "bargaining with baseball: labor relations in an age of prosperous turmoil." mr. gould, why are you writing about this topic? what's your involvement? >> guest: well, my involvement really is in two different levels. one is as someone who's played the game as young man, as a child, followed it throughout my life. i suppose been passionately involved in it as principally an observer and as well one who has -- someone who has written about it, teaching sports law, talking a lot about baseball in both labor law and sports law and, finally i suppose, the role that comes up in this book in particular is my involvement as both an arbitrator and most particularly as the chairman of the national labor relations board during the clinton administration when we were involved at that time

we'll talk more about wal-mart shady business practices and today's decision by the national labor relations board to go after the company for firing protesting employees on your i may argue political commentator sans sax what's going on it sounds up so sam how do you see this lawsuit faring out because it's really awful wal-mart you know they hired protesters who were their employees and are the stems of the stems from last year's actions on black friday that's a huge walkouts across the country and wal-mart charged with intimidating threatening and even firing a lot of these workers which of course goes against their right to protest national labor relations board expected to file these charges wal-mart will challenge them but assuming that wal-mart's found guilty of violating their workers' rights here will have to pay back fines they might have to reinstate some workers pay back salary to that and also have to inform their workers basically of their rights what they can do and i think the big takeaway here is there's more actions planned for this year there's more actions planned for black bla

even firing a lot of these workers which of course goes against their right to protest national labor relations board expected to file these charges wal-mart will challenge them but assuming that wal-mart's found guilty of violating their workers' rights here will have to pay back fines they might have to reinstate some workers pay back salary to that they also have to inform their workers basically of their rights what they can do and i think the big takeaway here is there's more actions planned for this year there's more actions planned for black black friday this year and given the fact that wal-mart's catching some flak for how they acted last year maybe they'll be a little bit more hesitant to threaten workers this year we could see the number of people who are going to walk off the job increase as a result of that which could help this movement to unionize and treat employee workers a lot a lot better and last week we just saw i think fifty protesters outside of wal-mart . once again they were arrested i don't know if wal-mart actually ordered their rest of that time but do you think that these

the national labor relations board which has more left-leaning people on it they said it's fine. no problem if you pay them to protest. that's what we'll see. >> i don't know if the cookie is really cut that way. the truth is one thing we can say about walmart is walmart pays workers like its prices -- low. that's why thousands of workers will go out and strike. >> what's making them work there? if you don't like the pay, don't work there. >> they are looking for a squob. >> you don't like that job, get a different job. why work at walmart? >> megyn, they have crowded out small businesses. there is no other option, no other place in town. >> do you know who wins? the american consumer. >> not necessarily, megyn. look at what's happening at the walmart in cincinnati, ohio where the walmart is collecting food for employees. how bad is that? employees don't make more than $24,000 a year. this is a serious problem. walmart is causing a race to the bottom. >> how much would they make if walmart were not employing them? >> megyn, the argument here is about a good job. i think all ameri

the national labor relations board which has more left-leaning people on it they said it's fine.have no problem if you pay them to protest. that's what we'll see. >> i don't know if the cookie is really cut that way. the truth is one thing we can say about walmart is walmart pays workers like its prices -- low. that's why thousands of workers will go out and strike. >> what's making them work there? if you don't like the pay, don't work there. >> they are looking for a squob. >> you don't like that job, get a different job. why work at walmart? >> megyn, they have crowded out small businesses. there is no other option, no other place in town. >> do you know who wins? the american consumer. >> not necessarily, megyn. look at what's happening at the walmart in cincinnati, ohio where the walmart is collecting food for employees. how bad is that? employees don't make more than $24,000 a year. this is a serious problem. walmart is causing a race to the bottom. >> how much would they make if walmart were not employing them? >> megyn, the argument here is about a good job. i think all a

wall, by making three appointments to the national labor relations board, during the senate's winter holidays. two chamber at the time was in proform ma session. the lawsuit over this case is currently before the supreme court. we'll discuss the arguments for and against the so called nuclear option, a rules change that allows presidential nominees to proceed with a simple majority in just a moment, we are now joined by victoria nurse. she is a professor of law at georgetown unit, she is nominated by president obama to serve on the united states court of appeals for the 7th circuit. profuser nurse withdrew her nomination, after a home state senator put her nomination on hold and it became clear she would not be confirmed. welcome to inside story. >> thank you for having me. >>ly stipulate that most people watching this will never be nominated for a federal anything, so tell people what that is like? when you enter the process, do you give away a lot? your personal life, your personal details is it a sacrifice to say yes when the president calls in. >> absolutely. it was a four year p

the national labor relations board found merit and violations of the law against its employees.een courageous for a long time. it is up to us to support them because this isn't just about walmart but the way in which walmart sets standards for the economy especially when two-thirds of their workers make poverty wajges. this is important for all of us. >> thank you for being here. i also want to thank tiffany. thank you. happy holidays. >> thank you and happy holidays to you as well. >> all right. appreciate it. >>> after the break, after signals the cia was open to reforming the drone program, they are continuing to keep a tight lid on it. now tens of thousands of pakistanis are blocking nato supply routes. we're going to discuss the road to transparency with the center for american progress next on "now." [ grunts softly ] [ ding ] i sense you've overpacked, your stomach. try pepto to-go. it's pepto-bismol that fits in your pocket. relief can be yours, but your peanuts... are mine. ♪ ♪ hark how the bells, sweet silver bells ♪ ♪ all seem to say throw care away ♪ ♪ from everywher

which is essentially a union negotiation where and stead of going through the normal national labor relations board election process they just agreed that they won't you know they won't strike the hope support they actually help support the companies casino about like a ballot initiative that was supported by the company the company just let them have a half. you know card a card check process so they agreed then they would excuse strikes they'd support the company and other in their efforts in exchange for having a card check union election day when they won and more and more one of the employees of the company says that that actually violates section three zero two of the tarp taft hartly act because it's an exchange of a thing of value. and if it from it will help you the companies that will help you out and arguably go under that logic anything the union a company negotiate becomes a violation is actually through to right because any time you negotiating for something that you have an interest in if you get something that benefits you it's a thing of value now two out of three district courts o

we'll talk more about wal-mart shady business practices and today's decision by the national labor relations board to go after the company for firing protesting employees and there are two political commentator sans sax what's going on sounds up so sam how do you see this lawsuit faring out because it's really awful wal-mart you know. iron protestors who were their employees and are the stems of the stems from last year's actions on black friday that's a huge walkouts across the country and wal-mart charged with intimidating threatening and even firing a lot of these workers which of course goes against their right to protest national labor relations board expected to file these charges wal-mart will challenge them but assuming that wal-mart's found guilty of violating their workers' rights here will have to pay back fines they might have to reinstate some workers pay back salary to that they also have to inform their workers basically of their rights what they can do and i think the big takeaway here is there's more actions planned for this year there's more actions planned for black black friday

so another day another public relations disaster for wal-mart on monday the national labor relations board the federal agency that protects workers' rights announced that it is charging the nation's largest employer with violating american labor laws now those charges stem from last november's black friday walkouts in which hundreds of wal-mart employees from across the country struck to demand higher pay and better working conditions according to the n.l.r.b. wal-mart broke the law when it intimidated and fired workers who joined in on that strike the agency said in a press release wal-mart unlawfully threatened employees with reprisal if they engaged in strikes and protests on november twenty second two thousand and twelve and also lawfully threatened disciplined and or terminated employees for having engaged in legally protected strikes and protests monday's announcement couldn't have come at a better time labor groups are planning another round of strikes this thanksgiving and the n.l.r.b. his decision to press charges should give an added boost to their cause but wal-mart isn't just h

this includes the national labor relations board and the consum financial protection bureau.wing the rollout of obamacare, this could be used to have the nominees confirmed if the president decides health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius should go. jay carney pushed back at the white house. >> obviously there are a lot of positions that any president can sell. fill. the fact of the matter is thht the president's team when it comes to the affordable care act is fixing the problems that exist with the wsite. >> three democrats voted with the republicans to oppose changing the rules. >> if it could be changed on judges or other nominees. this president is going to be using this to change the rules and a consideration of legislation. reporter: 33o the 55 senators had never served it with their party in the minority. jeff merkley was elected i 2008 in pushfor the nuclear option. >> i think this is a terrific book for the u.s. senate. we have had a former paralysis that has inflicted this institution and has done a great disservice to the american people. reporter: on

the national labor relations board says it will proceed with a case against walmart.almart out with a statement saying they do believe disciplinary actions were legal and justified. >> thank you very much. should you spend your thanksgiving at home with your family or at a store getting the deal. welcome in our panel. all right. stephanie, where do you fall on this? thanksgiving time come on some of my greatest memories growing up spending time with my family. >> you just said it. and i said what are you doing for thanksgiving and i know for me a tradition to cook with my kids and celebrate and watch the parade and that is the thing that kids remember not getting a deal on a tv, right? >> oh, jeffrey? >> sit time for another flat screen tv, have my dinner and get out to walmart and do my thing and come out to football. look, i think it is a new tradition of going out on thanksgiving doing your shopping and do it with family members and don't stay out there all day. >> it is your perogative as bobby brown says. >> would you have enough money to go shopping with jeffrey

two year ago national labor relations board filed a complaint against both -- boeing for moving jobsuth carolina, they dropped it but it could reresurrect itself and come back. neil: if you are boeing, and you try you know, a little bit more, a little bit more. this, this, this, as seems to be the prevailing argument this is just the start of boeing going increasingly nonunion. i don't think that is a stretch by the way. but, how did you think thawill go over, and what signal do you think it will since other companies, that do you think it will sense other companies. >> not going over well but not just about boeing, looking at automobile manufactur manufactu. the foreign companies they put their facilities in right to work lates, primarily southern, you would think they would like at states like deet diet. detroit buzz because that is where labor is, but they don't do that with so much uncertainty around unions and the cost of the business. neil: i am wondering if i am these union members in washington state, should i be nervous? >> well, not yet. i think, they are not moving their j

. >> the national labor relations board and the consumer financial protection bureau, following the rouf -- this rule change could be used to have new nominees confirmed if they decide kathleen sebelius and others should go jay carney pushed back. >> i have no personnel announcements to make. there are obviously a lot of positions that any president fills. and the fact of the matter is, the president's team twh it comes to the affordable care act is focused on fixing the problems that exist with the website. >> carl leafin, mark manchin and mark pryor voted to change the rules. >>> if it could be changed on judges or other nominees, this will be used, i fear, to change the rules in consideration of legislation. >> unlike leafin, 33 of the 55 democratic senators never served with their pert in the minority. jeff merkley was elected in 2008 and pushed for the nuclear option. >> this is terrific for the u.s. sn senate. it's done great disservice to the american people. >> one former senator predicts this would only make the atmosphere worse. >> the senate was designed to force people to wor

wal-mart is facing charges from the national labor relations board, says that wal-mart threatened workers were striking on black friday last year and judge napitano responds to that. strong arming by the government. to capitol hill. topic one, will the exchange be up and running by the end of the month? no, not completely. number two, how secure is your data if you sign up? not secure at all. the top of the hour those two hearings. the dow crossing 16,000, but we have a lot of chatter out there talking the markets down, including talk from billionaire investor carl icahn. we'll deal with that in a moment. first, a controversial call at the end of the patriots game. brady to gronkowski, a flag thrown, the refs decided no penalty. carolina wins 24-20 and mr. brady upset, look at that. ? ♪ like, really big... then expanded? ♪ or their new product tanked? ♪ or not? what if they embrace new technology instead? ♪ imagine a company's future with the future of trading. company profile. a research tool on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. well, did you know that just one sheet of bounce outdoor fre

the last time this showdown occurred over the national labor relations board, they did work it out.n this -- on the d.c. circuit it was too important to the real hard line roots to block those judges from being put on the second highest court to the supreme court. the supreme court we should point out, those confirmations are excluded from this and some normal business does get done or at least it did. the senate banking committee recommended that janet yellin would be recommended as the chair and that would have gone to the floor and now it could get conceivably caught up in the back wash over this. chuck, what is the president likely to say? this is not that he wants -- that the traditions have changed? >> right. it will be more of a somber not a celebratory thing. don't forget, this is something right now the base of the democratic party, particularly the activist base, not in a good place. not feeling good about health care. this has been something that something on the activist base have been wanting harry reid to do for a while. so i think this is also about a moment of reassu

supreme court will hear the challenge to president obama's recess appointments to the national labor relations boardguments will be presented on january 13th. the social security administration is defending itself after word that hundreds of people are losing federal benefits because they are wrongly listed as dead. on the flip side, over the past few years, social security doled out more than $133 million to dead people. the administration admits the death master file is not 100% accurate. and it says all other federal agencies use that file as their own database for paying benefits. >>> still ahead, why one obama care supporters says canceling your insurance policy is really a good thing. >>> first, mending fences among friends in a very unfriendly part of the world. have hail damage to both their cars. ted ted is trying to get a hold of his insurance agent. maxwell is not. he's on geico.com setting up an appointment with an adjuster. ted is now on hold with his insurance company. maxwell is not and just confirmed a 5:30 time for tuesday. ted, is still waiting. yes! maxwell is out and about... wit

the national labor relations board recent finding that walmart fired and harassed workers trying to stand doesn't exactly make me or anyone else for that matter want to denyick the hall with walmart holly. so, yeah, i do have high hopes for doug. not because i think he's going to have an ebenezer scrooge like christmas morning pro worker conversion. but because i think we can convince him that treating workers well is good business. just to be sure he gets my message, though, i will be supporting walmart workers this week at a d.c. area black friday protest. we will have coverage from that event next week here on "the cycle. "and i hope you will consider welcoming doug, supporting walmart workers and supporting working people everywhere by doing the same. all right. that does it for "the cycle." joy reid is in for martin. and joy, it is all yours. >> all good stuff, krystal. let's hang out. >> i'll come over. >> sounds good. >>> good afternoon, it is wednesday, november 27th. and on this thanksgiving eve, pardon our interruption. >>> thanksgiving might be the best holiday we have here in

this year, it invalidated the president's national labor relations board appointments, making the body nonfunctional. last year, it struck down epa rules on air pollution. all of that from this one court. now, republicans filibustering a nominee isn't new. what is new and dangerous is the reason. you see, the d.c. appellate court has 11 seats, three of those seats are now vacant. and the judges who are there reliablely deliver conservative rulings. if the president could appoint one judge, it would tip the court's balance. if he could fill all three vacancies, it would transform the court and all of american justice. but republicans are now saying that democrats can appoint no one to fill those vacancievacan. in fact, they are now saying that appointing people to fill vacancies is, get this, court packing. >> this court is not one that needs more judges. as he's trying to pack the court in order to affect the outcomes. >> packing the court because it has issued rulings against the administration is a cynical approach to the judicial branch. >> i certainly hope that neither the white ho

cut the marginal tax rate and rein in the epa and the national labor relations board. >> your friendyan wants to reform enhitment wititlement. he said the gop should spend time worrying about how to help poor and poverty stricken people. this was a jack kemp message. this too was a reagan message. would you go down that route? >> he's absolutely right. i write a chapter about it. you haven't gotten to it yet, but you should read it. middle of the road center voters don't want us to move back and forth on issues. they want us to see we're compassionate about all people. >> solutions. >> conservatives need to show that we are indeed compassion e compassionate. to show we are compassionate. compassion is by empowering people to control their into lives and destinies. >> governor walker, terrific stuff. the book "unintimidated." it's available everywhere. i've read chunks of it. it's a great read. going back to obama care. it sure looks like the president has been caught in another misleading statement. don't forget his ugly new poll numbers. it is all coming back with you, the implicati

fortunately, this week the national labor relations board which thanks to the last filibuster deal actuallyership now, they just found that walmart did exactly that. that they fired people, they intimidated them. they retaliated against them. so this is about so much more than just raising the minimum wage which is critical. this is about the fact that workers have no power in our democracy. and they have no voice with their own employers. and it is a willful silencing of those workers. >> i'm so glad you're going to that piece, because what we do with people who are working hard all day, all week. can't afford vacations so they're being told to take time off. where did that come from? i was looking at the university of california study that found that half of fast food workers are actually on public assistance. so they work full-time, but they're below the poverty level. we put $7 billion as public taxpayers into how these people who are fully employeed and mcdonald's just mcdonald's gets over $1 billion a year under that public assistance which is a fifth of their profits. when you think

you can't find consensus nominees for the national labor relations board. do whatever it takes. recess appoint them when the senate isn't even in session. you can't convince congress to adopt your gun control agenda. do whatever it takes, issue some executive orders. you can't convince moderate democrats to support cap-and-trade fee increases. well, do whatever it takes. do the same thing through e.p.a. regulation. frustrated that conservative groups' political speech is protected under the first amendment, do whatever it takes, use the i.r.s. to harass and intimidate those same conservative groups. frustrated when the court stands up for religious freedom and issues a check on obamacare contraception mandate. do whatever it takes. stack the d.c. circuit court in your favor. frustrated when the court curbs your power on recess appointments. do whatever it takes. stack the d.c. circuit with your favorite appointees, people that will rule in your favor. worried that e.p.a.'s regulation on cap-and-trade fee increases might get challenged in the court. do whatever it takes, stack th

you know, the national labor relations board just came out against walmart in a ruling because walmartng these brave workers that had been standing up and making their voices heard. this company is continuing to see an increased amount of pressure. we're hoping that not just the visibility from the workers standing up but organizations like mine, civil rights organizations that believe that workers should be paid a living wage, that big companies like walmart have a responsibility, we believe that this energy will hopefully lead to real change. >> all right, thanks for joining us. good luck, friday. >> thanks for having me. >>> today's producer pick was a team decision. men with a turkey, they have somewhere to turn, right? for the first time in its nearly 30-year history, men will also answer the phones at the butterball hotline. you can read more about this by heading to thomas' facebook page. before we go to break, david letterman couldn't resist getting in on the butterball jokes, so check this out. >> now, depending on your specific turkey needs, you can request a female operator,

there was just an announcement by the national labor relations board that walmart had illegally punishedicketing on black friday. they're planning to do it again this year. so i think it just plays into that narrative that walmart -- there's only so far they'll go in terms of actually supporting their workers in terms of paying them a living wage. >> we talk about that black friday opening and now we see walmart and a number of other stores don't want to miss out on sales on thanksgiving at all. at the same time, we've got employees asking to be paid $25,000 a year. that's their ask, on par with the retail industry standard. demos has a suggestion, take the $7.6 billion they spent to buy back its own stock and it could result in a raise of nearly $6 an hour. do you think that would work? is that also to suzy's point about them being tone deaf about this, basically these employees are not breaking the bank in the first place and now they're being asked to give to the other employees to help ones that are even worse off? >> it's just unbelievable. it's like scrooge taking up a donation so

now, last week the national labor relations board general council found walmart workers had experiencedful retaliation in the form of being fired. disciplined or threatened for engaging in black friday strikes last year. on monday, walmart replaced chief executive officer, mike duke, with company veteran doug mcmillan. but there's nothing to suggest that the change in leadership makes a change in the company's anti worker policies. i mean, i think that these -- these strikes that are going to take place in 1,500 stores, these are brave employees, bob shrum. will anything come of it? could this snowball? >> i don't know. and i think that the biggest thing that has to happen here is first we have to raise the minimum waning. secondly, consumers have to be sensitive to this whole issue. and thirdly, you know, henry ford taught us a lesson a century ago. and he was, by the way, not pro union. and he understood if he didn't pay his workers, the kind of wages that turn them into consumers, that it was going to hurt his car company can, hurt the economy overall. so i think that's the really im

if you don't like the national labor relations board, just don't appoint people to run the business. or the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. or in this case the d.c. circuit. the d.c. circuit has an allotted number of judicial positions. this isn't something that the president chooses. congress sets it on the advice of the judicial conference. the judicial conference has not suggested that the number should be shrunk. there are 11 judges and three are currently vacant. the strategy of blocking appointments is sort of a null -- as sort of a nullification of law which i think is troubling. but let me get to the question, madam president, of what i consider to be a double standard that is blocking some wonderful candidates from going on to this court. my legal practice for 17 years was in the civil rights area, and in the civil rights area, there's a legal notion called a pretext. when something bad happens, you don't get an apartment or you don't get a job or you don't get your bank loan or your homeowners insurance policy, and if a reason is asserted for that but the reason ju

this president is still a little miffed his constitutional appointment to people in the national labor relations board was struck down by this court. he rec cog kneeses how important -- recognizes how important it is and would like to load it with judges would be aligned with him. >> democrats say it is crazy. the seats were there in the past and years ago there were fights over the seats when president george w. bush was trying to appoint to the court. the fact is right now by law there are three empty seats there and democrats say that's what the president's job is to do is to fill the empty seats. >> you would hope he would talk a broader look at where there are judicial emergencies because of heavy case loads and lack of judges both at the trial court and the appellate level. but it is clear that you are right, there has been a bipartisan-ship when it comes to dealing with this. the democrats blocked george w. bush's nominee. they say there was not enough work to do. the work lead has gone down since that time. the senator has a sensible piece of legislation that would transfer these seats to othe

financial protection bureau, jenna mccarthy to be head of the e.p.a., nominees to fill the national labor relations board, nominee to head the alcohol, tobacco and firea firearms, nominee to head the ex-im bank, and shortly following thereafter, a nominee to be the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, samantha powers. and so that july deal held through a list of nominees until two weeks ago. and two weeks ago, this body blocked an up-or-down vote on mel watt. so we're right back where we were before. right back where we were. the promise made in january shattered. the promise made in july shattered. and the ability of this body to do its advice and consent responsibility shattered. this should be deeply troubling to all. and we must restore the ability of the senate to perform its responsibilities under the constitution to advise and consent. the senate with simple up-and-down votes will be a check on bad nominations by the president. i have voted against at least one of the president's nominees. i was prepared to vote against another here just a few weeks ago. the president withdrew that nominee so th

you can't find consensus nominees for the national labor relations board. do whatever it takes. recess appoint them when the senate isn't even in session. you can't convince congress to adopt your gun control agenda. do whatever it takes, issue some executive orders. you can't convince moderate democrats to support cap-and-trade fee increases. well, do whatever it takes. do the same thing through e.p.a. regulation. frustrated that conservative groups' political speech is protected under the first amendment, do whatever it takes, use the i.r.s. to harass and intimidate those same conservative groups. frustrated when the court stands up for religious freedom and issues a check on obamacare contraception mandate. do whatever it takes. stack the d.c. circuit court in your favor. frustrated when the court curbs your power on recess appointments. do whatever it takes. stack the d.c. circuit with your favorite appointees, people that will rule in your favor. worried that e.p.a.'s regulation on cap-and-trade fee increases might get challenged in the court. do whatever it takes, stack th

the national labor relations board found walmart fired some employees who protested.>> its an important point. when you think about a place like walmart employs over a million people. one thing that comes to my mind, why isn't there any union representation in walmart? clearly folks have tried to organize and haven't been successful. again, i'm not here to advocate that every walmart employee should join a union but they should have the opportunity to do so if that's what they want. i think there are legitimate concerns that walmart prevents that kind of collective bargaining formation that should be allowed to occur. >> do you think the story speaks to a bigger flash point in this country, the problem of income inequality. >> unquestionably. again, if you think about the idea that we've got very low prices, but we also have very low wages, this is a model that kind of works only in the context of considerable inequality. we have very low income people who aren't benefiting from the growth in the economy year in year out. so there's kind of a stuck at the lower end of

finishing up here, the national labor relations board ruled that walmart violated the national labor sing and firing employees in 14 states. do you plan to address the managers there about their alleged mistreating of employees? >> well, that's a case that's still pending. it will be end up having our say and i will be able to defend those charges in court. we don't do that. that's just not accurate. >> let's move on and talk about black friday and shopping. it is all cheers. you are very happy. you think it is going to be great. do you have any concerns or any worries about shopping, something that people may be looking for and may not be able to get at walmart? >> well, we try to take care of everybody. by and large, with well over 22 million customers last night, i think we did a pretty good job. the event is not over. more to come this morning. big events kicking off at 8:00 with manager specials and a deep, discounted price on things you might need to decorate your home, light, trees, stuff like that. great prices on food items. there is still a lot going on today. we are able to

they wouldn't put commissioners into the national labor relations board.putting in the folks to run the agencies or fill out these court vacancies. that's why they've abused it. we can't allow a senate rule to be used to nullify american law. >> i understand what you're saying, senator. i against the confusion or frustration is what we're seeing is a reflection of the inability of the democrats and the republicans to work together. nobody disagrees on that. it's a simple proposition. >> completely agree. >> this is not a fix to that. at what point will we see some of our elected leaders finding a way to do the job you're elected to do? because this decision that you just made does not help the situation. >> i completely disagree with you. look, chris, again, i have worked in a legislative body that operated by majority rule and we worked together fine. this will not make anything worse. you can work together in a majority rule situation, just like you can with filibusters, holds and clotures. i actually believe that the senate rules were impeding us workin