i'm joined tonight with ohio state senator nina turner. senator, good to have you with us.commend you, you have been absolutely the stalwart fighter there in ohio, and a leader an inspirational in so many ways. what do you think the federal government can do to curb vote suppre suppression? >> the federal government needs to enforce the voting rights act, the civil rights act and any other federal statutes on the books. there was a commission established called the election assistance commission. that was supposed to be a bipartisan commission with four members. it doesn't have members because the republicans have been holding that up in congress. it is very important that those on the federal level enforce the laws that we had there. and that elections assistance commission would go a long way, it would be a clearing house for some of the best practices in this nation that continue to drive the polls. that voting should be for everybody. not a select few. and we need to make sure the federal government uses the tools that are in their tool box. >> and you say in your state

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. >> nina turner, great to have you with us tonight. senator, you have done a marvelous job for your state. we don't have a top five or top ten of favorite guests on the "the ed show," but i guarantee i would put you in the top five. >> thank you. thank you, ed. >> that is "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. the rachel maddow show starts right now. have a happy and blessed new year. >>> hello, i'm milissa rehberger. welcome to msnbc's continuing coverage of the breaking news on capitol hill. a senior democratic source just told nbc news that there may be a vote in the senate later this evening. the house has adjourned for the evening and is not expected to vote on any deal tonight. democrats are holding a meeting in just a few minutes, and vice president biden, who has played a critical roll in getting the talks moving will attend. senator tom coburn of oklahoma talked to cnbc's larry kudlow earlier tonight and explained why there seems to be a sudden momentum to get something accomplished in the senate. >> let me ask you, sir. do you think

. >> nina turner, great to have you with us tonight. senator, you have done a marvelous job for your state. we don't have a top five or top ten of favorite guests on "the ed show," but i guarantee i would put you in the top five. >> thank you. thank you, ed. >> that is "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. have a happy and blessed new year. >>> you're looking at the floor of the u.s. house of representatives on this january 1st, 2013. it is 21 hours into the first day of the year, and we are awaiting a final vote to keep the u.s. economy from falling to the bottom of the so-called fiscal cliff. good evening. i'm richard lui. we will be with you throughout this hour as we await a vote in the house which we expect to happen soon. the senate did its part early this morning by passing a bill to extend the bush era tax cuts for 98% of american households. this afternoon, house republicans revolted against the senate bill. republican leader eric cantor said he would not support the bill without spending cut