united states senators really are different. states senators before, two of them in this room from pennsylvania, i like to think are friendly toward me, or at least friend of mine when we are not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors, and one thing i have discovered, whether it be democrats or republicans, united states senators are patriots first, patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent. there is not a member in this room who has not used the term" i represent the great state of" field in the blank. why? you think yours is greater than others because these are your people. these are the people that sent you here to do their work. they trusted you with their work. they trusted you with the responsibility of representative government. you know, ifeel proud to know my senators, senator casey, appear in the back, senator toomey over to the left. it's funny, this is an aside, but it's funny. you ever notice how when you're talking or you hear

united states senators really are different. i have been around the united states senators before.em in this room from pennsylvania i like to think are friendly toward me or at least friends of mine when we are not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors. and one thing i have discovered, whether democrats or republicans, united states senators are patriots fst. patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent. there isn't a member in this room who has not used the term "i represent the great state of" fill in the blank. why? because they are all great, but you think yours is greater than others because these are your people. these are the people that sent you here to do their work. they trusted you with the responsibility of representative government. you know, i feel proud to know my senators. senator casey up here in the back. the senator to the left. it is funny. this is an aside, but it is funny. ever notice how when you are talking or you hear others taing about you when you are home in your stat

mr president and members of the united states senate thank you for taking the time to hear from me my name is bruce castor i am the lead prosecutor lead. counsel for the 45th person united states i was assistant d.a. for such a long time i keep saying prosecutor but i do understand the difference mistress. before i begin i want to comment on the outstanding presentation from our opponents and the emotion that certainly world up in congressman rascon about his family being here during. that terrible day. you will not hear any member of the team representing former president trump. anything but in the strongest possible way denounce the violence of the rioters and those that breach the capital of the very sight of the law of our democracy literally the symbol that flashes on television whenever you're trying to explain. that we're talking about the united states instant symbol to have an attack is repugnant in every sense of the word the loss of life is horrific. i spent many long years prosecuting homicide cases catching criminals that committed murders i have quite an extensive experi

i think united states senators try to listen to each other's views. think united states senators try to do what is right for the country. and far down is partisanship. in our system of government-- and if you read the federalist papers, we're very fortunate because the federalist papers were authored as an explanation for why it is the states, the original states, should adopt the constitution. these were persuasive documents about why the constitution is a good thing. because if the individual state legislatures didn't adopt the constitution so would not have it. sor.jay,adison mr. hamilton explained what they meant when they wrote it, why it is that they feel this is the right thing to do. and in fact, as many of you well know, madison had to promise that there would be a bill of rights immediately upon adoption, or we wouldn't have a constitution. even then, there was a horse trading going on in the legislative body of the united states. the other day when i was down here in washington, i came down earlier in the week to try to figure out how to fi

the united states senators really are different. and i have been around united states senators before. two of them in this room from pennsylvania. i like to think are friendly toward me or at least friends of mine when we're not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors and one thing i have discovered, whether it be democrats or republicans, united states senators are patriots first. patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent. there isn't a member in this room who has not used the term "i represent the great state of" fill in the blank. why? because they're all great yeah. but you think yours are greater because these are your people, these are the people that sent you here to do their work. they trusted you with the responsibility of representative government. you know, i feel proud to know my senators, senator casey appeared in the back, senator toomey over to the left. and you know, it's funny, this is an aside, but it's funny, you ever notice ho

the united states senators really are different. and i have been around united states senators before. two of them in this room from pennsylvania i like to think are friendly toward me or at least friends of mine when we're not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors. one thing i have discovered, whether it's democrats or republicans, united states senators are patriots first. patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent. there isn't a member in this room that has not used the term "i represent the great state of, fill in the blank." why? they're all great? yeah. but you think yours is greater than the others because these are your people. these are the people that sent you here to do their work. they trusted you with the responsibility of representative government. you know, i feel proud to know my senators, senator casey up here in the back, senator toomey over to the left. it's funny. this is an aside. it's funny. you ever notice how when you're

sreally are different and i have been around the united states senators before i would like to think friends of mine when were not politically adverse, i have been around their predecessors and one thing i have discovered whether it be democrats orer republicanss, united states senators are patriots first, patriots first they love their country, they love their families, they love the states that they represent, there is not a member in this room who has not use the term i represent the great state of fill in the blank. why, they're allll great, yeah t you think yours is greater than others because these are your people. because these are the people that sent you here to do their work. they trusted you with the responsibility of representative government.me i feel proud to know my senators senator casey appear in the back, senator toomey to the left, it is funny show you ever notice how we near hear others talk about to win your home in your state, they will say i talked to my senator or i talked to somebody on the staff of my senator it's always my senator why is it that we

is the senate of the united states. shall the business of the senate and thus the nation come to a halt. not just for the current week's while the new president is trying to fill out hisadministration , business of the senate and the nation come to a halt because the company rules rather than the rare exception? i know you can see this as a possibility because nota single one of you ever thought you would be doing a second impeachment inside of 13 months . and the pressure will be enormous to respond in kind. to quote everett dirksen, the gallant men and women of the senate will not allow that to happen. and this republic will endure. because the top responsibility of the united states senator and the top characteristic that you all have in common and this is a diverse group. but there isn't a single one of you a, doesn't consider yourself a patriot of the united states. and two, there isn't a single one of you who doesn't consider the other 99 to be patriots of the united states . and that is why this attack on the cons

the united states senators really are. and i have been around the united states senators before. two of them them in this room from pennsylvania and i would like to think are friendly towards me or at least friends of mine when we are not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors. and one thing that i have discovered, the democrats or the republicans, the united states senators are patriots first. patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent read there is not a member in this room who has not used the term, i represent the great state of and fill in the blank. why. because they are all great. yes, you think yours is greater than others because these are your people. these are the people that said you hear to do their work. they trusted you. and trent with the responsibility of rep. government. i feel proud to know my senators. senator casey here in the back. and senator toomey over to the left. it is funny, this aside. it is funny, do you ever notice how when you are talking are you hear others ta

. >> united states senators really are and i've been around united states senators before i like to think friends of mine when they are not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors and one thing i have discovered for republicans united states senators or patriots first. patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent. there isn't a member in this room who has not use the w term i represent the great state of, fill in the blank. why? because they are all great. but you think yours is greater than others because these are your people. these are the people the same here to do their work. with the responsibility of representative government. to know my senator, senator case your senator to me this is an aside but do you ever notice how when you are talking over here others you when you are home in your state they will say i talked to my senator or i talked to somebody on the staff. it's always my senator. why do we save my senator? we say that because the people you represent are proud of their senators. they ab

i think united states senators try to listen to each others views and i think united states senatorsntry and far down is partisanship. in our system of government and if you read the federalist papers, we're very fortunate because the federalist papers were authored as an explanation for why it is the states, the original states should adopt the constitution. these were persuasive documents about why the constitution is a good thing because if the individual state legislatures didn't adopt the constitution, we would not have it, so mr. jay and mr. madison and mr. hamilton, they had an incentive to explain what they were thinking when they wrote it because they are explained to other erudite people who represent individual states why it is that they feel that this is the right thing to do, and, in fact, as many of you well know, madison had to promise that there would be a bill of rights immediately upon adoption or we wouldn't have a constitution. even then there was horse trading going on in the legislative body of the united states. the other day when i was down here in washington,

the united states senators really are. and i have been around the united states senators before.wo of them them in this room from pennsylvania and i would like to think are friendly towards me or at least friends of mine when we are not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors. and one thing that i have discovered, the democrats or the republicans, the united states senators are patriots first. patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent read there is not a member in this room who has not used the term, i represent the great state of and fill in the blank. why. because they are all great. yes, you think yours is greater than others because these are your people. these are the people that said you hear to do their work. they trusted you. and trent with the responsibility of rep. government. i feel proud to know my senators. senator casey here in the back. and senator toomey over to the left. it is funny, this aside. it is funny, do you ever notice how when you are talking are you hear others talk

united states _ you. we are waiting to return to the united states senate _ you. the united states senate and we can i you. we are waiting to return to the i united states senate and we can show you live pictures of what's happening there at the moment, because house impeachment managers are about to resume their case. they're about to go back on the us senate floor. there are 16 hours of evidence that are going to be presented by the house impeachment managers over two days as they make their case against former president donald trump, accusing him of inciting the insurrection on the us capitol on the 6th of january. and we're almost at the end of the first day of evidence, probablyjust another hour and a half to go. this is senator bill cassidy, republican of louisiana, we can listen to him. who was a republican.— who was a republican. senator cassid . who was a republican. senator cassidy- he's — who was a republican. senator cassidy. he's a _ who was a republican. senator cassidy. he's a republican. - who was a republican. senator cassidy. he's a republican. h

united states senators really are different. and i have been around united states senators before.his room from pennsylvania, i like to think are friendly toward me, or at least friends of mine when we're not politically adverse. and i have been around their predecessors, and one thing i have discovered whether it be democrats or republicans, united states senators are patriots first. patriots first. they love their country. they love their families. they love the states that they represent. there isn't a member in this room who has not used the term, i represent the great state of -- fill in the blank. why? because they're all great? yeah. but you think yours is greater than others because these are your people. these are the people that sent you here to do their work. they trusted you with the responsibility of representative government. you know, i feel proud to know my senators. senator casey appeared in the back. senator toomey over to the left. it's funny, this is an aside but it's funny. did you ever notice how when you're talking, or you hear others talking about you when y

president's activities are something he ought to be convicted for after having been impeached in the united states senate, nonetheless, because he's out of office now, the senate is not the appropriate forum and that a court of law could be. listen. >> in the first trial, we didn't see what happened. the american public didn't have a window in decisions that were being made behind closed doors to trade american influence in order for campaign help. this time we saw what happened in realtime. president trump sent that angry mob to the capitol on live tv. so it's not as important that he have witnesses, but if the house managers want witnesses, we should allow them to be able to put them on. >> if you believe he committed a crime, he can be prosecuted like any other citizen. impeachment is a political process. we've never impeached a president once they're out of office. i think this is a very bad idea. 45-plus republicans are going to vote early on that is unconstitutional. the president's behavior, in my view, is not a crime, but he can be charged with one if people think he committed it. >> reporter: so

leave office and avoid impeachment and disqualification entirely and that's why in the end the united states senate decisively voted at the constitution required them to proceed with the trial the bill in that case is clear precedent that the senate must proceed with this trial since it rejected pretrial dismissal affirmed its jurisdiction and moved to a full consideration of the merits now belknap ultimately was not convicted but only after a thorough public inquiry into his misconduct which created a record of his wrongdoing it ensured his accountability and deterred anyone else from considering such corruption by making clear that it was intolerable the trial of them served important constitutional purposes now given that precedent that i've described to you given all that that precedent imparts you could imagine my surprise lead manager raskin surprise when we're reviewing a trial brief filed by the president in which his counsel insists that the senate actually didn't decide anything in the bell in that case they say it is not my words that are quote from their trial brief it cannot be read as

just dig down deep and remember that oath that you took when you were sworn in as a united states senator over riding thing that you need to show allegiance to. not a person, not a party. but the constitution of the united states. >> some of these republican senators like pat toomey of pennsylvania, bill cassidy of louisiana are saying they are going to listen to the impeachment managers and really evaluate all the evidence. we still don't know if the impeachment managers plan to call witnesses at this trial. but take a listen to the warning already coming from senator rand paul. >> if they do want witnesses, there is going to be so much evidence that the president had nothing to do with this. it was planned previously on facebook. the bombs were planted the night before. people were attacking the capitol who weren't part of the speech. they were already attacking the capitol while he was just beginning to give the speech down there. there is all kinds of evidence that goes against them. >> the part about the attack starting at the beginning of trump's speech is a bit misleading at best.

let's the number two democrat in the united states senate. in, it's a rare treat for us to have you here on the show tonight. thank you so much for being here with us. >> good to be with you, rachel. >> what was it like in the room today from your seat as a juror? what's your reaction to how the trial's unfolded thus far? >> i think the house managers made a powerful presentation. they opened up with a ten-minute video. you know, this is a room full of senators who sit as jury now in the conviction of donald trump after his impeachment by the house. but it's also a room full of 100 eye witnesses, and it's also a room that was a crime scene on january 6th. this is an extraordinary trial because the people sitting in those chairs today in judgment of donald trump lived this experience. and we were reminded of some of the gruesome scenes we were spared that day in the opening by the house managers. >> there was some reporting today which surprised me, actually. that there were a number of senators in the room who were quite visibly not paying att

united states. they didn't do anything wrong, so the question now is whether the united states senate is going to step in with big policies to actually be of help to them. or whether it's going to quit on those workers when they need a modest amount of assistance until everybody gets vaccinated. president biden has a strong, focused plan that's going to meet the moment, get relief to workers in the middle class, and kickstart the jobs recovery. the plan that was brought forward yesterday by ten republican senators doesn't come close to meeting that bar. so the debate isn't a whole lot more complicated than that. i'm glad that there is some agreement on both sides for funding vaccines. yet the economic divide in this debate is very clear. so here are the key facts as we start this discussion: the independent experts, the congressional budget office, released a new report yesterday that shows how long-lasting this jobs crisis is really going to be. according to the budget office, it could be more than five years before the unemployment rate even begins to approach where it was a year ago. millions of wo

to recount the entire history today, but i will tell you it was not a proud moment for the united states senate when senate leaders on the other side of the aisle announced they would not give him a hearing. they literally would not even meet with him and give him the dignity of such an opportunity to discuss his nomination for the supreme court. but i do want to talk about the urgency of putting president biden's national security team in place, including merrick garland, the president's nominee for attorney general. our country faces, as we learned on january 6, challenges of great importance at this moment in our history. as we face that mob assault on the capitol building for the first time since the war of 1812, our capitol was breached by attackers, domestic terr terrorists, domestic terrorists who are part of a coordinated, comprehensive effort to stop the government of the united states. that situation needs to be carefully reviewed and examined by the department of justice and the attorney general as quickly as possible. there is no person better qualified to lead this investigation to

house of representatives against donald john trump former president of the united states. >> i note the presence in the senate chamber the managers as part of the house of representatives and counsel for the former president of the united states. >> mr. president. >> the majority leader is recognized. >> mr. president in a moment i tol call up the resolution govern the second impeachment trial of donald john trump. it's been agreed to by the house managers, the former president's counsel and the co-sponsor by the republican leader. it is bipartisan. it's our solemn constitutional duty to conduct a fair and honest impeachment trial of the charges against former president trump, the gravest charges ever brought in eight president of the united states in american history. this resolution provides for a fair trial and i urgean the sene to adopt it. mr. president, i send a resolution to the desk on my behalf and that of the republican leader for the organizing of the next phases of this trial. >> the clerk will report. >> senate resolution 47 to provide for related concerning the article of impeachment against don

how disturbing is that to you to hear that from a united states senator? >> it's hard to hear these views that are not only from a senator from another state. it sounds like he's from another planet. you just wonder what is he thinking to say those things? public? i know what he's doing. he's stoking up those folks who are in denial, who are the revisionists, who want to rewrite the history of january 6th and somehow blame the liberals for it. well, the fact of the matter is that was a trump rally that led to a trump mob that led to an insurrection which killed a police officer and did damage to the reputation of the united states around the world. that's a fact. >> it certainly is. let's talk a little bit about neera tanden. she's got a rocky nomination to become the director of the office of management and budget, omb. you say there's a full-scale effort under way right now to find enough support for her confirmation.

united states. [inaudible] >> the present in the senate chamber of the managers of the house of representatives. and counsel for the former president of the united states . >> majority leader is recognized. >> mister president, in the moment i will call on a resolution to govern the structure of the second investment trial of donald john trump. it's been agreed to by the house managers, the former presidents council and his cosponsored by the republican leader. it is bipartisan. it's our solemn constitutional duty to conduct a fair and honest impeachment trial of the charges against former president from. the greatest charges ever brought against a president of the united states in american history. this resolution provides for a fair trial and i urge the senate to adopt. mister president, i send a resolution to death on my behalf and that all the republican leader to the organizing of the nextphases of this trial . >> will report. >> senate resolution 47 will provide for related procedures concerning the article impeachment against donald john trump , former president of the unitedstates . >> th

republicans in the united states senate refuse to allow witnesses or documents to be subpoenaed or admitted at evidence at his first senate impeachment trial. they acquitted him at that first impeachment trial almost exactly one year ago. republicans were still in control of the senate when the president's supporters launched a violent attack on the capitol last month. the house impeached him again for that, making history. but the republicans in control of the senate refused to come back into session to start the second impeachment trial while trump was still president. they would not consent to start the senate impeachment trial until he was gone from office and the new president was already being sworn in. well, today, 44 out of 50 republican senators voted that this senate impeachment trial right now shouldn't be happening at all, voting essentially that this trial could have only happened while trump was still president, even though they themselves were the ones who blocked that from happening when they were in charge. they were the ones who insisted there could be no trial while trump

over time, just over a century ago, the united states senate decided to clamp down on this ended up somethingnown as the cloture rule, a rule that would allow for a certain super majority of senators to shut down debate, to bring debate to a close. as it was initially introduced and took hold, it was a two thirds supermajority. over time, it was reduced down to its current status of3/5 or 60 votes. what we refer to with the nuking of the filibuster is that while the rules of the senate allow for a filibuster and allow for cloture in the event of 60 votes, 60 senators willing to bring debate to a close and shut off additional debate, it would take eight two thirds supermajority vote to change that rule so that's very difficult. the process of nuking it involves using a simple majority to either say there is no filibuster were the rules have been satisfied here and we are bringing debate to a close. it's a shortcut around it that the rules don't currently allow for an that would be considered nuking the filibuster. there are exceptions to the closure requirement. i mentioned the 60 vote cloture

the fundamental importance of the senate rejecting president trumps argument in the preservation of democratic self-governance and the rule along. in the united states of america. i know will turn it over to my colleague, mister lewis of colorado. >> mister president, distinguished senators. my name is joan and i represent colorado's second congressional district in the united states congress . like many of you i'm an attorney. i practiced law before i came to congress. tried a lot of different cases. some more unique than others. certainly never a case as important as this one. nora case with such a heavy and weighty constitutional question. for you all to decide. thankfully, as lead manager raskin so thoroughly explained, the framers answered that question for you. for us. and you don't need to be a constitutional scholar to know that the argument president trump ask you to adopt is not just wrong. it's dangerous. and you don't have to take my word for it . this body, the world's greatest deliberative body the united states senate has reached that same conclusion. in one form or another in the past 200 years in multiple occasions. over 150 constit

state and american project. i stand before a group of united _ project. i stand before a group of united 100 state senatorsnators have chosen to serve your country from all corners — chosen to serve your country from all corners of this great nation. giving — all corners of this great nation. giving ali— all corners of this great nation. giving all sorts of professions up, time _ giving all sorts of professions up, time with— giving all sorts of professions up, time with family and perhaps other more _ time with family and perhaps other more lucrative opportunities to serve _ more lucrative opportunities to serve your— more lucrative opportunities to serve your country. mr president, you are _ serve your country. mr president, you are a — serve your country. mr president, you are a man who so honorably served _ you are a man who so honorably served his — you are a man who so honorably served his country and senate and did so— served his country and senate and did so before your tender ten years here. and now that feeling is tended _ ten years here. and now that feeling is tended by overlapping concern. the

state of georgia in this defining moment in american history for sending john and me to the united states senate. they sent us with a mandate to address the devastation of this book health crisis for our state and our country, and we intend to live up to that promise. the people of georgia are the ones who helped to make this robust relief possible. they stood up not only for that statement for the country, and now it's up to the congress to deliver. and that's why our top priorities for getting the vaccine distributed in our state, and delivering the relief and assistance georgians need to get on their feet through this tough time. this is one moment in which it's very clear that public policy is quite literally a matter of life and death. and so it's true that congress needs to take bold action took georgians and americans respond to a once in a century pandemic that is great and economic turn down, the of which we haven't seen in 75 years. and we do that by passing this $1.9 trillion relief proposal, and when we do that here are the things we bring home for the people of georgia. $20 billion

my deepest thanks to all of the united states senators and members of congress who proudly stood for the constitution we all revere and for the sacred legal principles at this part of our country. our cherished constitutional republic was founded on the impartial rule of law, the indispensable sacred for our liberties, rights and ourfreedoms. it is a sad commentary on our times that one political party in america is given a free pass to denigrate the rule of law, defame law enforcement, chair maps, excuse rioters and transform justice into a tool of political vengeance and persecute, blacklist, canceland persecute, blacklist, cancel and suppress persecute, blacklist, canceland suppress all people and viewpoints with him or with which they disagree. i always have and always will be, he says, a champion for the unwavering rule of law. the heroes of law the right of americans to peacefully and honourably debate the issues of the day without malice and without hate. this has been yet another phase of the greatest witchhunt in the history of our country. says donald trump. no president ha

my deepest thanks as well to all united states senators and members congress who stood proudly for the constitution. we offer beer for the sacred legal principles of the heart of our country. our scarce constitutional republic was found on the impartial rule of law to indispensable safeguard for our liberties, our rights and our freedoms. it is a sad commentary on our times that one political party in america is given a free pass to denigrate the rule of law, defame law enforcement, shear mobs, excused writers of political vengeance and persecute blacklist, cancel and suppress all people and viewpoints with whom which they disagree. i always have and always will be a champion for the unwavering rule of law, the heroes of law enforcement and the right of americans to peacefully and honorably debate the issues of the day without malice and without aid. this is been yet another phase of the greatest witchhunt and our country paid no presidents ever gone through anything like it. and it continues because our opponents cannot forget the elbow 75 million people, the highest number ever for a

they brought the vice president of the united states on to the floor of the united states senate. what they knew, but we've got to find out exactly what they knew and what were they talking about in the white house with the president of the united states who was watching all of this play out on tv. those are answers that the country needs to hear. but we need to hear it from -- we need to have a seriously independent bipartisan commission. i don't know whether that's possible in this day and age. >> we got to keep asking the questions. we turn now to yesterday's major car accident involving golfer tiger woods. last night tiger's team released a statement saying that he is awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room. after having a rod put into his leg during surgery following a rollover car crash near los angeles. the chief medical officer at the harbor ucla medical center where woods underwent emergency surgery said the 45-year-old golfer suffered significant orthopedic injuries to his right lower extremity. doctors inserted a rod into his tibia to stabilize fractures an

house of representatives against donald john trump, former president of the united states. >> i note the presence in the senate chamber, managers of part of the house of representatives and counsel for the former president of the united states. majority leader is recognized. >> mr. president, in a moment, i will call up a resolution to govern the structure, the second impeachment trial of donald john trump. it's been agreed to by the house managers, the former president's counsel and is co-sponsored by the republican leader. it is bipartisan. it is our solemn constitutional duty to conduct a fair and honest impeachment trial of the charges against former president trump. the gravest charges ever brought against a president of the united states tphf american history. this resolution provides for a fair trial, and i urge the senate to adopt it. mr. president, i send a resolution to the desk on my behalf and that of the republican leader for the organizing of the next phases of this trial. >> senate resolution 47 to provide for related procedures concerning the article of impeachment against donald john trump, fo

what we're seeing, but responsibility for what we're seeing will be on trial next week in the united states senate, in the impeachment trial of the president of the united states, but tonight brian sicknick's family and the capitol police have assembled to honor this life, this life that ended at age 42, for no reason that makes sense to any of us. >> well, i think the only comparisons that come to mind are from the period of the 1860s when our country was ran by civil war. this is what the moment that joe biden called for in his address, a moment of unity. this is the union. these capitol police officers and the others in attendance, they don't care about party, they don't care about petty politics, they are here to defend the seat of government and protect the only real tangible monument to our democracy. this is a temple of democracy they were defending. and so this goes to the core of who we are as a nation and in that sense i think it is a moment of unity. the people who don't understand the importance of this, who don't understand officer sicknick's sacrifice, really should be on the margins

look at the united states senate. e have a chance to elect a 12th. the last election cycle, we are going to continue to do it. i have introduced legislation to expand early voting, deal with precanvas issue and make it so every single voter irrespective of who they want to vote for can be protected. >> quickly, we are out of time. is your husband ready for this? has he given you the a-okay, or did you have to have an argument whether or not it was time to hit the campaign trail? >> he has given me the a-okay. he's excited. dr. mack is ready to go. i think pennsylvania is ready to go. go to malcolm kenyatta.com. >> thank you very much, state representative malcolm kenyatta good luck on your race. >>> we i have vited lieutenant governor john fertman, also a candidate to come on the show. we are looking forward to having him on soon. >>> before we go tonight, we can't ignore the pair of aces that dazzled last night at the australian open. osaka beat serena williams. not only did they serve on the court. they serve as a re

the united states senate?send anybody to washington at all? i think it was an important stand to take. and for that, the left has come after me. they have tried to silence me. they cancelled a book, a book i was writing called "the tyranny of big tech." they have no sense of irony. still going to get published. it will be out soon. not long to wait. they did that. didn't work. listen, that's just a slice of what they have done. a lot of people have had it worse. they listed trump voters. lists of trump voters so they can punish them. one outfit in washington is a keeping a list of everybody that worked for donald trump including white house interns. interns. to make sure that they can get another job in washington again. i was struck by this story about a gal named kara demoplin. she's a lady with a business online. she does a consulting on how to get babies to sleep. listen, before you say what do we care about that? i have three little kids at home. including a newborn. my baby abigail, my wife and i welcome

what we're seeing, but responsibility for what we're seeing will be on trial next week in the united states senate, in the impeachment trial of the president of the united states, but tonight brian sicknick's family and the capitol police have assembled to honor this life, this life that ended at age 42, for no reason that makes sense to any of us. >> well, i think the only comparisons that come to mind are from the period of the 1860s when our country was ran by civil war. this is what the moment that joe biden in his fine inaugural address called for, a moment of unity. this is the union. these capitol police officers and the others in attendance, they don't care about party, they don't care about petty politics, they are here to defend the seat of government and protect the only real tangible monument to our democracy. this is a temple of democracy they were defending. and so this goes to the core of who we are as a nation and in that sense i think it is a moment of unity. the people who don't understand the importance of this, who don't understand officer sicknick's sacrifice, really should be

united states capitol, to threaten the lives of so many people -- people died. people died. blood is on this president's hands. and to do nothing, how dare he. and for the united states senate to acquit him, republicans not to do the right thing, is really disgraceful. now, look, there was some republicans who we know will never it the right thing. lindsey graham and ted cruz and josh hawley. quite frankly, you know, they look at this differently because if they met face-to-face with the mob on january 6th, they had no fear for their lives. they would have been embraced. they would have been cheered. the rest of us would have been killed. but, you know, they approached this from the point of view that donald trump approached it. you know, maintain power at all costs. no matter what it means, no matter how many lives. and so i hope and pray that the senate will do the right thing, but our house managers presented a case that i thought was impeccably argued and i'm incredibly proud of them. and i'm especially proud of my friend, jamie raskin, who i serve on the rules committee with. he's an incredible human being. >> certainly is. mr. mcgovern of massachusetts, thank you very

senator for the state of missouri. [applause] >> it's been my privilege to be a united states senator for the past 9 1/2 years. and i expect to continue the effort which i've been making in that capacity as a united states senator to help win the peace under the direction of our great leader, franklin d. roosevelt. [applause] >> and he became president at the age of 60. on april 12, 1945, harry truman happened to be in the capitol building, when he received a phone call from the white house asking him to hurry to the white house and to come quietly. truman rushed to the white house and was received by eleanor roosevelt, who broke the news to now president truman. eleanor roosevelt said harry, the president is dead. and president truman just didn't know what to say. he eventually was able to look at mrs. roosevelt and say, mrs. roosevelt, is there anything that i could do for you? and mrs. roosevelt looked back at mr. truman and said no, harry, is there anything that i can do for you, for you are the one in trouble now? after he took the oath of office at 7:09 that night, one of his cabinet members took him asid

. >> as a matter of practice, i don't get involved in the rules of the united states senate. but as a matter of values, i can just say we will not rest until we pass the $15 minimum wage. we have been engaged in the fight for $15 for a long time. this is legislation that affects a majority of women. over 60% of the people making minimum wage are women. many are moms. and it is so essential for us to do this. and whether it happens when we send this over there, we are sending it as a symbol of a difference it will make in the lives of the american people, but not just a symbol, but as a solid proposal. if it doesn't prevail because of senate rules, we will persist. but we will not stop until we very soon pass the $15 minimum wage. >> here's what speaker pelosi said about the importance of the biden covid relief bill even without the minimum wage increase. >> this is a spectacular piece of legislation. while the senate has prevented us temporarily from passing one aspect of it, let us not be distracted from what is in here because it is a great bill. >> the house majority whip

i think we had to be very i careful here because an impeachment in the united states senate after a vote and removal from public office, if the sitting president or in this case removal from public life. we have to make sure this is not a weapon eyes event and not a politicised event. so i am hoping this evening as we head into a vote tomorrow or this weekend that this process will bear forth the best of the american democracy, that evidence has been presented, the jurors have been fair and impartial, and the deliberation of that evidence and if it is an acquittal or if it's a conviction that it was done forth in the best interest of america. but doing so just to vote on the republican or democratic side does a missed service and miss justice to our democracy.- does a missed service and miss justice to our democracy. what is our cut justice to our democracy. what is your gut saying. _ justice to our democracy. what is your gut saying, ron? _ justice to our democracy. what is your gut saying, ron? which i justice to our democracy. what is your gut saying, ron? which wayj justice to our de

the only place in america where there is division on these priorities seems to be in the united states senate. we believe when americans are hurting, when their neighbors are hurting, you got to get a critical package designed to help people get on their feet. senate life has always been about dealing with more than one issue at a time. it has been ever done and we are doing it again. we will deliver and as the majority leader said, we understand with respect to what we are dealing with now that unity requires accountability. now our leader on the environment. >> thank you. good morning. a few days before his inauguration i had the privilege of talking with the then president-elect about priorities as he assumed the mantle of leadership. among them was to accelerate the vaccinations, supply, predictable supply, and the second, build back better second build back better. how do we clean up the air and water and address climate change and produce jobs. one of the most contentious nominations before the committee in my time has always been epa administrator. we measure the delay from a hearing o

united states. they didn't do anything wrong, so the question now is whether the united states senate is going to step in with big policies to actually be of help to them. or whether it's going to quit on those workers when they need a modest amount of assistance until everybody gets vaccinated. president biden has a strong, focused plan that's going to meet the moment, get relief to workers in the middle class, and kickstart the jobs recovery. the plan that was brought forward yesterday by ten republican senators doesn't come close to meeting that bar. so the debate isn't a whole lot more complicated than that. i'm glad that there is some agreement on both sides for funding vaccines. yet the economic divide in this debate is very clear. so here are the key facts as we start this discussion: the independent experts, the congressional budget office, released a new report yesterday that shows how long-lasting this jobs crisis is really going to be. according to the budget office, it could be more than five years before the unemployment rate even begins to approach where it was a year ago. millions of wo

this is the senate of the united states. they're going to use what the commonsense definition of "insurrection" is, and fiings a senator concluded that armed mob at the capitol was not attempting to revolt against the civil and political authority of the united states, then they could conclude it wasn't an insurrection, and others could vote different ways. but it's not a legal question, ultimately. it's a question of common sense, and that's why reading the dictionary is an excellent place to start. >> and, also, jeffrey, because it was brought up, it's a case we've talked about previously as we've covered this impeachment trial, the case of "brandenburg v. ohio," about political speech that is protected unless it incites violence. explain that case and, of course, what we saw in terms of both sides trying to pick apart that precedent by the supreme court. >> yes, it's important-- every day we should remind ourselves of that case, because that's the core of preside president trumpl defense. that case from 1969, said that eve