however, it wasn t like she said we love joe manchin and kyrsten sinema either, even though she can t touch it. if the progressives in the center are getting into this fight with manchin and sinema, i pwoubt that it is the same fight the white house wants to get into. reporter: not at all. frankly, joe biden can t step foot in west virginia at all. because it s just not a place where he has much political juice. even in arizona as well, there is talk of a progressive challenge to kyrsten sinema. you have congressman gallego being very critical of her. this is a state joe biden won by a relatively low margin. former president trump was there
been seeing at the march so far, the message those that are attending the march want to be heard. reporter: right, yasmin, we re wrapping up here, what was a large rally and large march here through the streets of downtown phoenix here. the martin luther king iii, his family was here. congressman gallego was here. i talked to him earlier. potential that he could run against kyrsten sinema who took to the senate floor on thursday, essentially saying she is going to stand by the filibuster. but what you heard today was frustration because there are questions about what republican legislatures, the impact they could have at state levels this year but also into the future. and that s where i want to introduce everybody to marco lopez. you are running for the governor of arizona, the democratic nomination here. could you put into terms what implications the likely lack of federal protections will have here on the state and for voters here in arizona, the importance of the 2022 election.
has devised, combining two house bills on voting rights, adding them to another bill, which is what they re doing now. and after that procedure, they re going to be able to move forward on the first part of the debate on voting rights. is congressman gallego is still with us? yes, i m here! thanks, congressman. so the mumbo jumbo of senate procedure, but as you can see, he is pushing forward with, as you and democrats in house have wanted for so long, finally, on the floor, a debate on voting rights. little hope from your perspective that they could get a positive vote on the filibuster changes that would be required to get it passed. but there is support. sinema said she supports this bill. so they could pass this bill, but day won t get 60 votes.
congressman gallego, as we watch the senate proceed slowly, this debate is going to take a couple of days and they will have a vote on the voting rights bills. and as you point out, it will be largely symbolic. thanks very much for your perspective. it s great to have you on today. and coming up next, positive signs, some experts are wondering if omicron s rapid spread could make it the last major surge. but for now, hospitals and schools still straining. you re watching andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. andrea mitchell andrea mitchell reports on msnbc. uh, i-i m actually just going to get an iced coffee. well, she may have a destination this one time, but usually no, i-i usy have a destination. yeah, but most of the time, her destination is freedom. nope, just the coffee shop. announcer: no matter why you ride, progressive has you covered with protection starting at $79 a year. voiceover: cause she s a biker. please don t follow me in.
they need to actually be good, you know, even dealers, actually talk publicly about what they want. come to the table. let s get this done. we don t need to stretch this out over two, three weeks, over months. people are hurting right now. these two bringbring ma / april prima donnas. five second, go right ahead. the immigrant community also wants protection from i.c.e. and a pathway to citizenship which got struck down multiple times by the parliamentarians. struck down three times. thank you for getting that in. congressman gallego if you announce your running, announce it on this show. we will keep up with you over time. coming up at home, young people got something to say.