need substantive change. i am not interested in entertaining a procedural argument of a process that have been used in the past to impede progress. in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. at the end of the day african-americans want to see outcomes. we need voting rights protections, we need quality of life improvements. and so whether it is administration or the senate, we need outcomes. but we also need the senate to do their job. these policy issues are in their hands, and if they want to have a successful 2022 election outcome, they must adopt measures to protect the rights of voters. all right. let s talk more about what president biden said. he also said this about why he s been so resistant to push further on the filibuster issue. take a listen. if, in fact, i get myself into at this moment the debate
townhall. a free-flowing stream of revelations about what s going on behind the scenes as the white house and democrats move closer to a deal on a spending plan that could change the lives of seniors, kids, and working parents. after 100 hours of negotiations, he predicted there will be a deal. although four or five issues remain unresolved. and he specified exactly what the holdups are with senators sinema and manchin, where he is willing to compromise, and where he is not. another big takeaway was president biden s evolving position on the filibuster. he said he is open to altering it to address voting rights and other things, he said, but he also is concerned he ll lose votes on his domestic agenda if he pushes the filibuster issue right now. jeremy diamond is live at the white house with all the highlights from the big night in baltimore. we did get a look at the inside workings of these negotiations,
republicans. you could probably get up to four or five. so it is politics. because it is politics, yes. here is the other thing. you know, i think what juanita is saying is very important about having the convergence of different interests come together and force the filibuster issue, but i also worry that too many issues make it a very loud noise where they may have had a chance to get a carve-out, for example, for voting rights. you know, now you are going to look for a carve-out for everything. i m not opposed to it. i have been on the air for months saying i think they should blow up the filibuster because republicans will do it the day they get power back. there s no question in my mind, to get through their agenda. so when it comes to the texas law i actually think that a lot of republican legislators, you know, locally, state, even in swing districts, this is going to be a problem for them come either their primary or general
support a 13-year-old girl who s gotten raped by a family member, forcing her to carry her pregnancy to term? it is so egregious, and i think it runs so many if it s so egregious, why aren t these moderate republicans speaking up? who are they? who are these people that you speak of? well, i m talking about moderate republican voters, swing voters. got it. any republicans of note, any people that could make legislative changes, that could make waves in washington to stop the texas law. you re not going to get ten republicans. you could probably get up to four, five, but i don t see it because it s politics because it s politics, yes. and here s the other thing you know, i think what juanita s saying is very important about having the convergence of different interests come together and force the filibuster issue. but i also worry that too many issues make it a very loud noise where they may have had a chance to get a carve-out, for example,
and one of the reasons why president biden is tiptoeing around that filibuster issue in a way that i think is a little dangerous, but will see what happens, is because if mitch mcconnell really decided to torpedo this bill, he might be able to pull enough republicans to weigh to deprive the democrats of the ten votes that they need. the republicans are having a big argument among themselves. people like portman say, look, we re be in a stronger position to oppose the big bill if we support the kind of infrastructure we want. the other side of the party says, don t give blind any victories because if he pulls a bipartisan infrastructure bill, it will be a very big deal and a leave out the word joe biden likes to use, this is a family program. lauren, massive majority of