including democrat kir sten gillibrand of new york and louisiana republican, bill cassidy. to be sure, both parties have tried to pass paid family and medical leave for years, but failed because of deep philosophical differences in how to approach it. we ve got our work cut out for us and i do think that we have an opportunity-rich environment right now, to use a military term, to make sure that we take advantage of this really special time, honestly, where the majorities and minorities are so small and so slim that it really . that is an interesting point. people from the outside and look at washington and say it is so broken. parties don t cross the aisle to work together enough. you re sitting here together. you trying to do that. and i think more of that happens than people realize back home. this is certainly something that has gained traction over the last several years. we have 33 republican women now serving in congress. the highest number ever. and we are fortunate to be
that. there is a question how to get it to a level that joe manchin will give a thumb s up to. one is to take those perhaps and pair them back in each way. this one you need an income qualification. this one we ll only have for a year or two. the other way is choose two or three or four and do those big and permanent and you are making the argument for the latter. why? because half measures are not going to be seen by the public as a way that government is restoring its capability to function in their interest. when you look at paid leave program, it used to be under the family act which is kir sten gillibrand s bill for this, a public program that was paid for a little bit of payroll tax and you access it and draw down those those dates when you needed them. now it s being managed in a
that really symbolizes this community. there are two flags behind us, a mexican flag and a u.s. flag and they re sewn together. they ripple with the wind. it s a true symbol of this community and what people here have told us. we are not going to be divided by this hate. we are not going to be divided by what happened in the walmart that you see behind us. it s just such a symbol of what we re seeing. we should point out the mayor saying yesterday in response to the president s visit it should not be a political visit. but to your point this is a community that does not have an international border. rosa, thank you. still to come, we re actually going to speak with the chairwoman of the mexican-american legislative caucus here in texas to talk about the impact of this horrific attack that was targeting specifically the latino community. and later, republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell holds the keys to any action in the senate on any measure. with that reality, does sen
kir stin gsten gillibrand, who running for president, does she see any movement on gun measures happening? she s our guest. , i r thief. what?! i m here to steal your car because, well, that s my job. what? what?? what?! (laughing) what?? what?! what?! [crash] what?! haha, it happens. and if you ve got cut-rate car insurance, paying for this could feel like getting robbed twice. so get allstate. and be better protected from mayhem. like me.
sten gillibrand was great in some ways, enough is enough him and you have to true the line on a number of levels. and i do understand politically the very uncomfortable position that s democrats are in in the age of roy moore so i think in some cases you can understand what s happening. i will be honest, like a number of stories we are covering over the past two months. can you believe it since harvey ween stein, the story broke. some are different than others. there is a difference, even though maybe members of the senate can t afford to look at the difference, they really can t. and that is fair. i said yesterday, i am writing a piece about your value website for think about this being a see