important thing we have to do. the congressional black caucus prioritized this for the entire year. we ve prioritized eliminating the filibuster. we would sell it for reforming the filibuster and getting voting rights through. let s be clear. the filibuster is the journey of the minority. it gives the power to the republican minority in congress to continue to use the filibuster as a means for stopping any civil rights legislation. it s a relic of jim crowe. that s how it s been used before. that s how it s being used today. so any of the reforms would be welcome as long as they go far enough to be able allow that bill to come up. the filibuster, let s be clear, stops bills from even being considered, tiffany. it s not even the final vote. but it prevents the move forward, the motion for closure to be able to move a bill
about a broader picture and a day when we have seen what voters have decided to do in a by election. the simle decided to do in a by election. the simple fact decided to do in a by election. the simple fact of the matter is there a systematic simple fact of the matter is there a systematic evidence of multiple, let s be systematic evidence of multiple, let s be clear, christmas parties taking let s be clear, christmas parties taking place with alcohol, with food. taking place with alcohol, with food. at taking place with alcohol, with food. at a taking place with alcohol, with food, at a time when the regulations are pretty food, at a time when the regulations are pretty clear that these things should are pretty clear that these things should not be happening. what you ve -ot should not be happening. what you ve got is should not be happening. what you ve got is a should not be happening. what you ve got is a government that seems to be sticking got is a governmen
remember, that is their core mandate, that is what they are legally bound to do, hit their inflation targets. and in a sense, business confidence in the short term is not necessarily their priority. that is really priority of the government post of and to be fair, let s be clear, if business is not feeling confident now, it is not because the bank of england has put up because the bank of england has put up interest rates by 0.15%, it is because the government has. it is because the government has. it is because of what is happening with the pandemic and what i think everyone would agree has been a somewhat chaotic and mixed messages from the government. iairti’heh somewhat chaotic and mixed messages from the government. from the government. when you consider what from the government. when you consider what is from the government. when you consider what is going from the government. when you consider what is going on, - from the government. when you | consider what is going on
the president was actually thinking, what he was telling others. was he being defiant in the face of what his own family was saying was such a grave mistake that he had unleashed, that he had committed? that s what is so compelling about his own son who, let s be clear, donald trump jr. has not been a responsible political actor during the trump pres presidency at all. to get this window into his concern shows you how serious everybody knew that it was. what meadows was being told by the president at that time is important for our for not just our politics but for our democracy as we go forward. the issue with him not cooperating, not answering questions, is he can t talk about what he did with these messages and whether or not he went to the former president that day. there is a pbit of a black hole from january 6th of that day. what the discussions were like. exactly. what was the former president saying. we have an idea, but we don t know exactly, of course,
the rise of the modern senate, and the crippling of american democracy. he is not the executive director of a nonprofit organization. now, adam jentleson, let s be clear. senators as a rule are egomaniacs and a little nuts. and they really don t like when people tried on their territory. and across the political and ideological will often zealously guard their turf. given that context. this cotton s performance fall in the category of the normal? or is it out in the abnormal range? no. it s absolutely far out in the abnormal range. and i think what s important to understand is that if he was giving a speech on that floor, and he would cut off. that would be one thing. but committee hearings drag on for hours an hours. the chair has to interrupt frequently to let members know what s happening, giving updating on the proceedings. and it s not like there was many people in attendance anyway. so you know, to be interrupted