democracy triumphs. more important than a divide between us. right now, because of the shadow, the large shadow of donald trump over the republican party. there are very few people that are willing to stand up. like you are seeing with liz cheney, with the january 6th commission. that she is willing to stand up over in the house. and that is just not happening right now in the senate when it comes to voting rights. the case i made my colleagues in those rooms, we wanted it to happen. is that the filibuster is unbelievable. change to the filibuster are not radical, they ve happened 160 times rachel. changes have happened, where bills have been passed without the 60 vote. 1977, national gas policy. 1980, selective service system. 1987, national defense bill. 1995, endangered species bill. the bush tax cups, the trump
january 6th commission, that she s willing to stand up, over in the house. and there s just not that happening right now in the senate when it comes to voting rights. and the case i ve made in those rooms to my colleagues, where we want it to happen, to quote hamilton, the filibuster has it is unbelievable, changes to the filibuster are not radical. they have happened 160 times, rachel. changes have happened where bills have been passed without the 60 vote, 1977 national gas policy, 1980, selective service, 1987, national defense bill, 1995, endangered species bill. the bush tax cuts. the trump tax cuts through reconciliation. what just happened with mitch mcconnell and the debt ceiling. history is riddled with exceptions and changes that were made. it was robert byrd himself, and i ve said this to senator manchin several times.
democracy triumphed. it s more important than any divides between us. but right now, because of the large shadow of donald trump over the republican party, there are very few people that are willing to stand up like you re seeing with liz cheney, with the january 6th commission, that she s willing to stand up, over in the house. and it s just not happening in the senate right now when it comes to voting rights. and the case i ve made in those rooms to my colleagues, where we want it to happen, to quote hamilton, the filibuster has it is unbelievable, changes to the filibuster are not radical. they ve happened 160 times, rachel. changes have happened where bills have been passed without the 60 vote, 1977 national gas policy, 1980, selective service, 1987, national defense bill, 1995, endangered species bill.