votes to matter again. look at the omnibus vote, this grotesque piece of legislation. by not voting for it, it s a vote against. they needed my vote to get to 60 votes because of the senate rules. rubio s explanation of nvotig a no vote, it s the same excuse ted cruz cited after the confirmation vote for loretta lynch. listen, i m going to let marco defend his own voting record. i can tell you, i flew back to washington, d.c. today to vote against this omnibus, i think it was a betrayal of the men and women who elected us. joining me live, nbc s hallie jackson. so the rubio campaign already had been under fire for missing
every senator has the power to introduce legislation and until recently offer amendments. no single senator should be allowed to decide what the rights of another senator should be. that s tyranny. he had an amazing moment there yesterday, very emotional on the floor. let s get now to the must read opinion pages the director of the earth institute, economist dr. jeffrey sachs. make yourself at home here. donny is mixing a cocktail. anything else you want to do? some grooming, maybe? our friend chris writes in the washington post this. nancy pelosi lost on the omnibus vote. house minority leader nancy pelosi was on the losing side of the spending bell.