sherry bustos saying we real need a reset. you see a lot of frustration which doesn t even get at the frustration in the african american civil rights community with the president. when you re getting screamed at so much, what s the less snon what do you need to do? do you block that out? do you take that in? yeah, it s interesting because the list of names you read have different complaints. he has been buffeted between the base of the party and the moderate wing of the party. he s about buffeted. we saw him on voting rights between activists and two stalwart resisters in the senate and, you know, the end result of that is it can make you look week. you don t want to be buffeted by your own forces and i think he has to tune that out and focus version very heavily on the issues that are driving these
leverage to begin with. some being so. reasonabling margaret, and we ve been talking about the mistrust in the build back better. so many have announced they are not seeking re-election. 23 democrats now say they are heading for the excerpts and dan merica pointed out one conversation with sherry bustos. she said we ve got a problem here. there are way too many people serving as members of congress right now who i not only don t look up to, i have zero respect for, and i m saddened to have to say that. how big is the problem for democrats, margaret, and how much does build back does massive build back better add to it? i mean, i do think, again, it s a couple of things. one, it s true that it s not just a matter of there s not a
but one member, sherry bustos, who is not running for re-election because she said things have become way too toxic to require her to come back to washington for another term, she told me that specifically after that day it wasn t just the fact that there was an attack on her workplace but the fact that that evening when they came back into the chamber to certify a free and fair election there were more than 130 of her colleagues who voted not to certify that election. and she said that really changed the dynamics. that really changed the game on capitol hill. now, there are some republicans who blame democratic leaders for the toxic environment saying that the metal detectors at the front door, the requirements to wear masks are just far too much. but a lot of democrats say it is the fact that we have colleagues who continue to talk about the big lie. the big lie, january 6th, maggie, which all gets back to the former president, donald trump. so what extent does this environment hel
insurrection happened in their workplace. but a lot of democrats say they came back in that evening to certify a free and fair election and there were l 130 house republicans who voted against that certification. after that moment, many democrats said they started to feel less safe in their work environment and started to feel like it was so hard to move beyond what they viewed as a personal attack on the country and on the institution they all serve. and sherry bustos, who is going to retire, said it is a big reason why she will not run for re-election. she was standing on the steps of the house of the representatives. she said i give five pieces of advice, one being don t take things too personally. she said this is personal and it is hard for me to move on, which is part of the reason why i am not seeking re-election. you also have just the level of decor up has changed on the
done for the people, you, who want things to get done. the report details a toxic work environment wrought with bitter, heated exchanges, threats against them and their families, and worry about the erosion of also with us, maggie haberman, washington correspondent for the new york times and a cnn political analyst. so lauren, you spoke with more than a dozen members, democrats and republicans. what are they saying and what are they saying is to blame for this? well, many of the democrats who i talked to pointed directly to january 6th, john, as the moment that everything really started to change and shift on capitol hill. that s not to say that there weren t tense moments before that. that s not to say that president trump s presidency was easy on the house of representatives and the decorum there. but one member, sherry bustos, who is not running for re-election because she said things have become way too toxic to require her to come back to washington for another term, she