piece of legislation like this, but you can t do it for codifying for roe v. wade. jim, thank you for pointing that out. so there s over 160 exemptions to the filibuster for things like compensation for space accidents, for things like tax and spend bill, the trump tax cuts in with 51 votes. what we just did with 51 votes. here s the problem. those supreme court justices, the three of them, gorsuch, amy coney barrett, and kavanaugh, got on with 51 vovotes. but to reverse what they do when it comes to abortion, reproductive rights, whatever else they re going to do, we need 60 votes. that s messed up. so that is why i have long called for filibuster reform and changes. i think that s the way to go. as you know, except for two senators, our democratic caucus earlier this year was united on
first, let s step back and look at that house about you just brought up. not one republican voted to codify roe v. wade into law, and protected 50 years of 50 women s rights. not one. if it comes over to the senate, i fear we are going to see the same. they re so, regardless of what the senate rules are, and i think you know i do support getting one of the filibuster, and there has been exceptions from everything from conversation to space accidents, to an exception to the filibuster for arm sales, i think he doing it here. but at the point of it is that the real crux of this is that republicans will not give us the vote, regardless, it appears, to be able to put this into law. of course we think everybody should be where we are in quantifying roe v. wade, in criticizing this leaked opinion
first of all, i love that you played that clip of maggie hassan. she stood up and made the case like no one ever could. secondly, what s happened tonight is we had a first vote to get on the bill. and both senator manchin and sinema, that are cosponsored on the freed team vote act and they did vote for that because they do support the bill. i think that s important for people to know. but now it s going to be the second vote. and that is where the argument really pivots. because to me, if you re serious about voting rights and you so well pointed out, rachel, how many times there s been exceptions and i note 160 times we changed the process. i could add to that compensation for victims of space accidents. that we changed the numbers for. you could go through history its
she stood up and made the case like no one else could. first we made a vote to get on the mbill, and both manchin an sinema whobo are co-sponsors of the bill that we worked with them all summer on t freedom to vote act they ve been leading, they did vote for that, because they do support the bill. i think it s important for people to know. now there s going to be the second vote, and that is where the argument really pivots because to me if you re serious about voting rights and you so well pointed out, rachel, how many times there s been exceptions, and i note 160 times we ve changed the process. i could even add to that compensation for victims of space accidents that we changed the numbers for. wow. e you can go through history and it s replete with examples. why? because senators wanted to get things e done, because they cam to washington d to do things. and when they saw an obstacle in