power, a lot of really, really bad things happen. one of the things i want to ask you about, kind of along those lines, it was an eyebrow raising data point this morning. there was a new poll that finds democracy has actually replaced cost of living as the top issue on voters minds from that nbc poll this morning. there s ban lot of discussion particularly in the democratic party how much do you make this an issue in a campaign where it didn t seem to resonate polling wise? presumably part of that number is republicans who believe democrats are stealing elections, though, as well. do you think this idea on both sides democracy is constantly on the brink of collapse is helping fuel some of the extreme rhetoric? sure, sure. you know, i would say that going back to your original question, what led to this moment for the republican party, i would say this existential fear, the sense that sort of the flight 93 moment as it s been called has fueled a lot of this.
federal law and prevent future candidates from stealing elections. specifically, the bill seeks to close loopholes in election law that former president trump and his allies tried to exploit to keep him in power, despite the fact that he lost the 2020 election. the first bill would clarify the vice president s role in counting electoral college votes, raise the bar for members of congress to object and try to prevent fake slates of electors from interfering in the process. the second bill is aimed at protecting election workers. joining us now, democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota, a member of the judiciary committee, part of the rules committee. senator, you expect to hold a hearing on these proposals soon. yes. tell us how it is going in terms of republicans and democrats working together on this, and what does that tell us? everyone that came out of
duty. plus, we have an exclusive interview with a member of the select committee. congresswoman elaine luria, who will lead tonight s hearing. we ll also hear from the senate rules committee s amy klobuchar about efforts to stop candidates from stealing elections. morning joe a few short moments away. morning away suitcases come in many colors. moments away happiness. away. is this where your grandparents cut a rug with a jitterbug? or return from war, dreaming of the possibilities ahead. the 1950 census adds new detail to your family s story.
before this wipe went down back in 2021. there s a caveat on that. off the hill, you have steve bannon on trial, as we speak for defying a subpoena for lawmakers investigating, and today, a lawyer for the select committee is laying out how bannon and his team accepted the subpoena and the committee slapped down his claim that executive privilege played a part why he would not cooperate. and in georgia, a judge is ordering rudy giuliani to show up in front of the grand jury. and then there s this, a bipartisan group of senators out today with a new bill that would try and stop future presidential candidates from stealing elections. so with that as the backdrop, with ali s new reporting, carol, let me turn to you. the january 6th select committee, we will watch tomorrow night who he will hear from in this investigation, those texts apparently don t exist. the agency has indicated they
do we start talking about this deal on the electoral count app, is it going to bore people, but it s so important and it s so critical to preventing another january 6th from happening again. talk to us about where the steel stands that we are trying to basically prevent presidential candidates from stealing elections. that s right, we know the january 6th committee has the trove of information about a plot to still and alexa. the question becomes what are they going to do with the knowledge and this is where the rubber meets the road. a bipartisan group of senators is finalizing legislation as we speak to close gaps in election law in an attempt to prevent candidates in future elections from trying to steal elections the way former president trump allegedly attempted in 2020. there are several aspects that they are tackling, specifically, it looks like revising the 1887 electoral count act made clear a vice president does not have