codify the roe, or outlaw abortion nationwide. nearly all of them support some sort of ban. does it have a vote, mcconnell said he will preserve the 60 vote filibuster. if that sustains itself, it is unlikely to have the votes, some strategists believe they will have a pact. given the protections of roe versus wade
in the filibuster. that could send congress into chaos. you said you want to reform the filibuster to hopefully one day abolish it completely. pt how critical do you think reform is in helping things like voting rights legislation get passed? there is no gop supporting the senate for voting rights legislation. democrats don t have the votes to overcome the 60 vote filibuster. i held a subcommittee hearing. i chair the subcommittee on the constitution and the judiciary committee which showed how the tsunami of republican vote suppression laws are having an effect. i m persuaded we need to abolish or radically reform the full buster and just to put it in a little bit of historical perspective, when i first came to the senate ten years ago, one of my very first votes was to abolish the filibuster. only 11 other senators voted.
j majority leader are not talking. it s been two weeks since the two men erupted in a profanity laced shouting match. the august 9th conversation unravelled when the president began to ex- pressohis frustration. the new york times now reports mj connell is privately questioning whether trump can salvage his presidency. a senior white house official dismissing the seriousness of the rift but is not denying the report the two men are not speaking the president and mcconnell will have to work together if republicans want to attack tax reform, spending package and raising the debt ceiling and last night the president called out mitch saying they have to do away with the 60 vote filibuster. a missouri death row inmate gets a reprieve from the governor just hours from his scheduled execution. attorneys for williams say new
process and to democracy and to bipartisanship. but for things like voting rights, things that are written into the constitution of the united states, perhaps we should carve these things out. your thoughts on jim clyburn s suggestion. thanks and great to be with you. i think that it is a sound approach that jim clyburn laid out, that there are certain issues like voting rights that rise to a level of severity and consequence that we should pay special attention to them and act with a sense of urgency when it comes to knocking away any obstacle in our way including a rule of the senate. so i m in favor of removing the 60 vote filibuster, but there are other ways where you could make an exception for something as consequential as voting rights. let s talk about how it gets done. because there are people who are