bigger i am doing well laura, how are you? bigger doing well, not as good as the michigan voters seem to think everything is there, voted to enshrine voting rights in the state constitution, 60% of voters voting to approve proposal two, a voting rights measure, you had both the governor and the attorney general trying to fend off the line 5 pipeline, a lot took place on election day. i wonder, in a place like michigan, what is your big takeaway as to how so much was not only on the ballot but also the stakes, now that you ve got this sort of blue trifecta? absolutely, so you know, voters expressed their power last week, and they wanted the basics, they wanted us to focus on the basics, improving infrastructure, investments in education as well as creating
one republican could bring themselves to vote to even have a discussion or a debate about voting rights on the floor of the senate. and if they can t bring themselves to support this tailored, focused voting rights measure, then that should answer the question for anybody, any senate democrat, any american about how genuine republicans are about protecting your right to vote. you know, they can t have it both ways. they can t, you know, come to the senate and say, we ought to protect the right to vote on a bipartisan basis and then become complicit when republican legislators in state house after state house are undermining the right to vote and access to the ballot. so if it means getting rid of the filibuster or getting it out of the way to preserve our right to vote, then that s what we re going to have to do. senator manchin has said this year that there could be some modifications to the 60-vote threshold rule. is it likely that senator manchin will vote for a modification to th
particular voting decision. i think that it is critical that we make a distinction between voter suppression and suspension. the ability of a state legislative body to come along and vote their their legislature vote to change who is declared who is the winner i find to be somewhat astounding. but the supreme court rule did not rule that way today to the best of my knowledge. i ll have much more to say about that because i plan on speaking extensively on voting rights and as well as going on the road on this issue. thank you very much. neil: all right. the only nonsurfside issue to come up on that voting rights measure, of course, the supreme court news on that.
which 49 of his fellow democratic senators are co-sponsored. he is sending a message that that s not going to happen. the voting rights legislation is the big single piece of this. because it is such a high priority for so many others in the democratic party. manchin s refusal to budge on getting rid of the filibuster, the 60 vote threshold for most legislation, could confound democratic efforts to pass things like gun control legislation or immigration reform. things that don t touch taxes and spending and, therefore, couldn t be done through reconciliation. if you have been following manchin for a long time, this isn t necessarily new. for those on the left who i think perhaps thought by continuing to push him, he could be brought into line on some of the other issues, it might be back to the drawing board to figure out how you could pass things that might appeal to him, like that john lewis voting rights measure, which is less expansive than the for the people act, but would set lim
protests, using force and the role of encounters with police. and federal laws, and a measure named off george floyd still being negotiated in washington. the president wants to sign the bill tomorrow. but a joint statement, we are still working through our differences on key issues. you can bet that s true. the police reform bill, one of several items on the president s list. there is the $4 trillion infrastructure, and a voting rights measure, both up against formidable opposition. today, the white house was asked about these goals. we will assess internally. and where it goes from here.