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And how set back we are by this because there was a tv show that was all about it, in the 70s. And it is the reality, for too many people of color, all over the country. And i said, what . And she said, ill give you a hint. She said, but this was the end. Just looking out of the window watching the asphalt grow how do you know the words to good times . Good times so, by the way, hugely educated, i think, she was at yale, and the portrait of being stuck in the chicago projects. Yep. Drugs. Unending poverty. The anger and outrage of being incapable of getting past systemic oppression. Their son, michael, you know, being caught up in revolution and all those angry ideas. Jj, the brotherinlaw, who is a basketball player. Never could get it off the ground. Dynamite. Yeah. So, i looked at the lyrics again and i got toell you it was, lik, a reality slap in the face. Other than the fact it was an amazing song. Getting hustled. Keeping your head above water. Making when you can. Temporary layoff. Good times. Easy credit ripoffs. Scratching and surviving good times. Aint we lucky we got em . And have the organ. And people having to live small, take solace in each other. And i cant believe we are back there, 50 years later. Yeah. Well, 40some years later. Almost50 years later. The 70s . The 70s, that song was. That tv show was the 70s. I have seen every episode, like, 20 times. Im, actually, friends with the mom of you remember Janet Jackson . The original mom. Janet jackson was in that show. Yes. So, kim fields is a friend of mine and her mom was pennys original mother on the show. No, not wilona, she was the adoptive mother. Oh, right. Right. Facts of life, remember . Yes. Yes. Yeah. She did a great job on that. Janet jackson was great, on this. But the heartbreaking, inexorable nature. There was, also, some frustration in the black community about that show because no one ever got on and out, right . And there was that was a reality for many people in the country. But it was, also, in a time, in the 70s, where black people were were getting a sense of autonomy. And they were upwardly mobile. And that show witas not a reflection of that, so there was some frustration with that. And guess what came along after that . The jeffersons . Moving on up. To the east side. And its like the story of don lemon. And she wrote that song. Did she . Yeah, i think she sang it, too. Wow. That was a great song. George jefferson. Again, sherman helmsley. All of those actors are great. Whats her name . Who was florida evans on good times. She was at yale. I know. Shes very smart. I am having a senior moment, right now, forgive me. What i am saying is are we really going back to that kind of reality . Yes, we are. You know, the chicago good times was set in the chicago projects, you know, i was covering that back in the day, when i started this. They called it the killing fields, in between those projects because you couldnt get out. The only way you got out, for too many, was in a box. Yeah. Well and it really makes me worry about where we are. And thats why this relief bill matters so much. We got to get people out of the grip of poverty, right now. Beverly johnson just texted me. You know, the model . Whatd she say about my singing . Yes, i covered cabrini green. But, yeah, youre right. Now, its gone. They tore it down. Robert taylor homes is still up. There is the park and all that. But let me tell ya. I think we are going back even further. I think were going back with these voting restrictions. Were going back to jim crow is whats happening. These laws. So i have been spending some time reading them. You know, at first, i was like, well, they wont do this. I mean, restricting early voting is crazy. Republicans vote early, more than democrats do. These things are frightening. Yep. You know, because, you know, they are playing on ignorance and animus. Heres heres a really wicked one, and then ill get out of your way. Hey, why wouldnt you show an i. D. . Everybody has i. D. Oh, yeah . Who has an i. D. . Everybody who drives. How many people in big cities drive . Drive. Not so many. You know who didnt have a drivers license and an i. D. For a long time . Someone you worked with. Barbara walters. She grew up in new york city. Never learned to drive. My daughter, bella, a lot of her friends didnt want to get drivers licenses. She wanted to get it. So you just start going down the line. So, now, people are going to get government i. D. When so many people in positions of poverty want as little to do with the government, they cant get the time off. It becomes disenfranchising like that and they know it. This is wicked stuff. It is. And aint we lucky we got em . Chris cuomo is there anything you cant do, d lemon . I love you, d lemon. I love you. Hey thank you for helping me today. I appreciate it. Thats why i am here. I deliver. I will see you. Certainly, too. Rain, sleet, snow, or shine. Chris delivered my mail to my office today. Thank you, sir. Have a great weekend. I love you. This is cnn tonight. I am don lemon and here is our breaking news. We have just been talking about it. Senator joe manchin throwing a major, major wrench in the works. And that is the president s covidrelief bill. A ninehour standstill. Nine hours, over his objections. Fellow democrats caught off guard really in a lastminute compromise keeps the whole thing from blowing up. What what theres so much drama. Didnt we think, like, after the trump era that the drama like it is not going to be any drama. Its going to be acceptably and welcomingly just kind of normal . Well, we got anything but. This is the first big test, though, for the democratic majority. With their biggest priorities on the line, no margin of error. 5050 split senate. Everything is riding on covid relief and on voting rights. That, as the gop just cant get past its own crazy. On the eve of march 6th, two months since trumpsupporting rioters stormed the United States capitol. I i cant get over that video. Look at the guy kicking the door. I just cant get and breaking the windows. Every time i see it, its like the first time. Them fighting police. Hunting lawmakers in the halls. Congressman zo has posted a stunning, 2,000 pages of soernl media from republicans, promoting the big lie in the weeks heading up to the insurrection. So, here is congressman paul gosar, okay, this is november 4th. The day after election day. Dont let them steal our votes. November 26th. This is a coup. January 3rd, just three days before the riot. Patriots, the time is now. Hold the line. And sedition and treason for stealing votes is appropriate. So, there you go. You wonder why people believe the big lie. Thats why they believe the big lie. Because republicans are promoting the big lie. And those are just the highlights. Or i maybe, i should say, low lights. There is a whole lot more in those 2,000 pages and he is not the only one. So lets move on and talk about congressman matt gaetz, right, this was on january 6th. I am joining with the fighters in congress. Interesting. Congressman jim jordan. Over 50 million americans think this election was stolen, he wrote. But lets remember why they thought that, right . Because the thenpresident and his enablers convinced them of the big lie. And then, people, like jim jordan and matt gaetz, they just kept carrying it on. Carrying the water. Congresswoman lauren boebert. The day before the riot. Remember, that these next 48 hours, okay. These are some of the most important days in american history, she writes. Remember these 48 hours. The most important days in american history. They promised the big lie for months. The question is will they be held accountable . While americans are desperate to get vaccinated and desperate for covid relief, heres what Kevin Mccarthy is doing right now. Green eggs and ham, by dr. Seuss. I am sam. I am sam. Sam, i am. That sam i am, that sam i am, i do not like that sam i am. Do you like Green Eggs And Ham . I do not like them, sam, i am. I do not like Green Eggs And Ham. That really happened. That that those are your republican leaders. He is the Top Republican in the house of representatives. The minority leader. And apparently, has Nothing Better to do, than to read dr. Seuss, and stoke this fake outrage. Because hes reading it because hes like, you know, its cancel culture, right . And its blaming it on democrats, whatever, has nothing to do with democrats. Nothing, at all. As a matter of fact, that particular one, by dr. Seuss, its still distribution so none of it makes any sense. They are playing you. Are you going to fall for it . Are you going to fall for it . He is trying to stoke the fakeoutrage machine while, over at fox news, were watching, so you dont have to, they are covering everysingle angle. And what you think, if you were watching is that the biggest, most important issue of our time is this. As you know, dr. Seuss has been cancelled. I do not like to cancel books. I do not like how that looks. First, it was Kermit The Frog and the muppets, mr. Potato head, now dr. Seuss. I do not like it here, nor there. I do not like it anywhere. A 2017 tweet from Vice President Kamala Harris praised dr. Seuss. I do not like it in the store. I do not want it anymore. Let me just quote barack obama, in 2015, saying, quote, pretty much, all the stuff you need to know is in dr. Seuss. This week, alone, they cancelled mr. Potato head. You know, this week, alone, they cancelled the muppets. You know, theyre theyre cancelling dr. Seuss from reading programs. For sale on ebay. But six dr. Seuss books deemed offensive were pulled from the onlineauction sites. Just when you think life cant get any weirder, here we are, discussing dr. Seuss and hitler, in the same sentence. People might say, why . Why are you covering this dr. Seuss story so much . Yeah, why . And why are you mentioning dr. Seuss and hitler in the same sentence . You youre doing it. I cant believe that were because youre doing it. Just i just want to be clear and i am going to say it a bunch of times. The dr. Seuss thing has nothing to do with democrats, at all. At all. It was dr. Seuss company, who said, this doesnt meet our standards, anymore. They took them out of circulation. Democrats had nothing to do with it. The president had nothing to do with it. Fox is stoking this stupid, i guess, you can call it, conspiracy theory. But its a lie. Lets just call it a lie. Nothing is being cancelled about dr. Seuss, at all. Do you guys realize how you look . Its just embarrassing. I think, we know exactly why they are covering dr. Seuss, so much. And i have said it, before. Because it is the g gop fakeoutrage machine. People are hurting because of covid, a pandemic, an economic downturn. Dr. Seuss . Do not fall for the okeydoke. Republicans lost the house, they lost the senate, they lost the white house. And theyre, still, enthralled to a disgraced, twiceimpeached, oneterm, former president. They dont care, one bit, about dr. Seuss. They dont care about dr. Seuss, at all. They dont care about mr. Potato head, at all. They dont care about neanderthals. As a matter of fact, it wasnt neanderthals. It was neanderthal thinking. Which doesnt, necessarily, mean that you are a neanderthal. But there is no nuance, anywhere. It just means that your thought is backwards. Maybe, he has a point. When youre promoting dr. Seuss. Maybe, he has a point. Mirror, meet the republicans. Theyre just counting on fake outrage to distract you, while millions of americans, who cant pay the rent, cant put food on the table, and are desperate for covid relief. They have to come up with some sort of narrative about joe biden because joe biden is ignoring them. And getting his agenda done, and doing his job. He is ignoring them, and trying to get help to the american people. So, they have to create some sort of create some sort of negative narrative about joe biden to make themselves look good. And to make the former president look good. That is a tall order. Thatll take a lot of work. And i dont think you cant do that much work, in 20 years. States while states all across this country are trying to strip away voting rights. Theyre doing this, at that time. While all that is going on. The fakeoutrage machine just keeps going and going and going and going like the bunny, as millions and millions of americans are desperate for a return to something that passes for normal. Their elected leaders are screwing up. Remember the texas governor, greg abbott, just days ago, he said that he was ending the states mask mandate, reopening businesses . Now, he wants to have it both ways. He says he is still urging people to wear a mask. Saying, they know the right thing to do. Really . Greg abbott. Im going to introduce you to the internet. Right . A series of tubes, where you can get information and videos. That where you can see people, who dont want to wear masks. Who are causing trouble in establishments that are requiring masks. You can see thousands of them. Happens, all the time. You know why . Because people, like you, say theres no mask mandate in my state. And then, they feel like, well, its not a law, the governors behind me. I dont have to wear a mask. So, stop it with the bs. Because you are trying to distract for screwing up for the storm. You know, you wouldnt have to urge them, if you kept the mask mandate. And then, theres the dangerouslymixed message from the democratic mayor of detroit. Just yesterday, he turned down Johnson Johnsons vaccine saying that it wasnt as good as the vaccines for pfizer pfizer and moderna. Outraging publichealth officials. The white house, quickly, quick to to to say it was just a misunderstanding. Okay. Trying to help them out. Now, mayor mike duggen is doing a massive walkback. Saying he is looking forward to getting j j vaccines in detroit. The fact is, the Johnson Johnson vaccine is just as effective as the other two in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. Whatever vaccine you can get, people, take it. Okay . In trials for all three, no one who got the vaccine died from covid. And no one who was hospitalized, once the vaccines took complete effect. No one was hospitalized. Thats the fact. The message is clear. Listen to the experts. Get vaccinated, as soon as you can. Were so close. Lets not blow this, and hold those people accountable, who are trying to distract you with dr. Seuss and neanderthal. Like, lets get some real work done. Some serious stuff. Not the fake outrage, republicanoutrage machine. Its played. Its tired. You need a nap. It is the first, big test, though, for democrats. Can they push President Bidens covidrelief bill across the finish line . Theyre close, but well see. While millions of americans are desperate for help. At least 7 million kids dont have enough food to eat, on a regular basis. 13 Million People are behind in their rent. The rescue plan is absolutely essential for turning this around. Will there be an ev for . What about me . One for me . You mean us . What about me . And me . How about us . Yeah, how about us . Great question. Wait, can i get one in green . Got one for me . hey, what about me . What about us . Is there an ev for me . Ev for me . Us . What about me . Me . For me . dog whimpers this is the planning effect. 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Democratic senator, Chris Van Hollen joins me. Its so good to have you on. Thank you, senator, good to see you. Good to be with you. This Covid Relief Bill was at a standstill for nine hours because of senator joe manchin. Democrats managed to keep him from breaking ranks. Are you sure, at this stage, that you are going to be able to pass this . Yes, don, i am absolutely confident that well get it done. Look. I was here, 2 30 a. M. , last night. Well stay throughout the night, into tomorrow, through the weekend, if necessary. And at the end of that time, yes, we will pass the americanrescue plan. It provides desperately needed assistance to the american people. Well deploy and distribute more vaccines, provide economic help, and a lifeline. We are going to get this done. Did you, personally, talk to Senator Manchin during the standoff . Has has he said anything about what his thinking is . Not during this period of time. Look. I preferred the version that came over, from the house. But this does extend Unemployment Benefits for another week, into early september. And for some people, who are longterm unemployed last year, into this year, it will actually help even more because they wont get hit with a surprise tax on the Unemployment Benefits they received last year. So, look. If you look at this bill, in context, with the individual payments, with the historic childtax credit, with the continuingrental assistance. And very importantly, funds to help kids back in our schools. But safely. This is hugely needed, and, by the way, the Congressionalbudget Office has said, if we do nothing, that we will live with these muchhigher levels of unemployment, until the year 2025. Thats just unacceptable, and thats why were moving forward and getting this done. Let me ask you this. How did this bill even come to the floor, if democrats didnt know where the their members stood on it . Well, look. The these bills have a large number of provisions. Senator manchin had expressed concern about this provision, earlier on. And this is just a question of working it through and weve done that. And so, we will have a vote, within the next hour on that. And then, we expect, possibly, hundreds of republican amendments and well go through each of them. But at the end of the day, we will get this bill passed. You have been pushing that 15 minimum wage, for years. You cosponsored a bill, back in 2017, to to hike it. Today, eight Senate Democrats voting no. Are you going to try, again, to get this 15 . Are you are you going to shoot for a lower number, that would still be a hike . No, don, were going to keep shooting for the 15 an hour. Look. The currentminimum wage, 7. 25 an hour, a national disgrace. You can work, full time, 40 hours a week, and still be below the federalpoverty level. We need to get to 15 an hour, under the proposal, as you know, it was fazed in over time. It didnt get to 15 an hour, until the year 2025. But we need to have a livable wage in this country. And so, we are going to keep fighting for that. Listen. I had a really fascinating conversation, last night, with brian fallen, who talked to me about the filibuster. And he had his predictions. But more democrats are calling for an end to the filibuster. Manchin and sinema opposed that. Given that there was a struggle to get 50 votes on the democrats top priority, let alone 60. Do you think you are going to need to scrap it . Don, i believe we need to get rid of the filibuster or radically reform it. Because right now, you have the United States senate, which is already skewed toward the minority. Its an undemocratic, smalld institution, right . Two senators from every state, whether youre wyoming, with fewer people than the district of columbia, or california. And the filibuster just adds more of an antidemocratic tilt, on top of that. There are risks, in getting rid of the filibuster. But my belief is the risk is much greater now that we cant move the country forward because of gridlock on issues, like hr1, the for the people act. Like, the john r. Lewis legislation. Like the George Floyd Justice and policing act. We need to get this done. And that that means reforming the filibuster. And if republicans dont join us, in passing those and i am not under any illusions, at this point, that thats likely. Then, i hope all of our colleagues in the Democratic Caucus will join us in reforming it. At least put the burden on those, who are trying to obstruct the process. At least make people come down, and conduct a real filibuster, rather than just threaten one from the sidelines. And bring things to a halt. Senator van hollen, thank you so much. I appreciate it. Try to have a good weekend. Hope you get some rest. I dont see it, though. Thank you very much. Thanks a lot. Good to be with you. You, as well. With a 5050 senate, democrats have no room for error. 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Delegating . Oh, good one. Move your Xfinity Services without breaking a sweat. Xfinity makes moving easy. Go online to transfer your services in about a minute. Get started today. Senate democrats moving ahead tonight, trying to get the Covid Relief Bill passed now that the stalemate with democrat, joe manchin, over Unemployment Benefits is over. Lets discuss, now, with cnns senior political analyst, ron brownstein. And mark mckinnon, a former adviser to president george w. Bush and senator john mccain. He is also the Executive Producer of the circus on show time. Hello, gentlemen. Thanks so much. Evening, don. I see that fire there, over your left shoulder. Youre not hiding. Yeah. Back home, in the hills. Im going to start with ron, just because im jealous of your fire. Ron, what the heck happened today . How is how is how is it that the white house and the Senate Leaders didnt find out what Senator Manchin was willing to support, sooner . How can they bring this to the floor, and not know where their members stood . Well, first of all, welcome to life in the 5050 senate. And it does seem to be kind of a misstep. Although, Senator Van Hollen said there are a lot of moving parts in this bill. I guess, for me, don, The Big Picture is that what we are seeing, in terms of division here, is actually, pretty modest, by historic standards. If you go back to bill clintons economicrecovery plan in 1993, he only passed after getting into a Screaming Match with bob kerry that had them hurling fbombs at each other. Obama. Had to get republicans, cut the spending substantially. And maybe, the most relevant one of all. I dont even know if mark remembers is in 2001, in the 5050 senate, two republican moderates forced george w. Bush to cut his tax cut by 400 billion. 25 . To get it through the senate. Can you imagine what wed be talking about tonight, if sinema and manchin had requested a 500 billion reduction in this . I guess, against all of those yardsticks, historically, the democrats to me are Holding Together pretty remarkably on this. What is it mark, does the Democratic Party need joe manchin more than he needs them . I tell you what. Listen to the to the news over the last couple of weeks. Youd think that joe manchin is president. I mean, that guys wielding so much power and influence. Which, in a lot of ways, i think is a good thing. I think he is a great representative. I think hes a really smart guy. I think he is a deal cutter and negotiator and the right guy to kind of have in that slot. Now, going back to kind of the issue you talked about earlier, don. You know, what does this portend for the next four years. Rons right, historically speaking, we have had tight politics like this. But democrats have some big, big, big, big legislative items like hr 1 election reform bill. Which is so critical. It just seems, to me, there is no way they are going to get rep republican votes on bills like that and they really want to and they really have to and i think the filibuster may go, eventually. In my view, it ought to. Nobody goes to the polls saying, i am voting for soandso because they killed the damn filibuster. Right. Very good point. Ron, the senatemajority leader, Chuck Schumer, criticized republican tactics to slow the bill down. But there was someone who was in his own conference, who brought the senate to a halt. It wasnt a republican well, i mean, many people say that joe manchin is, actually, what a republican is. What republicans used to be. But thats a whole, other thing. Would Something Like this ever happen under mcconnell . Put aside Mccain Saving Obamacare moment. Again, i go back to the earlier examples. In 2001. Again, this is a very relevant example. One of those two republican moderates who forced bush to cut his tax cut by 25 was a Guy Named Jim and as mark may remember, the white house punished him by not inviting him to a ceremony honoring the Teacher Of The Year who happened to be from vermont. And what did he do . He quit the republican caucus, and became an independent and the republicans lost control of the majority. So, yes, democrats need joe manchin now more than he needs them and i do think the fact that they are all voting for a 1. 9 trillion stimulus is a big thing. I think they will probably hold together on the next Reconciliation Bill even if the price, the toll, that manchin requires is more spending on clean coal than makes sense environmentally or economically. The real issue will be whether manchin and sinema and maybe some others are willing to do what you and mark were just discussing. Curtail or eliminate the filibuster because without that, democrats are going to quickly run out of things they can do. Particularly, hr1, which is so critical to the future of american democracy and stack up on Chuck Schumers desk in the senate. Mark, mitch mcconnell, is he going to try to like pick off moderate democrats on every bill . Oh, no question about it. I mean, he the i first of all, i dont recognize the Democratic Party because theyve been so unified and disciplined, which is pretty extraordinary for the republican party. Wait. You think the democrats have been disciplined, this time . I do. I do. Oh. I think the fact that they are keeping 50 votes together on the most important legislation of joe bidens presidency is a pretty remarkable feat. Ron . I mean, yeah. Look. I mean, i think, on these kind of big bills, don, i mean, this is the kind of, you know, ugly Sausage Making that happens. I mean, whether it was clinton in 93, obama in 09. Bush in 01. The affordablecare act, where a single senator, joe liebermann, basically forced them to eliminate the public option. I remember that. All of these were, ultimately, victories for the president who pushed them. Even though the compromises and concessions they had to make on the day seemed like kind of amputating one of your limbs. In the end, it was a victory that that was important to to their presidency. And i do think there is kind of a mixed signal here. I do think youre right. The fact that one or two Democratic Senators have such power is going to be a frustrating, kind of, dynamic for liberals. But the fact remains they are sticking together on this. The real test will come. Are they willing to curtail the filibuster . Because without that, there is going to be lgbtq rights, gun reform, voting rights, the the list is going to get very long of things that are quickly passing the house and will stack up in the Senate Unless they are willing to curtail the filibuster. Mark. See that fire in the background. Man, that looks great. Congratulations, and thats a real one, too. All right, gentlemen, take care, and i am jealous of your los angeles weather, as well, ron. Thank you. Thank you, both. I will see you soon. Have a great weekend. Another man arrested and charged with storming the capitol. But this one is a Trump Appointee who had topsecretlevel security clearance. And there is morebreaking news. Stay with us. After my dvt blood clot. I was uncertain. Was another around the corner . Or could things take a different turn . I wanted to help protect myself. My doctor recommended eliquis. Eliquis is proven to treat and help prevent another dvt or pe blood clot. Almost 98 percent of patients on eliquis didnt experience another. And eliquis has significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. Eliquis is fdaapproved and has both. Dont stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. Eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. Dont take eliquis if you have an Artificial Heart Valve or abnormal bleeding. 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He continued working at the state department, until his resignation when President Biden was inaugurated. Joining me now, cnn legal and National Security analyst, asha rangappa. I cant believe it. Well, yes, i can, asha. Hi. Thanks for joining. Yes, we can all believe it now. This is the first arrest, though, of a trump official, over the capitol insurrection. It is alarming to think that a statedepartment appointee is allegedly storming the capitol, and attacking police. So, how do investigators track down who who he may have been connected with . Or conspiring with . Yeah. Well, don, fbi are, sort of, tentaclelike. I mean, they are going to start. And as they gather, as they subpoena documents, they they subpoena phone records, you know, its going to spread outwards. And one thing they are very good at is cross referencing and figuring out networks and and connections. I will say, that what is especially troubling about this particular case is the fact that this person had a topsecret clearance. Which means he had access to sensitive information, and was in a position of public trust. And, you know, one of the questions the fbi asks when they vet people for these Security Clearances is loyalty to the United States. Has this person ever engaged in, you know, rhetoric or actions that advance a desire to overthrow the government of the United States . An answer of yes to that question means that you that you cant get a clearance. So, i have to wonder, you know, was he one of these people who got rubber stamped by the white house as a political appointee for a major clearance, despite red flags . Or alternatively, are there other people who have been radicalized, who are in positions of public trust. As we have seen, for example, with formerlaw enforcement and former military, which is incredibly troubling and a nationalsecurity issue. Asha, i want to talk to you about this new reporting from the New York Times tonight and they report a member of the farright, nationalist proud boys was in communication with a Person Associated with the white house, in the days just before the january6th assault on the capitol. According to a lawenforcement official, briefed on the investigation. Its another connection between the white house and the farright organization, prominent at the capitol siege. Will we find out who who was talking to whom here . We wont find out, until the fbi reaches the end of its investigation. And decides to charge someone and put this in its charging document. But we know that the proud boys and the oath keepers. There are members who have some of these higherlevel charges that are, you know, conspiracy. That are coordinated activity. And so, its incredibly problematic. Not only because of their ideology but because of the level of their activity on january 6th. Which rose beyond, you know, mere trespass or vandalism to, you know, more nefarious, coordinated activity. That they would be the ones, who are in touch with the white house. So, thats incredibly. Congressman Eric Swalwell suing former president trump, don junior, Rudy Giuliani, and representative mo brooks for their alleged roles in inciting the riot at the capitol. Does he have a case . Yeah, i read this lawsuit. Its very interesting. Its sort of a kitchen sink civil suit. It has a lot of different claims, some more straightforward like negligence, some that are harder to prove like emotional distress. But the key here, don, is he just needs to make it past the motion to dismiss on just one of these counts, and then you have discovery. Discovery is farranging. It can get all kinds of documents. The president and other defendants like Rudy Giuliani can be deposed. Witnesses can be deposed under oath. So this is a whole minefield for the former president and his associates because, you know, whatever the merits of the claims are and even if, you know, the outcome of that, they can be liable for crimes they commit in the process of discovery if they lie under oath, for example. I think the other interesting thing is that given the reticence of members of congress to engage in a robust congressional inquiry, suits like this may achieve what Congress Cannot in terms of finding out what actually happened on january 6th. Asha, thank you so much. I appreciate it. An Arizona State lawmaker arguing against masks. He says they arent needed now since take this they werent needed to fight hiv. Not magenta, not magenta. Im not going back to the store. Magenta cartridges are so. buzzer vo the epson ecotank. No more cartridges it comes with an incredible amount of ink that can save you a lot of frustration. The epson ecotank. Just fill and chill. Like you, my hands are everything to me. 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About how important this entire bill is for our fellow americans, for getting the vaccine to our people, for reopening our schools, for keeping american workers, families, and businesses afloat, and for putting our country on the road to a strong recovery. Now that this agreement has been reached, we are going to power through the rest of the process and get this bill done. Make no mistake, we are going to continue working until we get the job done. I yield the floor. Mr. President. The republican leader. Parliamentary inquiry, at what time did the previous vote on the senators amendment begin . The vote began at 11 03 a. M. How much total time elapsed on the floor vote on the senators amendment . 11 hours and 50 minutes. Well, my goodness. Thats been quite a start, quite a start to this fasttrack process. They were in a big hurry. We started voting on the first amendment, as the parliamentarian said after 9 00 a. M. The democratic leader held the vote open all day so they could try to figure out what was going on with their own legislation that they want to pass only with their votes. Now, the last time we had a long string of amendment votes just a couple weeks ago, we considered about 40 amendments. So if you multiply 11 hours of scrambling times 40 amendments, youd land at about 440 hours. Thats about 18 days with zero breaks. So, look, the whole idea behind this, i gather from listening to them over the last few weeks, was use the crisis to jam through what the white house Chief Of Staff called the most progressive Domestic Legislation in a generation. A little tougher than they thought it was going to be, isnt it . Turned out to be a little bit tougher. Well, what this proves is there are benefits to bipartisanship when youre dealing with an issue of this magnitude. We all remember that we did this five times last year. We did it together. I think there were no more than eight votes against any of these proposals. We spent about 4 trillion on pandemic relief. All right. Youre listening to mitch mcconnell, who is now the Senate Minority leader, speaking on the floor now as they are working on this bill. Chuck schumer, the majority leader, speaking just moments ago saying its time to pass the bill. Mitch mcconnell complaining about how long its taking and that there are no republican votes. But, again, they continue on. Well continue to update you as they try to get this Covid Re Relief Bill passed. In the meantime, i want to tell but this. This is the take this segment. An arizona lawmaker pushing a bill that would let businesses in the state ignore mask mandates. Republican joseph chap lick said masks were not mandated in past epidemics, so they shouldnt be now. When we talk about the argument of the flu and all the past viruses weve had because as dr. 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