for their rights, among the first to ever beat isis on the battlefield. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i'm joshua johnson, welcome to "the week." ♪♪ president biden's covid package is one big step closer to becoming law. but what's after that? how will democrats govern with republican support uncertain at best? it could depend on this senator, democrat joe manchin of west virginia. the stimulus package has smaller unemployment packets to gain his support, not $400 per person but $300. even with his support, there's getting over republican filibuster in future. takes every democrat and ten republicans to stop it. has a number of democrats calling to end of the filibuster. more you learn about them, easier it is to see why. they're not nearly as hard as they once were, if you're thinking of "mr. smith goes to washington," jimmy stewart talking continuously, that's old-fashioned. today you just email the floor leader, no stamina required. emerged after the senate was created. idea of minority holding majority party hostage worried founding fathers. james madison argued it contradicted the fundamental principle of free government -- majority rule. alexander hamilton warned of causing tedious delays, endless negotiations and continual compromises of the public good. filibusters have frequently been a low point. used by southern senators to defend slavery. one almost caused a duel in 1841 on this week. when it emerges, senate had a bigger problem, there was no rule how to stop one. didn't have 2/3 standard until later. modern day opponents. >> can't continue to have minority who are obstructing what the american people want. count me in as somebody who believes that majority should rule in the senate so we can begin doing the business of the american people. >> but this is about more than the minority party, the republicans. senator joe manchin could represent a key constituency for democrats, moderates and independents. he supports $11 minimum wage adjusted for inflation. it has some support but $15 has more. independents who lean democratic would largely like the party to be more moderate. heard the same from viewers. today on "meet the press," mr. manchin argued the power to slow the process makes the senate remarkable. >> the senate is the most unique body of government in the world, it's deliberate, it's designed to make sure minority has input. that's exactly our founding fathers. if you want to make it more painful, make him stand there and talk, i'm willing to look at me way we can, but not willing to take away the involvement of the minority. i've been in the minority and majority, and i can tell you respect i've had on both sides, should be i've got something to say, listen to me. i want that to happen. >> panel, white house correspondent and msnbc contributor. spokesperson for fix our senate, group aiming to eliminate the filibuster, had been communications director for patty murray, and writer and editor for msnbc daily. good to see you all. annie, start with you. what about senator manchin's comments this morning? seemed open to making filibuster more painful but occurs to me would require passing new senate rules, you could filibuster that and need 60 votes to get past. >> he's clearly a no. this is a slow movement. amy klobuchar, more moderate than bernie sanders, she's been more open to it recently. question is will biden step in and -- and make it clear where he stands on the filibuster. people i'm talking about where he stands compared to where he was in covid relief bill after georgia senate races. didn't want to say screw you to republicans, going to do rec reconciliation. but became clear reconciliation was the only way. that's what people expect him to do here. he's not going to get in front of this issue. he's a creature of the senate and traditionalist. but they think it's going to become clear over a little bit of time this is obvious choice to get anything done. he's wanted to be president his whole life, and when this becomes more mainstream, not just bernie sanders, but more senators on board, will be clear that he will come as last resort to support it too, that's what people are hoping who support it. they'll see from the white house. >> what does the path forward look like? going after some of the rules that govern filibusters? going after the procedure altogether and trying to abolish it? what do you think is most logical path forward? >> for the white house -- >> sorry, elie, go ahead. >> thank you. i think annie is exactly right. president biden wants to work in bipartisan manner, opened the door for republicans and democrats to work together. but takes two to tango, the republicans made it clear that they have no interest in working with democrats even on a bill with 72% support. this only passed moving through reconciliation, there's going to be issues, voting rights, democracy reform, raising minimum wage and many more, unless they find a way to get past the brick wall of mcconnell's filibuster, his agenda is going to stall out and all the success will be fleeting. >> hayes, what do you think about the political processes around the filibuster? even if it was gone right now, still have two parties that don't seem to work well with one another and republican parties that's shown not much interest in working hand in glove with democrats to get things done. covid bill is example. counterpart measure brought by republican senators was a less than a 1/3 of the bill, a nonstarter. >> miles apart from the beginning, that's why president biden encouraged reconciliation. the filibuster right now is not something you expect a lot of people to be really upset about, just if you polled them randomly. i haven't seen polling that says a majority of the country really wants to get rid of it yet, hasn't seeped into the public consciousness this is why things are broken in washington. but about the ways to change the filibuster, interesting suggestions came up recently. manchin talked about going back to holding the floor again like jimmy stewart. or change the rules for instead of 100 senators towards a filibuster, just people in the room at the time, 3/5 of those people. or idea of creating loophole around voting rights, much like a budget bill cannot be filibustered through reconciliation, a process to rule on and determine that bill on voting rights cannot be filibustered, call the the manchin rule for all i care, that's how you get voting rights to pass through. >> move on to something else said this morning by wyoming republican senator barrasso on "meet the press," chuck todd asked about the covid checks, checks in the stimulus package. here's part of what he said. >> this bill, they're going to people in prison, illegal immigrants, people who make much more money than you would expect people to actually need relief or help at this point. i think this is a mistake, what's happening in the bill just passed the senate. >> annie, should be clear, prisoners are eligible for stimulus checks, they were in the previous packages, that's not new, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for stimulus checks, that's false. what does that tell you about where the senate stands right now in terms of dealing with covid relief and whatever the next item on the agenda may be? >> bipartisanship is dead. this idea that biden wants to reach out and be a unifier, it's just not where the country or at least where washington is. maybe the country is more there. this bill had a lot of bipartisan support if you talk about support from voters. it had zero bipartisan support if you talk about elected officials. there's that gap. but it's also just a sign of this bill shows biden's economic philosophy, help from the bottom up, resuscitate the economy by helping poor people. trump's first action in congress was a tax cut for the rich. this is flip, 180 degrees from the last administration in its first big legislative push. and we're seeing that other side is going to oppose it and make it seem scarier by saying things factually inaccurate about it to tear this administration down and make it so he can't deliver on his agenda. >> also with regards to president biden's strategy, heard from kate benningfield about view of the filibuster, heard from annie about it but like to hear from you as well. >> his preference is not end the filibuster, he wants to work with republicans and independents. believes we're stronger when we build a broad coalition of support. look at what we've been able to do in first six weeks in office with the filibuster in place. >> eli, what do you see in terms of the future for the biden administration's agenda if the filibuster remains? drop dead necessity to get things done or way to make due for now? >> it's a necessity. president biden and senate democrats are going to have to make a choice to protect the outdated, abused senate rule that president obama called a jim crow relic or deliver on the promises on voting rights, democracy reform, raising minimum wage and so much more? there's a reason more and more moderates are coming out against the filibuster, see it no longer promotes bipartisanship and compromise but the opposite. you're going to see more and more pressure on president biden to get it done. he said he's open to change if republicans are obstreperous, and i think we'll see more obstreperousness in weeks ahead. >> it's been used as jim crow relic to defend jim crow slavery and so many of america's greatest crimes against humanity, really a relic of the worst of our government at work. >> absolutely. as you mentioned, fact it's mistake, weren't supposed to have filibuster. no founding father, if you went to madison, what do you think about filibuster, would have said that's terrible idea, not what i want. fact that you have senators clinging to this incorrect history of their own body in order to prevent things from getting done is distressing and troubling. i'm glad we're seeing more and more senators come out on the record being in favor of getting rid of the filibuster. if nothing else, got to make a new carve out like budget reconciliation exists, need to carve out at very least for voting rights. this is about the future of the country and democracy. if you cannot get past a filibuster on that, rule of the body, just broken. >> annie carney of the "new york times," eli and hayes brown, glad to have you. minneapolis on edge over the first trial in the killing of george floyd. if you're anxiously awaiting cdc guidance for vaccinated people, this week's dear doctor. but first richard lui. san francisco officials say public schools will reopen in april. 13,000 students. can choose virtual or learn in person. teachers are getting vaccinated before schools reopen. new york senate majority leader wants governor cuomo to step down. she and other critics point to sexual harassment accusations and scandal over the nursing home covid death data. cuomo denied the allegation, saying there's no way i resign. finally summer vacation in outer space? 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i understand some folks saying locked up a year, finally got vaccines, infection rates and death rates going down, hospitalizations going down, we're done, got to get out of the house, has to be beginning of the end. speak to those folks before we get to questions. >> joshua, i really truly empathize with the frustration, the anger that many people in this country are facing, and the world for that matter. i, too, want to go back to see broadway shows and sporting events and hockey games from the leafs. i want to socialize with family and friends in person and do all those things. however we're not there yet. deeply optimistic we're getting closer and closer but simply not there yet. we have variants out there. virus is going to continue mutating as long as we continue to create environment for it to grow and mutate. and yes, we have many excellent vaccines out there but we haven't vaccinated majority of the country. we're simply not there yet. ask people to be patient. we're going to get there. >> get to your questions. lower right of the screen, qr code, point your camera at it, take you to planyourvaccine.com, get information getting vaccinated where you live. ellen asked after having covid virus, antibodies for certain period of time. is it only protective for the strain of virus one had or can they protect other variants? 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