the spotlight because everything that goes through the senate needs to go through him in some respect. so when all democrats are on the same page and joe manchin is on a different page, that s just a function of coverage of capitol hill, that he s the he has that veto power. now could they he s having conversations with rules experts, but he has told me that he will not support a rules change that the republicans don t agree with because he believes some day democrats will be in the minority. of course, that s true whether it s 22, 24, 26, we have no idea. but he doesn t want to pass a rules change that doesn t have support of republicans. that s limiting to say the least. i spoke to raphael warnock about this because he says republicans aren t willing to pass voting rights and mitch mcconnell held a news conference and i asked him directly, will any of your members engage on instructions
the new year. the voting rights act passed in the house months ago, but jammed with the filibuster. congress consulted with rules experts to see how to overcome the issues. president biden is now calling voting rights the single biggest issue, but it has been priority number one for civil rights leader for a long time. they are ramping up the pressure for weeks. they want to learn how to make this federal law reality. joining me is al sharpton. the host of politics nation on msnbc. rev, you joined senators and other civil rights leaders to discuss this issue. give us a sense of what was
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have rules experts sat down and figured out how that would work? no one has done that. among the services listed on lobbyist duffield s endgame strategies website, managing holds and filibusters. the firm says it can connect clients with legislators, quote, often back bench senate republicans who may exercise their prerogatives to delay or obstruct. a business out of nothing. joining me the investigative reporter for think progress. good evening. good evening. thanks for having me. you wrote duffield was not the only lobbyist. apparently a lot of people have found a way to get paid because of republican obstructionism. we ve heard about this unprecedented era of republican obstruction on the last two years. but what we reported is that duffield is very unique because he just sells republican filibusters to public corporations. but he is not the only one. one of the other lobbyists hosted by heritage is a guy named bill wickerman, a long-time republican operative
senate alexander went on to offer helpful advice to democrats considering filibuster reform. those who want to create a freight train running through the senate today, as it does in the house might think about whether they will want that freight train running through the senate in two years when the freight train might be the tea party express. and then it was the lobbyists turn to speak. among the heritage foundation experts hyperventilating about filibuster reform was steven duffield, former aid to jon kyl, but now director for crossroads gps and president of endgame strategies llc. has anybody seen a text, seen a text of an actual rules change? is that out there? has it been discussed? have rules experts sat down and figured out how that would work? no one has done that. among the services listed on lobbyist duffield s endgame strategies website, managing holds and filibusters.