schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby move to bring to close clernd number 579, jinsook ohta of california to be united states district judge for the southern district of california. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 580. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk cl report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, david herera urias of new mexic

schumer: silence is golden. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of of the rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to concur in the house amendment to s. 1605, a bill to designate the national pulse memorial locatessed at 1912 south orange avenue, orlando, florida, and further purposes signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to concur in the house amendment with an amendment 4880 which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new york, mr. schumer, moves to concur in the house amendment --. mr. schumer: i ask that further reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to concur with the amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appe

schumer: finally, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn under the provisions of s. res. 470, until 10:00 a.m., tuesday, december 7, following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed. that upon the conclusion of morning business, the senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the jessica rosenworcel, postcloture, and that it expire at 11 -- 11:00 p.m. 30, further, that if cloture is invoked on the hamilton nomination, all postcloture time expire at 2:15 p.m. and all postcloture time expire at 5:30ing, if any of the nominations are considered, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's actions. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: for the information of senators there will be two roll call v

tonight leader schumer chuck sc. tonight schumer announced that flags are being lowered to half-staff in reid's honor. quote, he was my leader, my mentor, one of my dearest friends. joining us on the phone is chuck schumer, who took over for reid as top democrat in the senate following reid's retirement. senator schumer, it's great to have you with us. thank you so much for your time. i know harry reid was towering figure during his time in the senate. he was a personal friend of yours. talk a little bit about how his years in washington changed washington as majority leader. >> wel, i think harry really had such strong conviction, and courage of his convictions. he came from very poor beginnings and was a boxer. you know the story of how his father, he used to call him a hard-scrap miner died of alcoholism. how his mom would take in laundry from the brothels, because that was legal in nevada in those days, and now is still, to pay for things. he'd hitchhike 40 miles to go to high school. he was -- you know, he was b

chuck schumer, of course, is now majority leader of an evenly divided 50-50 senate. it is worth noting here that the last time that happened -- the last time the senate was split 50-50, republican senator jim jeffords of vermont switched parties and actually handed control of the senate to the democrats. the man who made that switch happen was harry reid. reid even gave up his committee chairmanship to sweeten the deal and to get jeffords to make that leap. but of course, harry reid was not just a senate leader. he was a senator from nevada. and so, of course, he left his mark most especially on his home state and his constituents. in fact, just two weeks ago, las vegas renamed its airport in reid's honor. travelers to vegas will now fly into harry reid international airport. joining us now is john rawlson, coe of nevada independent. he was first to report the news of reid's passing tonight. it is great to have you with us. i know it's such a sad state -- a sad night for your state, and certainly for people across this country. let me start by getting your reaction a

and that is senate majority leader chuck schumer. chuck schumer is from new york city. he's up for reelection next year. we know that he conceivably will be challenged by a member of the squad from new york, alexandria cortez but let's focus on fact that chum schumer has had progressive left we think demonstrators from nongt of his house in brooklyn at least three times over the last three years. he's under a lot of pressure. and i think that pressure moved the senate majority leader smartly to the left, and took a lot of the party with him if you consider for instance, if they had someone else, say amy klobuchar as majority leader i doubt they would have moved so easily to the left so i'm going to really attach a lot of explanation for what happened to the pressure that chuck schumer is on looking to preserve his own seat from the left in that city especially cortez makes. j i think there's a lot to it and, of course, if you get elected as president of the united states, you have a little different platform and a little different mandate than the majority leader and ca

chuck schumer, of course, is now majority leader of an evenly divided 50/50 senate. it is worth noting here that the last time that happened, the last time the senate was split 50/50, republican senator jim jeffords of vermont switched parties and handed control of the senate to the democrats. the man who he did that switch happen was harry reid. reid even gave up his committee chairmanship to sweeten the deal and get jeffords to make that leap. but, of course, harry reid was not just a senate leader. he was a senator from nevada, and so of course he left his mark most especially on his home state and his constituents. in fact, just two weeks ago, las vegas renamed its airport in reid's honor. travelers to vegas will now fly into harry reid international airport. joining us now is john walton, ceo of the nevada independent and the dean of nevada political reporting. the first to report the news of reid's passing tonight. it's great to have you with us. i know it's such a sad night for your state and certainly for people across this country. let me start by getting yo

while he was at it senator schumer promised a vote on voting rights, which might include senator schumer suggested it would include changing the rules of the senate to have that vote. senator schumer indicated that would be the very first thing. voting rights would be the very first thing the senate does in january. we'll have more on that later in this hour. it is only in the 21st century as i was just talking to rachel about this, it is only in the 21st century we've seen senate leadership on both sides writing legislation that goes to the senate floor in a form that cannot be changed so that the party basically agrees to vote down every amendment. that is only a recent development and that empowers each senator in trying to reach that agreement among all the democratic senators. it exploded yesterday with the outrage at the notion that one man elected by 290,510 people can decide the fate of a nation of 330 million people. but the people expressing that outrage yesterday did not express the same outrage when one man who was elected by 1,359,267 people decided the fate of the nation on

graham: chuck schumer and nancy pelosi could give a damn if you pay for this bill. joe manchin does. so what if i done? i have done what joe suggested 70 should do. look at the bill without gimmicks. does the speaker and chuck schumer support sunsets? the answer is no. prove me wrong. send me a letter that we are ok with these programs some setting and if you are not ok with that, show me how you are going to pay for them. i want a plan that would raise $3 trillion to offset build back better. i want you to give it to me and to senator manchin. show me how you do this. they can't and they won't, because if you tried to do that you would destroy this economy. here is what is happening. we have exposed the fraud of build back better. we have had independent people outside of politics looked out -- look at the cost of the bill, assuming programs continue, which they will, and the jury is in. >> senator schumer -- sen. graham: senator schumer, speaker pelosi, if you assume the programs continue, which they will, this is what you are built on. 4.6 and 4.9. cbo is suppose

schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, pursuant to senate res. 27, the senate judiciary committee being tied on the question of reporting, i move to discharge the senate judiciary committee from further consideration of the nomination of rachel rollins to be the united states attorney for the district of massachusetts. under the provisions of s. res. 27, there will now -- sorry, i don't want to be the chair. the presiding officer: under the provisions of s.r.27, there will now be four hours of debate on the motion equally divided between the two leaders or her designees with no motions, points of order or amendment in order. mr. schumer: for the information of all senators, we expect the vote on the motion to discharge to

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majority leader chuck schumer, thank you for your leadership. [applause] and rabbi lauren holtz black and rabbi dr. aaron grant and all the rabbis here tonight, thank you for joining us and always lifting our spirits and reminding us of the importance of seeing the light in each other and through these periods that we experience of darkness always reminding us of what each of us has and can give to each other. that is about light. it is an honor to be here with friends old and new and to mark the fourth night of hanukkah. as the second gentleman, the first second gentleman said, hanukkah is one of our family favorites as a holiday and every year, our family like so many around the world, gathered to reflect on the lessons of the hanukkah story. the power of the people. the possibility of the future. that even in despair, there is hope. that even in darkness, there is light. we all know for 2000 years, these important lessons have been a beacon for people around our world. as jews have gathered to light the menorah, a tradition that has endured d

. >> congressional leaders nancy pelosi, kevin mccarthy, and chuck schumer joined other lawmakers on the steps of the u.s. capitol to remember the 800,000 lives lost to covid-19 in the united states. there was a moment of silence and vocals from the u.s. air force band. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the united states air force band. >> ♪ shall we gather at the river where bright angels feet have trod ♪ yes, we'll gather by the river the beautiful, the beautiful river gather wiki by the river that flows by the throne of god ♪ we will walk and worship ever of the happy golden days yes, we'll gather at the river the beautiful, the beautiful river gather we at the river that flows by the throne of god soon we'll reach the shining river soon our pilgrimage we'll see soon our happy hearts will quiver with the melody of peace ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please join speaker nancy pelosi, senate majority leader charles e schumer, and house republican leader kevin mccarthy in a moment of silence in the remembrance of the more than 800,000 lives lost to the covid-19 virus. >> â

schumer, majority leader of the united states senate. >> mr. president, madam vice president, madam speaker, leader mcconnell, leader mccarthy, distinguished guests, dear colleagues, and most importantly elizabeth dole and robin. the scriptures say that we should, quote, rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. today we pay tribute to a remarkable leader erleader, ov course of his life, knew more than his fair share of suffering, who turned that suffering into endurance, whose endurance became central to his character, and whose character, whose essential good rness, leas us with hope, hope that we will continue to see good men and women in this country like the one to whom we say good-bye today. to pay tribute to senator bob dole is to honor someone who redefined and elevated what it means to serve country. by 21, bob had given more of himself than most of us give in a lifetime, and then he kept going for 77 years after that. and my god, it was 77 years

so, i just talked to senator schumer. he is working hard on getting this done when it comes to the senate and not sending it back to the house. there are less than 36 hours until the government's authorization to operate expires. and that's crazy. that's stupid. it is, as i say, incomprehensible that adults would put the united states government in that position. so, i'm hopeful that will not happen. but we're going to vote in about an hour. >> really quickly, you said you spoke with senator schumer and he was optimistic something would happen. did you get an indication he would agree to the vote? >> i did not. that was not part of our discussion. our discussion was simply he believes that they may well have a way forward. >> as you well know, this is not the only thing on congress' plate to get done sometime very soon. you've got the debt limit issue by december 15th ish, although i know there is movement on that. senator schumer wants his vote on the build back better bill by christmas. if the senate, with what senator

schumer also citing mark zandi who joins me now. mark, thank you for being here. looking ahead on the impact for your outlook to 2022, you could my colleague matt egan this, with omicron looming, the risks to economic recovery are not inconsequential and are rising. are you changing your economic outlook now for 2022, mark? >> yes, kate, unfortunately. i think omicron is already doing significant damage to the economy. you can see it on spending on travel and restaurants. we've got all kinds of anecdotes. the national hockey league has suspended play. we can see what's going on on broadway. i do think we'll see a much weaker start to the year than i thought before. just to give a number to give context, before omicron was on the scene, i thought q1 first quarter gdp growth, the value of all things we produce, would be strong. it would grow something like 4%. now i think it's going to be closer to 2. we obviously need to see what else is going on are omicron. it could be lower than that. that's not even considering what could happen if build back better doesn't bec

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psaki: i would point you to leader schumer's office on when that might come up. that is something the president supports and he is a strong advocate for codifying roe. reporter: a remarks earlier, he said he is being tested daily for covid-19. my understanding was it was less frequency than that. is there a change in protocol where he will be tested daily and what kind of tests is he getting? sec. psaki: i think we just put out details that outlines how may times he has been tested and i believe the kind of tests he received. he received those tests because he had a cold, considered a symptom. but it is not a change in protocol. reporter: he will not be tested daily? sec. psaki: no. reporter: yesterday, president biden said he spoke with senators mcconnell and schumer on funding. has he spoken with senator mcconnell about the debt limit? sec. psaki: i don't have any calls to read out for you but we are encouraged by the conversations happening between leader schumer and senator mcconnell about how to address a range of issues in front of congress, including the d

chuck schumer, my replacement, can't be like me. he's a different person so he'll have to be chuck schumer and i know he will be but i have great respect for everybody i've worked with. mitch mcconnell, who is my counter part as we speak, has been different to work with than some of the others. he has a different personality. but i don't dislike him in any sense of the word. he has a job to do and he does it to the best of his ability. a lot of this job is like any other job. people don't have to like you. the manager of the nationals, wonderful guy, from nevada, by the way, but word got out that his players weren't playing as hard for him, didn't respect him, all that kind of stuff. whether it's true or false, i don't know. but he was dumped and being the manager of a baseball team is not much different than being the manager of a bunch of senators here. if they don't like you, they'll find a way to get rid of you. >> what's the key to being good at that job? >> i think anything i've done in my career which goes back quite a long t

chuck schumer, my replacement, can't be like me. he's a different person so he'll have to be chuck schumer and i know he will be but i have great respect for everybody i've worked with. mitch mcconnell, who is my counter part as we speak, has been different to work with than some of the others. he has a different personality. but i don't dislike him in any sense of the word. he has a job to do and he does it to the best of his ability. a lot of this job is like any other job. people don't have to like you. the manager of the nationals, wonderful guy, from nevada, by the way, but word got out that his players weren't playing as hard for him, didn't respect him, all that kind of stuff. whether it's true or false, i don't know. but he was dumped and being the manager of a baseball team is not much different than being the manager of a bunch of senators here. if they don't like you, they'll find a way to get rid of you. >> what's the key to being good at that job? >> i think anything i've done in my career which goes back quite a long t

schumer: now, madam president, i want to begin today with some celebrations. recently our dear colleague and friend, senator jack reed of rhode island, cast his 8,000th vote as a senator, a remarkable milestone from one of the most beloved and respected members of this body. a lifelong rhode islander, a graduate of west point, and the dean of the rhode island congressional delegation, senator reed is one of america's best examples of doing politics and public service the right way -- no fuss, no nonsense, just results. over the years, he's been a mentor, a friend, an an invaluable resource for his countless members on both sides of the aisle. few in this chamber can match his expertise on matters of national defense, veterans affairs and the military. i'd also add the same can be said about matching his attendance. over the years, he's missed just 38 votes on his way to 8,000. good for an attendance percentage of 99.5%. wow! as the as soon as has undergone change over the years, senator reed has remained the same, focused on rhode island, focused on our countr

schumer and both signed it and said we know where joe manchin is and schumer held that back from the squad so they acted like they were so surprised. schumer shouldn't have been surprised. the other thing the point about mitch mcconnell. he made a calculated risk to go ahead and vote for bipartisan the infrastructure bill and to carve that off as a build back better in order to give moderate members a chance to do that and sink the chances of build back better. a lot of people say it was a risk worth taking. >> bill: it took a "fox news sunday" news program in order for this decision to finally sink in. period. >> dana: there you have it. also fox news witnessed nearly 100 migrants crossing the southern border into the u.s. over the weekend in la joya, texas alone despite freezing temperatures and heavy rain as the state constructed a border wall with its own money. good morning, bill. >> good morning to you. we had some absolutely horrible weather out here all day yesterday. it didn't slow down any of the activity. look at the video we shot late yesterday afternoon in the middle of

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mike: majority leader chuck schumer sent out a colleague letter this week in which he said there will be a vote on build back better and president biden said he thinks there is still a possibility of getting the bill done. senator, what is the path forward to actually getting the legislation passed as it is now when the math clearly is into their? >> well, mike, not only did the majority leader send a letter out, we also had a caucus this past week and there is unanimity in our caucus that we want to get to the president and we are working to see what the bill will contain. president biden's directly involved in these negotiations. we need to deal with the affordability of childcare because it affects our workforce and having workers available for our economy. you got to deal with the cost of higher education. we know working families have tax issues. we have to extend certain tax provisions to help working families and families with children. there are things that need to get done that shouldn't be partisan. we should be able to get these issues worked out. we are prepared to move we

has senator schumer been coordinating that strategy with the white house? is that something you support at this stage? ms. psaki: we coordinate very closely with leader schumer and work with him on legislative agendas, when -- how to get things done, when to get things done, and work in partnership. and what the president's belief is on voting rights is that if the republicans continue to obstruct, then we are going to look at what needs to be done to get it done. we're not quite there yet, but we, of course, will continue those discussions with leader schumer. reporter: do you support the idea of moving ahead with a vote in january, even as talks with senator manchin might still be in an early stage of trying to build it back together? ms. psaki: we're -- we're -- oh, that was good. that was good there. [laughs] we are, of course, continuing to press forward, working in close coordination with leader schumer. he hasn't called the vote yet, but we agree with and support his effort to get this done. reporter: on covid, we heard the president do something we

schumer has taken the approach recently of unity among democrats being the top talking point. the way he has dealt with senator joe manchin has been markedly different. harry reid and joe manchin which, especially up until the end, in 2016, after the election, manchin went after harry reid for something negative he said about then-president-elect donald trump. the tone and tenor of those relationships are so starkly different, but it's also -- you look at the way the affordable care act was pushed through, it's a conversation that is still being had on the hill. when you talk about tough legislative fights. it's hard for dells, i think, not to wonder at this point how harry reid type figure would handle this legislative moment in comparison to chuck schumer. we'll see what the road ahead looks like on build back better, whether it becomes a more scaled-down package, what manchin has wanted all along, whether they try to negotiate a larger package that encompasses more policy items. all of that remains to be seen. when you consider the legacy of harry reid, being able to push t

it is unclear, what version of the bill senator schumer will bring to the floor. after senator joe manchin said on sunday he will vote no, on a current version of the government. after some suspense yesterday of or whether joe manchin will pop a spate, senator manchin did indeed show up and insisted that he is consistent and explaining to his colleagues, his problems with the legislation including his preference for more taxes on the superrich to pay for the bill. and the offices of senators and house members are separated just by the east lawn of the capitol building. much like a college campus with a central crash the area. but for members of those two bodies, it usually feels like an ocean separates the house and the senate. very few members outside of leadership, ever speak to members of the other body. house members, tend to be left in permanent bewilderment of the senate, all senators feel the same way about the house. as congressional careers go -- congressman from eulogy a, paul is still at the job. having been there for five years. i know, what i mean is

schumer: i know of no further debate on the bill. the presiding officer: if there's no further debate, the question is on passage of the bill. all in favor say aye. opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill is passed. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on health, education, labor and pensions be discharged from further consideration of s. 2959 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 2959, a bill to provide that due to the disruptions caused by covid-19, applications for impact aid funding for fiscal year 2023 may use certain data submitted if the fiscal year 2022 application. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the bill be considered read a third ti

unless schumer has manchin's vote, why would he bother moving forward on build back better? >> he may not have his vote yet, but the question is whether he has his vote going forward. the president, joe manchin did speak friday night. it was a cordial conversation. and they think there's space to get joe manchin to "yes." that means getting the various progressives and others who don't like what manchin likes onboard and getting to "yes" as well. and the democratic party will have to have a come to jesus moment and say, look, do we want to mass something or not? how that happens and how that comes together, who knows? but schumer knows what he's doing, but ultimately this is a conversation between the two joes and the two presidents. the president joe biden and the president of joe biden's agenda in the senate, joe manchin. >> yikes. well, joe manchin has to worry about one group of people. voters in the state of west virginia. ana, yesterday, america's largest coal mining union put out a statement asking manchin to support build back better. could that move the needle? he a

and senator schumer has said that christmas is the deadline. we're going to continue to fight to do that, you have committee members who are fighting to do that, the parliament mentarian is working really hard to get through the process that she's playing. so we're going to work really hard. look, senator manchin spoke to the president recently. he said it was productive, right, they're talking about different iterations, if you will, those are his words. so, we'll continue to have those conversations and get there, look, build back better is so critical to the american people. we're talking about lowering costs. 60% of families' income goes to child care, goes to transportation. goes to things that the build back better plan is actually going to address. and it's so critical. it's so important. and that's what we keep saying. folks are worried about inflation, this is going to lower inflation. it's going to ease inflation, as we've heard from leading rating agencies on wall street. as we've heard from 56 economists who wrote a public letter on

so if we end up defaulting, it's a choice that senator schumer has made. to me this has been very simple from the beginning. the president and his woke allies think that they can borrow us in to prosperity. they can't. i'm not going to be a part of doing that. >> sean: all right. so i'm glad senator and i think most republicans will be with you. mitch has this uncanny ability to always get nine other republicans to go along with the cloture vote. i think the republicans need a new leader in the senate. i think caving to the democrats, he's buying them time to push their build back better new green deal socialism, which is bad for the country. i would think republicans should be united on stopping the radicalism of nancy pelosi and chuck schumer and the progressive caucus. i wonder if we can count or rely on joe manchin more than mitch mcconnell at this point. >> well, as i've said to you before, sean, i don't hate anybody. i look for grace wherever i can find it. but i know what i believe. and i am not going to vote to allow senator schumer and president b

washington leader schumer made it clear today he's moving full speed ahead. he outlined very specific hilt detail that you of all people appreciate, phil, all the work happening behind the scenes. i was so we are engaged in that but we certainly support leader schumer's efforts and push to move this forward and get it done in the coming weeks. reporter: i guess what i'm asking is a christmas a drop dead? or can this be something that moves the past christmas if the legislative realities make that a reality? >> attorney understand where you're at asking that with many conversations between now and christmas. we are encouraged by leader shimmers effort to move this forward all the work happening behind the scenes among staffers, members, to move this forward get it done go ahead ashley. reporter: thank you. on the democracies that can explain why countries such as hungary which is in ee you member in turkey he was and eat you member are invited by other countries like the philippines have an egregious record on human rights are included. >> sure, the democracy

we have people with different views, and look, give senator schumer a lot of credit. we have a 50/50 senate, as you know and yet we've been able to keep unity among all of the democratic senators, we were able to pass the american rescue plan, able to deal with the borrowing cap, debt cap in our country. we were able to get a lot of the things done. there's absolutely room in our party for joe manchin and elizabeth warren and everyone in between with different views, bernie sanders. we are very proud of our caucus and the fact that we have diversity in our caucus and joe manchin is very much welcome in the democratic party. >> mike: thank you, senator, we appreciate you making time for us today. up next, were joined by senator roy blunt for republicans reaction to the future of build back better and the state of the g.o.p. ♪ ♪ pla n n this broker is your man. let's open your binders to page 188... uh carl, are there different planning options in here? options? plans we can build on our own, or with help from a financial consultant? like schwab does. uhhh... could

we heard from senate majority schumer, he wants to get done for christmas. president biden responded to a set of questions about the time. he hoped it would be before christmas. it would take when ever long needed to get it done than to get it done a certain time. what's your sense of it? i know you have been following this whether they think the timeline is specific especially how much else congress has on its plates. >> concerns regarding funding and cost of this whole plan, the question will always be can they get to a number that everyone agrees to in a short enough time. that is difficult. we are closer to mid december than people realized and as you noted there are other things that have to be discussed as well. >> the debt ceiling deadline is looming large. eugene scott, it's great to see you, especially we do it in person. >> we'll have the latest with omicron variant and we try to learn more and of course in a few hours a virtual summit between president biden and his russian counter part with vladimir putin, thank you for waking up way too early wi

schumer majority leader of the united states senate. senator schumer: mr. president madam vice president, madam speaker, leader mcconnell leader mccarthy, distinguished guests, more importantly senator elizabeth dole and robin. the scriptures says we should quote, rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance and endurance produces character and character produces hope. today, we pay tribute to a remarkable leader. over the course of his life knew more than his fair share of suffering, who turned that suffering into endurance, whose endurance became central to his character and whose character whose essential goodness leaves us with hope. hope that we will continue to see good men and women in this country like the one to whom we say goodbye today. to pay tribute to senator bob dole is to honor someone who redefined and elevated what it means to serve country. by 21, bob had given more of himself than most of us give in a lifetime, and then he kept going for 77 years after that. and my god, it was 77 years well spent. at 27, he was el

senator schumer also committed to bringing a version of the build back better bill passed by the house of representatives to the senate floor where it will be open to any amendments that can pass by a simple majority vote as such legislation is. it is unclear which version of the bill senator schumer will bring to the floor after senator joe manchin said on sunday he'll vote no on the current version of the bill after some suspension yesterday whether joe manchin would participate in the conference call with senate democrats, senator manchin did indeed show up and insisted he's been consistent in explaining to his colleagues his problems with the legislation including his preference for more taxes on the super rich to pay for the bill. the offices of senators and house members are separated just by the east lawn of the capitol building much like a college campus with a central grass area. for members of those two bodies, it usually feels like an ocean separates the house and the senate. very few members outside of the leadership ever speak to members of the other body and house members

schumer is this peak, angry left-wing twitter was angry and he said screw it, let's have a vote to put everyone on the record like it's something to make manchin shaken his boots, the people happiest about that i saw were republicans, what do a vote, a failed vote on the 5 trillion-dollar think get everyone on the record. >> joe manchin knows what his voters want, he knows trump voters, he's a democrat in a very red state. schumer is putting other democrat who don't have that reliability factor in west virginia on the chopping block so kelly in arizona up for reelection, nevada is up for grabs suffer him to do that, new hampshire is up for grabs so the idea chuck schumer is going to placate to the far left of the party instead of telling saw in the house things work differently in the senate and maybe sit down with joe biden insane need to pivot in terms of your economic plan, they are tripling, quadrupling down on attacking joe manchin so it will be interesting to see if joe biden is a lame-duck going into the midterms or if they continue to push this unpopular agenda before people go

so if we end up defaulting, it's a choice that senator schumer has made. to me this has been very simple from the beginning. the president and his woke allies think that they can borrow us in to prosperity. they can't. i'm not going to be a part of doing that. >> sean: all right. so i'm glad senator andat i thik most republicans will be with you. mitch has this uncanny ability to always get nine other republicans to go along with the cloture vote. look, i'm not going to drag you into my position on this. i think the republicans need a new leader in the senate. i think caving to the democrats, he's buying them time to push their build back better new green deal socialism, which is bad for the country. i would think republicans should be united on stopping the radicalism of nancy pelosi and chuck schumerhe and the progressive caucus. i wonder if we can count or rely on joe manchin more than mitch mcconnell at this point. >> well, as i've said to you before, sean, i don't hate anybody. i look for grace wherever i can find it. l but i know what i believe. and

here is what senator schumer had to say. [video clip] >> madam president, as we continue working to bring the senate to a position where we can build back better, senate democrats spent the past few weeks engaged on a discussion addressing another urgent priority, protecting the right to vote and safeguarding our elections. yesterday, i joined with a number of my colleagues and detailed conversations about how the senate will get voting rights done in time for the 2022 elections, including advancing the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights act. in state after state, republican-led legislatures are approving the most crony and voter registration laws we have scenes and segregation, and they are doing it on --draconian voter registration laws we have seen on segregation. they have passed rules on voting rights that we have seen since segregation on an untimely partisan basis. senate democrats are working to find a path forward to respond to these attacks by passing legislation like the freedom to vote act and t

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chuck schumer says his side will not give up on the bill. schumer promises a vote next year. even schumer needs the vote of joe manchin just to start debate on the bill. democrats are drying to term what could be different come january. >> what we need to know from senator manchin is where can he get to. where does he want to end up with this. i heard yesterday on the call, a sense of determination to do the best that we can and a sense of urgency to get through with this. >> the senate and its arcane folk ways are exasperating the house democrats that voted for the bill. >> the problem is when we get to the senate because of their stupid rules over there -- i'm going to say it -- the filibuster is ridiculous. >> it's unclear if house progressives could accept a leaner bill which meets the demands of joe manchin. mitch mcconnell said the demands of manchin are a christmas present for the president. >> they didn't get a mandate for this. this is not a mandate to turn america into a socialist country. they want to turn america into a socialist country. no wonder joe manchin is

is it nancy pelosi with chuck schumer? is it susan rice? ben rhodes, former obama national security advisor he wrote in the memoir in the situation room biden could be a unguided missile. who is running the show? >> seen that over and over again with biden what he decided to announce, what policies he seems to be aware of, the deals that he said were going to go forth or not going to go forth since really quickly been backtracked by his staff. biden brought in a huge amount of the obama white house. a lot of very idealistic young left-wing act it vests in his administration. when he says this will not be what we're going to do they seem to do it anyways. the staff of the white house has harder left agenda than the president is willing to talk about seems to me running this show. elizabeth: chris bedford, good to see you. we're coming out of the bottom of the hour. you're watching evening edit. elon musk says he will fire back at elizabeth warren, will pay $11 billion. after warren called musk a freeloader. she is starting to fund raise and

i just think we'll see what schumer actually does. schumer, you know, whether he puts these votes up, because i think there's a good chance he does something because he'll be under a lot of pressure to do it. also it's not just manchin who gets exposed on this issue. >> let's also not forget that this does affect millions of people. the child tax credit affects millions of children responsible for lifting kids out of poverty, what's going to happen to them now, paid leave, obviously, millions of americans wanted that. so politically speaking, this is, you know -- it is what it is, but remember, it does have real world impact. sahil, thank you so much. julie and jonathan lemire and john bresnahan, say hi to jake sherman back there, make sure he's working and not just googling. >>> coming up, why donald trump is filing suit against new york attorney general letitia james. >>> you've gotten vaccinated and boosted and now cases are surging again. what do you do? >>> and jury deliberations begin in the case of the former police officer who