Harry Reid: Filibuster on Its Way Out, ‘Not a Question of If But When’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT REID could ░░░░░░░░ through nominees he didn ░░░░░░░░ like what he was ░░░░░░░░ Today McConnell poked his ░░░░░░░░ out of his shell ░░░░░░░░ threaten Democrats if they ░░░░░░░░ ahead and change the ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts MCCONNELL Nobody ░░░░░░░░ in this chamber can ░░░░░░░░ begin can even begin ░░░░░░░░ imagine what a completely ░░░░░░░░ Earth Senate would look ░░░░░░░░ This chaos would not ░░░░░░░░ up an express lane ░░░░░░░░ liberal change It would ░░░░░░░░ open up an express ░░░░░░░░ for the Biden presidency ░░░░░░░░ speed into the history ░░░░░░░░ The Senate would be ░░░░░░░░ like 100 car pileup ░░░░░░░░ Republicans wound up back ░░░░░░░░ the saddle we wouldn ░░░░░░░░ just erase every liberal ░░░░░░░░ that hurt the country ░░░░░░░░ d strengthen America with ░░░░░░░░ kinds of conservative policies ░░░░░░░░ zero zero input from ░░░░░░░░ other side Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ REID Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Harry Reid of Nevada ░░░░░░░░ last name in the ░░░░░░░░ business Senator Reid is ░░░░░░░░ a real threat The ░░░░░░░░ is what are they ░░░░░░░░ to do reverse the ░░░░░░░░ rights act of 1964 ░░░░░░░░ reverse the voting rights ░░░░░░░░ Get rid of Medicare ░░░░░░░░ social Security They tried ░░░░░░░░ with Obama care I ░░░░░░░░ to remember in Mitch ░░░░░░░░ s home state the ░░░░░░░░ there tried getting rid ░░░░░░░░ care and got bounced ░░░░░░░░ the voters Is it ░░░░░░░░ real threat from McConnell ░░░░░░░░ REID McConnell is facing ░░░░░░░░ and it bothers him ░░░░░░░░ lot The filibuster is ░░░░░░░░ its way out It ░░░░░░░░ not a question of ░░░░░░░░ but when It may ░░░░░░░░ be tomorrow or six ░░░░░░░░ from now but the ░░░░░░░░ is doomed for failure ░░░░░░░░ can t have a ░░░░░░░░ that requires 60 of ░░░░░░░░ vote on everything That ░░░░░░░░ what the Republicans have ░░░░░░░░ They have made a ░░░░░░░░ of what the Senate ░░░░░░░░ be For example linden ░░░░░░░░ was a leader for ░░░░░░░░ years He had to ░░░░░░░░ two filibusters I had ░░░░░░░░ overcome more than 100 ░░░░░░░░ car pileup that McConnell ░░░░░░░░ talking about is already ░░░░░░░░ They created it J ░░░░░░░░ Well and the filibusters ░░░░░░░░ linden Johnson faced were ░░░░░░░░ and now it s ░░░░░░░░ Republicans nature is the ░░░░░░░░ party Could any Republican ░░░░░░░░ get reelected for getting ░░░░░░░░ of things like Obama ░░░░░░░░ and getting rid of ░░░░░░░░ and getting rid of ░░░░░░░░ Security and beening abortion ░░░░░░░░ things they say they ░░░░░░░░ to do if they ░░░░░░░░ them Wouldn t they ░░░░░░░░ be immediately removed by ░░░░░░░░ voters H REID Of ░░░░░░░░ You cannot we passed ░░░░░░░░ care on Christmas eve ░░░░░░░░ got every democratic vote ░░░░░░░░ needed Just barely had ░░░░░░░░ It was the first ░░░░░░░░ we met on Christmas ░░░░░░░░ in 150 years but ░░░░░░░░ care a Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ has been widely popular ░░░░░░░░ America Republicans like it ░░░░░░░░ like it And of ░░░░░░░░ Democrats overwhelmingly like it ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell is crying ░░░░░░░░ tears that nobody cares ░░░░░░░░ what he has done ░░░░░░░░ the Senate is a ░░░░░░░░ of what the Senate ░░░░░░░░ to be When they ░░░░░░░░ in control of the ░░░░░░░░ they didn t allow ░░░░░░░░ amendments There was certainly ░░░░░░░░ votes on anything other ░░░░░░░░ judges That s all ░░░░░░░░ did And we now ░░░░░░░░ a democratic majority Even ░░░░░░░░ s a close naejt ░░░░░░░░ we control it because ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris is vice ░░░░░░░░ and I m sure ░░░░░░░░ that is we have ░░░░░░░░ McConnell crying oh it ░░░░░░░░ going to be terrible ░░░░░░░░ get rid of the ░░░░░░░░ but the country is ░░░░░░░░ off by having a ░░░░░░░░ democracy not a fake ░░░░░░░░ 60 is not a ░░░░░░░░ J REID Let s ░░░░░░░░ a little bit about ░░░░░░░░ Democrats then You re ░░░░░░░░ And not all the ░░░░░░░░ agree There are some ░░░░░░░░ and it isn t ░░░░░░░░ Joe Manchin We talk ░░░░░░░░ him as the underboss ░░░░░░░░ the party some ways ░░░░░░░░ seems like he s ░░░░░░░░ the joint but it ░░░░░░░░ other people Mark Warner ░░░░░░░░ rose Jack Reid Leahy ░░░░░░░░ others who don t ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ filibuster The majority are ░░░░░░░░ to change and there ░░░░░░░░ only who are just ░░░░░░░░ kill it altogether How ░░░░░░░░ you get them to ░░░░░░░░ on board The ones ░░░░░░░░ are reluctant who are ░░░░░░░░ that Republicans will come ░░░░░░░░ and just vote out ░░░░░░░░ civil rights act if ░░░░░░░░ get the majority H ░░░░░░░░ All over the world ░░░░░░░░ have parliaments that the ░░░░░░░░ rules The majority party ░░░░░░░░ they get most of ░░░░░░░░ time There s nothing ░░░░░░░░ with that That s ░░░░░░░░ democracy is all about ░░░░░░░░ I think that people ░░░░░░░░ not aware of the ░░░░░░░░ that our country is ░░░░░░░░ working well We have ░░░░░░░░ lot of things that ░░░░░░░░ need to get done ░░░░░░░░ American rescue act we ░░░░░░░░ it done because of ░░░░░░░░ recken silluation We ve ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ need to get done ░░░░░░░░ need to get infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ jobs We have during ░░░░░░░░ highways bridges dams water ░░░░░░░░ sewer systems We can ░░░░░░░░ do that with a ░░░░░░░░ Republicans said they re ░░░░░░░░ to oppose everything Biden ░░░░░░░░ J REID Well and ░░░░░░░░ s not just to ░░░░░░░░ the numbers correctly it ░░░░░░░░ 19 who want to ░░░░░░░░ it not four How ░░░░░░░░ you do it If ░░░░░░░░ filibuster is killed procedurally ░░░░░░░░ would you do it ░░░░░░░░ REID Only need a ░░░░░░░░ vote I created that ░░░░░░░░ need a simple majority ░░░░░░░░ REID Just a simple ░░░░░░░░ Okay And short of ░░░░░░░░ H REID You only ░░░░░░░░ a simple majority to ░░░░░░░░ rid of the 60 ░░░░░░░░ J REID And so ░░░░░░░░ s say if they ░░░░░░░░ couldn t get the ░░░░░░░░ votes Is there 51 ░░░░░░░░ is there something short ░░░░░░░░ killing it altogether that ░░░░░░░░ think would fix this ░░░░░░░░ Is there another way ░░░░░░░░ change the filibuster H ░░░░░░░░ We have a number ░░░░░░░░ people Al Franken called ░░░░░░░░ today He s been ░░░░░░░░ to Joe Manchin They ░░░░░░░░ talking about having a ░░░░░░░░ filibuster where you have ░░░░░░░░ stand for a certain ░░░░░░░░ of time and then ░░░░░░░░ they got tired of ░░░░░░░░ they would have a ░░░░░░░░ vote So people are ░░░░░░░░ about it And know ░░░░░░░░ has to change I ░░░░░░░░ glad there s some ░░░░░░░░ being conducted right now ░░░░░░░░ we speak J REID ░░░░░░░░ we shall see I ░░░░░░░░ that they listen to ░░░░░░░░ and Al Franken because ░░░░░░░░ does absolutely I think ░░░░░░░░ to go We ll ░░░░░░░░ what happens Senator always ░░░░░░░░ to see you Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much.”