SO THE HEARING IS STILL
UNDERWAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR KEEPING AN EYE
ON THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> TODAY AT HIS FIRST FORMAL
NEWS CONFERENCE, PRESIDENT BIDEN
RESPOND ED TOED TO A PUSH BY DEM
TO REFORM THE FILIBUSTER.
AND DELIVER ON MAJOR AGENDA
ITEMS.
WATCH.
>> WHY NOT A FILIBUSTER RULE
THAT GETS AROUND THE ISSUES
INCLUDING VOTING RIGHTS OR
IMMIGRATION, JIM CLYBURN WHO YOU
KNOW VERY WELL HAVE THE IDEA OF
A FILIBUSTER RULE WHEN IT COMES
TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND VOTING
RIGHTS.
>> IF THERES COMPLETE LOCKDOWN
AND CHAOS, IS A CONSEQUENCE OF
THE FILIBUSTER, WELL HAVE TO GO
BEYOND WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT.
>> JOINING US NOW IS DEMOCRATIC
SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN JIM
CLOOI BOURN.
HES THE MAJORITY WHIP.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH PRESIDENT
BIDENS ANSWER TODAY ON THE
FILIBUSTER?
DO YOU FEEL THERES MOVEMENT IN
THE WHITE HOUSE TOWARDS
FILIBUSTER REFORM?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
HAVING ME.
I AM SATISFIED WITH WHAT THE
PRESIDENT SAID TODAY.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, I
KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE FILIBUSTER.
I KNOW ITS BEEN YEARS.
ITS HOW THEY FWIF THEM TIME TO
BUILD UP SUPPORT FOR THE
POSITION.
OVER TIME, ESPECIALLY THE JIM
CROW ERA AND AS INCLINED TO GET
VOTING RIGHTS MEASURES GOING
FORWARD, THAT FILL BUSIBUSTER WA
BEING USED TO DENY VOTING RIGHTS
AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
AND THATS JUST A FACT.
SO JUST BECAUSE THEY WERE BEING
MISUSED THAT WAY DOESNT MEAN IT
WAS INTENDED TO BE USED THAT
WAY.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE AT
THE POINT NOW THAT WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT THIS MISUSE.
AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT ITS
POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO FROM A
CIVIL RIGHTS AND VOTING RIGHTS
AS WE HAVE DONE.
BEEN AROUND THE FILIBUSTER CAN
BE A RECONCILIATION TO GET
AROUND VOTING RIGHTS SUPPRESSION
AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN ORDER TO
MOVE THE AGENDA FORWARD.
>> WHEN THEY AGREED THAT THE
FILIBUSTER IS A RELIC AS IT WAS
PUT OF THE JIM CROWER A RA.
BY THAT LOGIC IF YOU DRAW THAT
OUT, ONE MIGHT EXPECT THE
PRESIDENT TO COME OUT MORE
STRONG LYLY IN FAVOR OF REFORMIN
OR CHANGING THE FILIBUSTER.
DO YOU FEEL THERES A DISCONNECT
BETWEEN THE PRESIDENTS
PERCEPTION OF THE ORIGINS AND
THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE
FILIBUSTER AND HIS ACTIONS NOW
IN THE WHITE HOUSE?
ARE YOU CONCERN EDED ABOUT IT? >> I DONT THINK THERES A
>> I DONT THINK THERES A
DISCONNECT. HE AND I BONDED OVER BROWN V.
HE AND I BONDED OVER BROWN V.
EDUCATION.
ONE OF THOSE FIVE CASES CAME OUT
OF DELAWARE.
THEY LOOK EDED AT THE HISTORY OF
THE STATE AS IT RELATES TO THAT
ISSUE.
THATS HOW WE BONDED.
SO HE KNOWS THIS VERY WELL.
AND HE HAS SAID IT VERY CLEAR.
BLACK FOLKS HAVE HIS BACK AND HE
WILL HAVE THEIR BACK.
THERES NO BETTER WAY FOR THE
BLACK VOTERS THAN TO PRESERVE
THE INTEGRITY OF THE VOTE.
HE KNOWS TO SAY YOU CANT GIVE A
PERSON A BOTTLE OF WATER STANDING IN LINE TO VOTE ON A
STANDING IN LINE TO VOTE ON A
HOT DAY.
BUT THATS THE SILLIEST THING I
HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.
JOE BIDEN KNOWS BETTER THAN
THAT.
THERE ARE 43 STATES THAT HAVE
NOW PASSED VOTER SUPPRESSION
LAWS.
SO I BELIEVE, AND IVE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE ABOUT THIS, I SAID
SOME PEOPLE ABOUT THIS, I SAID
IF YOU HAVE SATES JUST PUT IT
OUT THERE AND HAVE ALL 50
STATES. NEED TO BE APPLIED TO AND DONT
NEED TO BE APPLIED TO AND DONT
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.