Eric Schmitt: “They won't do it. They won't yield at all. And by the way, I have had very--I won't mention who--conversations with my…”

“They won't do it. They won't yield at all. And by the way, I have had very--I won't mention who--conversations with my Democrat colleagues who pretend to care about this institution and who are on record for that, on record for voting to end the legislative filibuster. Oh, it is just for one issue. It was just for the voting rights issue. Give me a break--because you know exactly what comes next, DC and Puerto Rico come into the Union, federalizing our elections, packing the Supreme Court, put a shot clock on the Republic on that day. So here we are now, that is the legislative calendar. We are in the Executive Calendar. They already lit the fuse on judicial nominees. And now Chuck Schumer is lighting the fuse on this. And I have got news for you: A reckoning is coming, because we are going to get back--the Republicans in this Chamber are going to get back to where the Senate always was, where the Executive Calendar isn't being utilized like this. And so whether it is, you know, because a rule change is coming, if I have anything to say about it--and by the way, in a few hours, we may be recessing, and President Trump is going to get his recess picks. You have lit the fuse. And let me give you another example of what Chuck Schumer has done. Last year, for the first time in the history of the Republic, articles of impeachment were delivered over to this Chamber, all Senators were seated, all of us.…”