"nuclear weapons are a huge part of energy portfolio."
"This is the right of every American to vote. This is stopping billionaires from buying elections with dark money. This is stopping gerrymandering that corrupts equal representation in the House of Rep..."
"plastics are a climate problem, as well as a direct problem for human health, and great problem for ecosystems."
"It hasn’t surprised me too much in that we’ve seen this Mitch McConnell play before. It’s kind of that split between principle and power politics."
"This really is horrific. This is pre-1965. This is undermining the most fundamental vision of citizens participating in their democracy. So, it is shameful."
"Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the lead sponsor of For the People Act, is interviewed."
"There's various ways that have been proposed to do that. Reverse the 1975 rule change, which created the no-show obstruction that we now call a filibuster."
"If we're going to save the vision of our Constitution, we really have to get these national election standards in place before the end of this summer."
"Well, we hope tomorrow we'll see that the Democrats and Independents are united, 50 senators saying that this should be on the floor being debated."
"The majority doesn't run over the minority, gets full chance to participate in debate, to offer amendments, to delay things, in order to seek a compromise."
"They too want to defend the right to vote and end gerrymandering."