MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video) - 08-01-2025-221054

MSNBC Rachel Maddow (video)

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4.4 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Through her unique approach to storytelling, Rachel Maddow provides in-depth reporting to illuminate the current state of political affairs and reveals the importance of transparency and accountability from our leaders. Maddow works with unmatched rigor and resolve to explain our complex world and deliver news in a way that's illuminating and dynamic, connecting the dots to make sense of complex issues. Maddow also conducts thoughtful interviews with individuals at the center of current news stories to provide important perspective.

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0:00.0	It is nearly impossible to get more than 80 votes on something in the Senate these days.
0:05.6	I mean, maybe if you're renaming a post office, but it rarely happens.
0:10.1	It occasionally happens, though.
0:14.4	Nominations confirmed.
0:15.6	The ayes are 86.
0:16.9	The no, the nays are eight.
0:19.4	The nomination is confirmed. Okay, that was the vote just are eight. The nomination is confirmed.
0:22.4	Okay, that was the vote just last year on the nomination of Erica McIntyre to be the commissioner of labor statistics.
0:29.8	And she was nominated by then President Biden, but she was seen as such a non-controversial choice
0:35.9	for a completely apolitical kind of nerdy job that she got 86
0:40.5	votes for her confirmation and she had the support of many loyal trump fans like say Tommy tubberville
0:47.6	the current secretary of state Marco rubio some guy named jady vans wonder what he's up to these
0:53.8	days what's he up to you days. What's he up to?
0:55.0	You know, lots of things.
0:57.0	Along with 35 other Republicans, they all voted to confirm Erica McIntyrefer to be the
1:03.0	Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
1:05.0	Now most people were probably not following that vote at the time.
1:08.0	I don't think we were taking it live or anything.
1:10.0	Most people probably do not know what the Commissioner of Labor Statistics does, although if you're not following that vote at the time. I don't think we were taking it live or anything.
1:15.0	Most people probably do not know what the Commissioner of Labor Statistics does, although if you're watching right now, you very well may by this time today. But it is actually an important,
1:20.2	and yes, very, very wonky job overseeing the nation's economic data, which is why
1:25.0	experienced and qualified data scientist Erica McIntyrefer
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