Ricky Gervais | Senate GOP Blocks Election Bill, Manchin and Sinema Vote to Keep Filibuster: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema voting with Republicans in blocking changes to the filibuster that would have allowed voting rights legislation to pass with a simple majority.
Then, Ricky Gervais talks about his show After Life, the show's heavy subject matter and his writing process. He also shares an update on his health, comments on the Hollywood Foreign Press’ Golden Globes Awards and talks about his return to stand-up.
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| 0:43.1 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:53.1 | President Republicans filibustered a crucial package of election reforms and then two Democrats |
| 0:57.6 | joined them in blocking changes to the filibuster that would have allowed voting rights legislation |
| 1:02.7 | to pass with a simple majority, all of which came on the same day Joe Biden held a marathon |
| 1:07.9 | press conference to jumpstart his agenda for more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:15.6 | Well, last night was not a great night for democracy. |
| 1:20.0 | President Republicans blocked much needed election reforms essential to safeguarding our |
| 1:23.7 | democracy. |
| 1:24.7 | And then two Democrats, Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sinema, helped them block rule changes that |
| 1:29.5 | would have allowed the voting rights bill to pass. |
| 1:31.6 | And because Manchin and Sinema had already announced their opposition, the votes were so |
| 1:35.4 | anticlimactic. |
| 1:37.1 | Even news anchors had a hard time pretending there was much suspense. |
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