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The Chuck ToddCast: Meet the Press

‘There’s no quick fix to this’: Sen. Ben Nelson talks about repairing the Senate

The Chuck ToddCast: Meet the Press

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🗓️ 10 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Former Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) talks about the filibuster and bipartisanship in the Senate.

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0:00.0

Hello, this is Jack Todd and this is another Chuck Todd cast as we said last Sunday on

0:10.6

the big show on Meet the Press.

0:12.4

Americans are more divided than at any time since the 60s and perhaps maybe since the Civil

0:16.7

War.

0:17.7

The country is divided every way you can measure from geography to race to age, education,

0:24.4

and the divide is clearly reflected in our politics.

0:26.6

White margins across the House and Senate, very little room for leadership or compromise.

0:31.7

So joining me today is a former Democratic senator from Nebraska, Ben Nelson.

0:35.7

He built a reputation from 2000 to 2013, pushing for bipartisan chip, bucking his party,

0:41.4

sometimes being the last guy just didn't find the TV cameras as easily as Mr. Manchin

0:46.3

sometimes.

0:47.3

He has a new book out called Death of the Senate.

0:51.2

Ben Nelson, welcome to the Todd cast.

0:54.3

Thank you, Jack.

0:55.3

I appreciate you're having me.

0:56.8

So here we are talking about the death of the Senate is the name of your book and just

1:02.1

happened we're taping on a midweek here on Wednesday, second week of September.

1:07.1

And this is the day Harry Reid, the former Senate leader and the person you work closest

1:10.6

with as Senate leader when you are there for the most prime, I think, Dashel for a little

1:14.4

bit as well.

1:16.4

He's calling for the elimination of the filibuster.

1:19.5

So that revive the Senate if it is indeed a dead institution as your books seem to indicate.

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