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Dems reconsider tweaking filibuster after facing stonewalls

Clip: 12/17/2021 | 4m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

Dems reconsider tweaking filibuster as immigration, voting rights plans get stonewalled

It was a week of setbacks for the Biden agenda and Democrats in control of Congress. A key piece of immigration reform hit a wall in the Senate, and voting rights bills have stalled. Frustrated Democrats intensified talks of changing the 60-vote filibuster Friday. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

12/17/2021

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