>> Mary: WELCOME TO "ALMANAC: AT THE CAPITOL."

I'M MARY LAHAMMER.

COMING TO YOU IVE FROM THE HOUSE GALLERY.

WE ARE DAYS AWAY FROM DEADLINE, SO IT IS DUE OR DIE TIME.

WE HAVE STATE GOVERNMENT CO-CHAIRS HERE, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING THINGS AND PASSING SOME BILLS.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.

OUR RETIRING LAWMAKER IS PAST CHAIR AND CURRENT MEMBER OF SENATE JUDICIARY.

WE'LL TALK TO HIM.

BUT FIRST A LOOK AT HOW THE SENATE IS MAKING HISTORY, CHANGING RULES IN THE FRENZY TO PUSH BILLS BEFORE THE BREAK AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

>> THERE BEING 129 AYES AND ZERO NAYS, THE BILL IS PASSED AND ITS TITLE AGREED TO.

>> Mary: LAWMAKERS ARE MOVING QUICKLY TO REMOVE CESAR CHAIVE YES FROM OFFICIAL DESTINATIONS AFTER INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE.

>> AS A PROUD MEXICAN AMERICAN WHO IS SANDING HERE AS A CHILD WHO WAS BORN IN SECRET, I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE AN UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF THE SILENCE.

THIS IS A SICKNESS AND WE HAVE TO TAKE T DOWN.

>> IT WAS DEV >> IT WAS DE DEVASTATING, I WAS ON THE FLOOR AST WEEK AND I GATHERED ROUND MY COLLEAGUES THAT ARE HERE TODAY AND MY LEADER OF LEADER O. LEADER O. I WENT RIGHT TO HIM AND SAID I WANT TO DO THIS.

>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT REMOVING THAT NAME NOW, AND THAT'S WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD SPACE FOR, WHAT THE MOVEMENT HAS ACHIEVED ND WHAT WE CALL IT NEXT.

>> Mary: THE HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE RELIVED THE LONG AWAITED INSPECTOR GENERAL BILL.

>> FRAUD IN ANY FORM REMAINS UNSELLABLE AND I REMAIN COMMITTED TO TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS IT HERE IN MINNESOTA.

>> NOT ONLY IS IT BIPARTISAN, AND WE DON'T ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THE OTHER BODY AS BEING, YOU KNOW, VALUABLE.

BUT WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE IT.

THIS IS BOTH BICAMERAL AND BIPARTISAN.

>> WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS BILL IS GOING TO COST.

IT IS ALLOWING A NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO BE ESTABLISHED.

WHICH HAS NOT BEEN TRULY VETTED.

>> Mary: THE FRAUD COMMITTEE HEARD ABOUT MONEY MOVES THROUGH AIR PORTS, BANKS AND WIRE TRANSFERS.

>> THERE IS SORT OF A CHAIN WE CAN IDENTIFY HERE, AND IF WE CAN CATCH THAT ON THE FRONT END BEFORE IT GETS IN A WIRE TRANSFER OR A TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY, OR CASH IN SUITCASE, THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO TIGHTEN IT UP T THE STATE LEVEL.

>> WHAT I'M HEARING IS A COMPLETE FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, TO ENFORCE THE FEDERAL ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING STATUTES.

>> THERE REMAIN 500 FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING THE FRAUD IN MINNESOTA TODAY.

>> >> Mary: ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, CITIZENS AND LAWMAKERS URGED ACTION.

>> THIS IS ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT I HAD BETWEEN MERBLUM AND U CARE.

I HAVE A STACK OF VUES AT HOME SOMEWHERE.

I HAD TO GET THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INVOLVED.

>> I WENT THROUGH 14 ROUNDS OF CHEMO, 25 SESSIONS OF RADIATION AND AN EXTENSIVE SURGERY.

BECAUSE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, I GOT TO FOCUS ON WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME, SURVIVING.

>> I'M HOLDING UP OUR BILL FOR MARCH.

FOR $2,085 AND 71 CENTS.

THIS IS MANY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS MORE THAN OUR MORTGAGE PAYMENT.

THE YEAR HAS BARELY BEGUN, AND IT IS CRUSHING US.

>> THIS IS ENRAGING.

WE'RE BACK.

WE'RE BACK HERE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAMERAS, IN FRONT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE RICHEST COUNTRY OF THE WORLD BEGGING FOR HEALTHCARE.

>> THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO COME TO THE CAPITOL TO VISIT WITH LEGISLATORS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HEAR WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.

>> Mary: LEGISLATIVE ACTION IS HEATING UP WITH RALLIES AND CROWDS CONVERGING AT THE CAPITOL.

>> ENJOY YOUR TIME UP HERE, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THIS THING DONE BY MAY.

>> Mary: WITH DEADLINES LOOMING, EVEN THE SENATE PRESIDENT SAW HIS BUSINESS RECOVERY BILL DEFEATED.

>> FOUR NO, FIVE YES.

THE BILL WILL BE LAID OVER.

>> MEMBERS, JUST SO YOU KNEW THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE ANOTHER BILL THAT COMES IT.

THIS WILL BE IT.

>> IT IS TIME FOR US TO MAKE SPACE IN THIS PLACE FOR NEW PARENTS.

>> MY SEVEN MONTH OLD LEO AND I WERE ESCORTED OFF THE SENATE FLOOR.

AND THANKS TO THESE AMAZING MOMS WHO ARE BEHIND ME, WE WORKED TO CHANGE THE RULES.

>> SENATOR OUMOU VERBETEN MADE A GREAT POINT.

SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING UP AGAINST -- ABOUT CHALLENGES, YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE.

NOW THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER YOUNG PARENTS AND SO MANY MORE MOTHERS THAT ARE OF CHILD-BEARING YEARS, SO I THINK IT JUST HAD TO