>> Stephen: THANK YOU, LOUIS.
THANK YOU, MELANIE. WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY GUEST TONIGHT IS THE SENIOR
SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS AND A FORMER PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE. PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO
"THE LATE SHOW" SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN.
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WELL, IT'S LOVELY TO HAVE YOU ON.
IT MUST BE BIG DOINGS IN WASHINGTON FOR ELIZABETH WARREN
TOOK COME DOWN AND EXPLAIN THINGS TO US.
BEFORE I GET ANYTHING ELSE, TAYLOR SWIFT WON BIG AT THE
GRAMMYS LAST NIGHT. WAS THAT PHASE ONE OF THE
DEMOCRATS' DEEP STATE PLAN? >> Senator Warren: YOU BET.
YOU BET. ALL I CAN SAY TO DONALD TRUMP'S,
HATERS GOT TO HATE, HATE, HATE. >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
SPEAKING OF THE SUPER BOWL, ONE OF OUR GUESTS AFTER THE
SUPER BOWL IS RYAN GOSLING AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR DOG BAILEY IS A
FAN. BECAUSE THERE HE IS DRESSED UP
AS KEN. IS THIS FOR HALLOWEEN?
>> Senator Warren: YEAH. SO BAILEY WAS SUCH A GOOD KEN AT
HALLOWEEN, LITTLE KIDS CAME TO OUR HOUSE, RANG THE DOORBELL,
AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE REAL KEN. >> Stephen: A LOT OF DIFFERENT
KENS. >> Senator Warren: THERE ARE.
THEY WANT YOU TO HAVE YOUR OWN KEN.
>> Stephen: YES. BIG NEWS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE SENATE HAS A BORDER DEAL
THAT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR ISRAEL, UKRAINE, SOME FOR TAI
TAIWAN. AND HERE'S THE THING.
YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT EXPLAINING THINGS.
EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THIS DEAL IS AND WOULD YOU VOTE FOR IT.
>> Senator Warren: OKAY. SO LET'S GET --
BACK UP A LITTLE BIT AND GET A FRAME AROUND THIS.
FIRST, ALL THIS STARTED BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO GET AID TO UKRAINE.
THE UKRAINIANS ARE OUT THERE ON THE FRONT LINES EVERY SINGLE DAY
FIGHTING A RUSSIAN INVASION. THEY ARE NOW STARTING INTO THEIR
THIRD YEAR OF FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE RUSSIANS INVADING
THEIR COUNTRY. AND THEY NEED HELP.
AND THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO HELP THEM.
SO THAT'S OUR STARTING POINT. [APPLAUSE]
YEP. >> Stephen: OKAY.
>> Senator Warren: SO -- >> Stephen: AT ONE POINT THE
REPUBLICANS WERE ALL FOR THIS. >> Senator Warren: TOTALLY FOR
IT. EVERYONE HAD AGREED IN
WASHINGTON WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS.
THE PRESIDENT WANTED IT. BOTH SIDES, REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS. THEN THE REPUBLICANS IN THE
HOUSE SAID NO, NO, WE CAN'T DO THIS UNLESS WE ALSO DO
IMMIGRATION CHANGES. WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING AT THE
BORDER. >> Stephen: WHICH IS AN
UNDERSTANDABLE IMPULSE GIVEN HOW HIGH THE CROSSINGS HAVE BEEN.
>> Senator Warren: AN UNDERSTANDABLE IMPULSE BECAUSE
WE HAVE NEEDED TO DO IMMIGRATION REFORM FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND
YEARS NOW TO GET THIS RIGHT. SO THE PRESIDENT, THE KIND OF
GUYHE IS, SAID OKAY, LET'S SIT DOWN AND NEGOTIATE.
SO FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW, THERE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATIONS BACK AND
FORTH AND THERE WERE SOME OTHER PIECES AVERAGE OF THE BILL BUT
MOSTLY NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT THE BORDER.
AND THAT WHAT WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT TO COMPROMISE.
NOT THE BILL I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN.
IT'S NOT THE BILL A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WOULD HAVE WRITTEN.
>> Stephen: IT'S ACTUALLY THE BILL THE REPUBLICANS PROBABLY
COULDN'T GET UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
HAVE COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM.
IT HAS BORDER SECURITY. >> Senator Warren: WELL,
HERE'S THE THING. IT'S GOT SOME REALLY GOOD
PIECES. MORE RESOURCES FOR THE BORDER,
WHICH IS GOOD. IT'S GOT --
FOR EXAMPLE IT'S GOT WORK PERMITS IN IT.
SO PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE WRE TRYING TO GET ASYLUM ACTUALLY
WOULD BE ALLOWED TO GO GET JOBS. [APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: PAY TAXES. >> Senator Warren: THEY CAN
MOVE OUT OF SHELTERS. THEY CAN PAY TAXES.
AND LOOK AT, AT LEAST BACK HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS, THERE ARE A
LOT OF EMPLOYERS WHO REALLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE EXTRA
HELP, TO HAVE THE EXTRA WORKERS. THERE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE REALLY
MISSING. YOU REMEMBER BACK DURING COVID
THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALL TALKED ABOUT WHERE THE ESSENTIAL
WORKERS WHO KEPT US ALL GOING. IT WAS A LOT OF UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS. I WORKED ON A BILL WITH A LOT OF
OTHER PEOPLE TO SAME LET'S CREATE A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR
THESE UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS. LET'S NOT --
I DON'T WANT TO BANG A PAN TO SAY THANK YOU.
I ACTION WANT TO SAY YOU HAVE HELPED SAVE THIS NATION.
YOU KEPT OUR FOOD SUPPLY GOING, MEDICAL CARE GOING, TRASH PICKUP
GOING. WE ARE GRATEFUL AND WE WILL SHOW
WE ARE GRATEFUL BY CREATING THE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP.
[APPLAUSE] BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR.
>> Stephen: ONE THING. McCONNELL WORKED ON THIS BILL.
McCONNELL WANTS THIS BILL, RIGHT?
>> Senator Warren: BUT THAT'S NOT IN THIS BILL.
THAT'S THE POINT I WANT YOU TO HEAR.
SO WHAT WE'VE GOT -- I KNOW.
SO WHAT WE'VE GOT IS WE'VE GOT A BILL THAT'S GOT SOME GOOD PARTS
BUT IT REALLY MISSING A LOT APART.
IT DOESN'T HAVE -- ABLE TO GET THEIR PATH TO
CITIZENSHIP. PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE WHO ARE
CALLED MIXED STATUS FAMILIES. SOME AMERICAN CITIZENS AND SOME
NOT, TRYING TO CREATE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP.
NONE OF THAT IS IN THIS BILL. SO THIS IS A BILL --
>> Stephen: OF THE CRITICISMS THAT'S BEEN THROWN OUT THERE,
IT'S JUST ANOTHER FORM OF AMNESTY, THIS BILL.
>> Senator Warren: NO, IT'S NOT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT IS BEING SAID.
>> Senator Warren: I WISH IT WOULD HAVE PASSED CITIZENSHIP
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE, PEOPLE HAVE WORKED SO HARD.
WHEN SCOTT, IT DOES PERMIT PEOPLE TO COME IN AND ASKED FOR
ASYLUM. IT'S PART OF OUR NATIONAL LAW,
AND NATIONAL HERITAGE AND AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.
WE TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT TO ITS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO DO
THAT. >> Stephen: MORE PEOPLE ARE
CROSSING IN A FEW MONTHS THAT USED TO TEN YEARS AGO ARE
CROSSING IN A YEAR. WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES'
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE
UNITED STATES? >> Senator Warren: IF TO SAY,
DO YOU REALLY HAVE A LEGITIMATE ASYLUM CLAIM.
SOME DOING SOME DON'T. PART OF WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT
IS PUTTING IN MORE RESOURCES SO THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE
FASTER WHO'S IN AND WHO'S NOT I IN.
AND TO GET SOME FAIR ADJUDICATION AROUND THAT.
THIS IS WHERE THE HARD PARTS ARE.
ARE. THERE'S SOME CHANGES IN THE
STANDARDS. SO I'M STILL DIGGING THROUGH
THIS BILL. >> Stephen: McCONNELL WORKED
ON THIS BILL. McCONNELL IS FOR THIS BILL BUT
HOUSE, SAID IT'S DEAD ON ARRI ARRIVAL.
NOW, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS KIND OF INFIGHTING AMONG THE
REPUBLICANS? >> Senator Warren: NOT OFTEN
ENOUGH. [LAUGHTER]
BUT HERE'S THE THING ON THIS ONE.
THE REASON THAT MIKE JOHNSON IS SAYING NO IS NOT BECAUSE THERE
IS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH THE BILL.
THE REASON IS DONALD TRUMP. BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP HOPES THAT
THE PROBLEMS AT THE BORDER WILL BE WORSE, BECAUSE HE THINKS THAT
WILL GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO RUN ON THAT AND GET
MORE VOTES WHEN HE'S ABLE, FRANKLY, TO CALL PEOPLE TERRIBLE
NAMES AND TRY TO DEMAGOGUE THE WHOLE THING.
DONALD TRUMP IS LOOKING FOR A POLITICAL ADVANTAGE AND IF IT
HURTS THIS COUNTRY, HE DOESN'T CARE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME HE'S
DIED. HE'S ALSO OUT THERE HOPING, HE SAYS, HOPING, CHEERING ON THE
UNITED STATES WILL GO INTO RECESION.
PEOPLE LOSE THEIR JOBS, PEOPLE LOSE THEIR SAVINGS BECAUSE HE
THINGS THAT WILL HELP DONALD TRUMP GET ELECTED.
THAT'S THE KIND OF MAN WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT FROM THE
REPUBLICANS. [BOOING]
>> Stephen: HASN'T HE KIND OF BLOWN IT BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS
THAT HE'S DONE THIS AND IS ACTUALLY SET OUT LOUD "YOU CAN
BLAME THIS ON ME." >> Senator Warren: YOU KNOW,
THAT'S THE PART. THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO
JUST CONTINUE TO GO WITH HIM. I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY PLACE
CLOSE TO A MAJORITY OF THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THAT'S WHY IT IS THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THE REST OF US
GET ORGANIZED AND RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS UPCOMING
ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. [APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT STICK AROUND.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN,
EVERYBODY.
