Power struggle among Republican lawmakers

ABOUT THE MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THE ISSUE. >> AND POLITICAL FALLOUT AMONG THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY, DONNA WAS TRYING TO MEET PROCESS AND JUST HOLD IT UP. BOTH SIDES REFUSING TO BACK DOWN. HE SHOULD ISSUE SOME SORT HAVE AN APOLOGY. >> AND THAT IS WHERE WE BEGIN HERE AT 6, A DIVIDE AT THE CAPITOL AND THE POWER WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. DEMOCRATS NORMALLY STRUGGLE TO GET THEIR LEGISLATION ONTO THE FLOOR, BUT NOW SOME REPUBLICANS SAY THEY'RE BEING LOCKED DOWN TO. >> NEWS FOUR'S CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF KAYLEE OLIVAS JOINING US IN STUDIO WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FALLOUT. KAYLEE. >> YEAH, KEVIN JOLEEN REPUBLICAN SENATORS NATHAN DIAMOND DUSTY DIVERS HELD UP THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS LAST WEEK KEEPING LAWMAKERS ON THE FLOOR PAST 10 O'CLOCK ESSENTIALLY LETTING SEVERAL BILLS DIE WHILE WHAT THEY DID FALLS WITHIN SENATE RULES, THE PRO TEM CALLED THEIR ACTIONS, QUOTE, TERRORISTIC AND DOESN'T PLAN TO APOLOGIZE. >> I DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS. I'M NOT CALLING THEM TERRORISTS. I'M CALLING THEIR ACTIONS A TERRORISTIC.

THE LEADER OF THE SENATE NOT BACKING OFF FROM HIS HARSH CRITICISM OF SOME OF THE MOST CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS IN HIS PARTY WHO PREVENTED SOME BILLS FOR MEETING DEADLINES TO BE HEARD. SENATORS NATHAN DAUMAN DUSTY DIVERS ALSO NOT APOLOGIZING FOR THEIR FILIBUSTER. READING LENGTHY BILL IS WORD FOR WORD TO SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS. THERE WAS NUMEROUS REASONS FOR IT. I'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS THAT WERE >> FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR LEGISLATION HURT EITHER. SO IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT ME. ACCUSES LEADERSHIP OF WASTING TIME THE DAY BEFORE DEADLINE TIME. THE SENATE PRO TEM IS OFFICE ARGUES WAS PRODUCTIVELY SPEND FINALIZING STATE AGENCY BUDGETS. >> TREATS OFFICE SAYING DON DIDN'T EVEN VOTE ON IT. I STILL THINK THAT VERY LEAST HE SHOULD ISSUE SOME SORT HAVE AN APOLOGY, HAVE NO INTENT OF A APOLOGIZING. WE LET HIM THROWS TEMPER TANTRUM AND READ READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BILL. >> I WAS VERY IMMATURE. DONNA WAS TRYING TO MEET PROCESS AND JUST >> HOLD IT UP.

WHILE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS NOT ALLOWED TO FILIBUSTER DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE FORCE BENNETT SAYS POLITICS SHOULD NEVER HIT A BOILING POINT LIKE IT DID LAST WEEK ADDING HE'S BEEN WAITING A WHOPPING 5 YEARS JUST FOR ONE BILL TO BE HEARD. HE SAYS IT'S NOT FUN, BUT IT'S ALL PART OF THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT'S UNNECESSARY. HAS JOB. IF ALL YOU'VE EVER DONE BEFORE? >> IS THE ROUTINE AND THAT A CULL TO THEM? YOUR YOUR SUGGESTIONS OR FALL ON DEAF EARS. >> WHILE SENATOR NATHAN DOGS BILLS ARE TECHNICALLY DEAD IN THE WATER RIGHT NOWHE. SAYS .

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