that this will be a win for west virginia and new jobs and i believe we can do that. we should, frankly, earmark a certain amount of jobs for heavy fossil fuel states that they know that they will have -- be able to deliver for families. >> so, the president's meeting tomorrow with a group of progressives. i know he met with the chair of your caucus, congresswoman pramila jayapal today, but tomorrow with progressives and moderates. do you plan to be there? and what do you want to say to him? >> i'm looking forward to it and it's not about what i say to him. i -- it's what he says to us. he's the president of the united states. i think it's time for us to follow him. he should offer a compromise that is fair, and we need to get behind him and get this done. and -- and that is what i have indicated in the past. he has a lot of good will. a lot of trust in the caucus. it's time for him to lead, and us to get behind his vision. >> all right. congressman, i appreciate your time. thank you very much. >> thank you. and next, thousands of chicago officers not reporting their covid vaccine status in defiance of a city mandate to do