together to pass a landmark infrastructure bill while paving the way for a biden-defining budge 9th. we ll also have a better sense whether the u.s. could default on its debt for the first time in our history. so, yeah, some days matter more than others. and this is as big as it gets on capitol hill. yes, joe biden s democrats have a razor-thin manager anyone congress. but here s what s really frustrating. we re as close as we have been in a half century to major infrastructure investment and closer than ever to a debt default. for all our divisions, these should be areas that unite us as americans. they have been broad areas of consensus for both parties. forget all the jokes about infrastructure week because this has been a big goal going back decades. this bill, which i look forward to signing, will speed the repair of our aging roads, bridges and transit systems. the philosophy of this administration to invest in the future, to create new jobs and new opportunities for sustaine
good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is friday, june 4th. and this morning bipartisan to rebuild the nation s aging roads, bridges, roads, and water ways. republicans are expected to present a counteroffer after president biden offered a series of concessions, slashing the bill s price tag and rethinking the way it s refunded. will it be enough for republicans, and are democrats being naive to think bipartisanship is even possible? senate minority leader mitch mcconnell did say this in may. 100% of our focus is on stopping this new administration. joining us now, cnn chief national affairs correspondent jeff zeleny. jeff, mind the gap, right? how far apart are they? john, good morning.
policies is help people understand what the policies are and how they have made the economy worse. that is our job and we are going to do our job. in addition to that we believe the fundamental reform of the tax coat tax code is important. the jobs act will be on the floor in the next month that are open up the fund and use royalties to fund our aging roads and bridges. there s a lot of work that will be done. and if the president listens to its own job council there will be a yunanimity to what the own job council is calling for. president obama says you two get along fine he likes playing golf with you. no matter how much we yucked it up he boehner had trouble getting his caucus to go along with doing the responsible thing and a whole bunch of issues over the last year.
policies are and how they have made the economy worse. that is our job and we are going to do our job. but in addition to that we do believe the fundamental reform of the tax code is important. the american energy and infrastructure jobs act will be on the floor here in the next months that will open up american energy production, use those royalties to fund our aging roads and bridges. there is a lot of work that is going to be done and if the president will listen to his own jobs council there will be an awful lot of unanimity between the bills that we are passing and what his own jobs council is calling for. chris: president obama said this week in an interview that you two get along fine, he likes playing golf with you but then added this. put it up. no matter how much we yucked it up, he, boehner had trouble getting his caucus to go along with doing the responsible thing on a whole bunch of issues over the past year and there is, mr. speaker, a
policies are and how they have made the economy worse. that is our job and we are going to do our job. but in addition to that we do believe the fundamental reform of the tax code is important. the american energy and infrastructure jobs act will be on the floor here in the next months that will open up american energy production, use those royalties to fund our aging roads and bridges. there is a lot of work that is going to be done and if the president will listen to his own jobs council there will be an awful lot of unanimity between the bills that we are passing and what his own jobs council is calling for. chris: president obama said this week in an interview that you two get along fine, he likes playing golf with you but then added this. put it up. no matter how much we yucked it up, he, boehner had trouble getting his caucus to go along with doing the responsible thing on a whole bunch of issues over the past year and there is, mr. speaker, a