problematic because of where we get the components for them. they have a chance to vote to make that situation better. so let s give them a chance to put their money where their mouth is or put their vote where their mouth is and in the meantime that will reduce the deficit. it is earned praise from economists, people who aren t always supportive of the administrative policy coming together to say yes, this is good legislation and border line no-brainer territory and in washington that means at best we re hoping for it to pass with 50 votes which is exactly what we think it is on track to do. we are live at the top of our fourth here on morning joe. just after 9:00 on the east coast, 6:00 a.m. out west. we re talking to transportation secretary pete buttigieg. mr. secretary. speaking of major legislation, it was just nine months ago that the united states senate passed and president biden signed that $1 trillion infrastructure package that you pushed so hard to get throug
we ll speak with the chair of the house armed services committee adam smith. a final verdict is expected at any moment from moscow. brittney griner s cannabis possession case. the wnba star addressing the court during closing arguments just moments ago. let s go ahead and listen to part of her statement. russian translators have been edited out. my parents taught me two important things. one, take ownership for your responsibilities and, two, work hard for everything that you have. that s why i pled guilty to my charges. i understand everything that s being said against me, the charges that are against me. and that is why i pled guilty. but i had no intent to break any russian laws. i want the court to understand that it was an honest mistake that i made while in russia, under stress, trying to recover from post-covid and just trying to get back to my team. griner pleaded guilty after her arrest nearly six months ago at moscow s airport, and prosecutors are asking for 9