built on industry, built on the different technologies and fell often off. the money to combat climate change seems to be one area that s i d say just most unclear where it s headed at the moment in these negotiations. the funding hasn t been dropped from talks, but it is not clear what it s going to look like on the other end because west virginia senator joe manchin has problems with certain parts of it, especially when it comes to the push with clean energy and electrical. as the mayor of scranton, what s your message to him? we ve got to think long term. we ve got to think generations down the road. that means sacrifices. we know that. we ve got to be thinking about our history in scranton. we were built on coal money. i m sitting here in my home and we re built literally on a coal mine.
which essentially means the sentencing phase of this, and the prosecution has said that they do not plan to take the death penalty off the table. their capacity for forgiveness, those families, is truly remarkable in the face of all this. leyla, thank you. let s turn to this now. in just hours president biden will travel to his childhood home of scranton, pennsylvania. this will be the first trip he ll be making there since taking office. the president is on a mission to sell his economic agenda as talks with his own party seem to be finding new momentum in washington over that spending plan. joining me right now is scranton s mayor, page cog nettie. thank you for being here. you ve been outspoken for the spending bills, the infrastructure bill as well as the larger spending bill. what do you want to hear from the president today, and most importantly, what is your message to him? when you see the president s
pre-k would have the biggest impact. we re in a situation here where our pre-k options have dwindled, child care options on a whole have dwindled. we need help getting those back. the way we fund our public schools in pennsylvania and i argue across the nation, needs an o an overhaul. mayor, thanks for coming on. while the white house focuses on the economic agenda, it s under pressure to put the same amount of pressure on voting rights. sources are telling cnn that the biden administration is not planning on changing the senate filibuster rules, which is key, the way the senate is set up now, that would be the key on moving forward on such a bill without republican support. that has voting rights advocates frustrated, including the head