a short time ago, the white house said this. the president put forward a responsible offer in the interest of finding bipartisan, common ground that includes critical investments in our infrastructure to create middle-class jobs, and strengthen our competitiveness in the world. as well as cuts to his original proposal, and a way to pay for it. the ball is now in their court to respond with a good-faith counteroffer. this is big news, for a number of reasons. first, this stalemate over sticker price further delays the critical revamp america s infrastructure needs. but it, also, is a tell of the gop s strategy toward the white house, and presents the president and his party with a question that we have asked many times on this program. to get things done, must the filibuster go? if deadlines, still, stick in washington, timing is of the essence here. the white house set memorial day as its deadline to strike an infrastructure deal. and no sign they are letting up on it. with me now, cal
office, they protect the corporate elites. they protect the greedy. and they don t care for the very people. in fact, most so-called red states are the so-called poorest states. and a third of all-poor people live in the south. a third of all poor, white people live in the south. there s 66 million poor, white people poor, low-wealth white people. 26 million poor, low-wealth black people. i mean, this issue, has congresswoman lee has said, forces us to come together. and you can t address one, little piece here, and one, little piece there. we need a reconstruction. and it s for the very health and the soul. we cannot sustain 43% of this country living in poverty and low wealth before the pandemic. and after the pandemic, you ve moved closer to 50% of people living in poverty and low wealth. only 31% 39% of this country can afford a thousand-dollar emergency. let s think about that in the midst of america. that s why your show is so important, alicia. i hear all these folks talking
would make the bill better, frankly. but if we cannot find republican cooperation, we are committed to invest in an historic way, in american infrastructure. joining me now, tia mitchell, washington correspondent for the atlanta journal constitution. also, with me, former congresswoman of florida. tia, what are the chances republicans will actually come back to the table on this? oh, that s the million-dollar question. i think, there s a chance that republicans come up with something, so it doesn t look like they just turned their back on being, quote/unquote, bipartisan. i m not sure if it will be a change in price tag. which, of course, is what the biden administration is looking for. you know, he came down. he is hoping the republicans come up. i m not sure that will happen, that they ll budge on the price tag. but i think they will come up with something, that at least they market as a counteroffer. the art of marketing.
women. it it it s gotten to the point where this is a national emergency. and so, i am hopeful that the george floyd justice in policing act passes. and again, this is just a first step. we ve got to look at entire system of criminal justice that needs re-imagining. it needs reforming. and it needs to have public safety and at its center, in terms of all communities because this can t go on much longer in this country. because there should be equal justice under the law. and no one is above the law, including police officers. reverend barber, representative lee. thank you both. next, behind the politics of passing an infrastructure bill. have you ever wondered why it is so hard to agree on fixing things, like crumbling bridges? and breaking, overnight. new, disturbing footage of ronald greene s arrest in louisiana. what his mother is saying about her son s death. plus, new details in the investigation of the trump organization. what could it mean for the man at the top? a
about policies about morality and religion. listen. the bible says those who legislate evil and rob the poor of their rights. jesus said the poor is how the nation will be judged and economists now tell us a moral vision is a good economic vision. if you lift, from the bottom, guess what? everybody benefits. but if the benefit is broken, the whole thing will fall apart. this omnibus vision that barbara lee and jayapal and so many others have said. they are saying, here is the vision. here s the resolve. it s not the answer. but it s what resolve we must have, as a nation, if we re going to truly be the america we say we are on paper. well, speaking of resolve, congressman lee, we are continuing to learn more about the latest incident of police brutality that resulted in the death of a black man, ronald greene, in louisiana after he was arrested back in 2019. as we approach the one year anniversary of the police murder of george floyd, at this critical moment, what strategy are demo