So i m sure there are those who are saying that why didn t biden push john lewis bill as hard as he pushed it the last month. why didn t he push it six months ago as hard as he did now? the fact is that there is there s a timing that is not of one s own choice. it s dictated by events happening in country and around the world as to what the focus is. but part of the problem is, as well, i have not been out in the community nearly enough. i ve been here an awful lot. i find myself in a situation where i don t get a chance to look people in the eye because of both covid and things that are happening in washington. to be able to go out and do the things that i ve always been
Without doing what he did, which was to answer pretty much a yes-or-no question with, well, i don t know, maybe. i think it does no it does not do them any service to do that. to add to the uncertainty with their own voters, even. i mean, republicans face this very same dilemma, and they flubbed it in the last election. they did deter their own voters. i think democrats need to decide how they talk about voting. there are obviously problems out there. but at a certain point i do hear this privately from a lot of democrats. they know that they still need to get their voters out there. they know that even if these bills fail tonight, which they will, that they still need to convince their voters to come out and vote to trust the system. and i don t think joe biden really hit the right balance there. i mean, and i ll say this as well. they have a problem, you know there s polling out there that
We anyway i m talking too much. thank you, mr. president. i have two simple questions. i promise. you campaigned on canceling $10,000 in student loans. do you still plan to do so and when? my second question is you clarified those bull connor comments, do you plan to reach out to republicans like mitt romney to the reform? president biden: i m happy to speak out. i talked to met romney on other occasions and by the way, i reached out to the majority leaders as well. at the time they made a speech. and so i have no reluctance to reach out to any republicans and anyone and i made it clear. look, now i ve had the opportunity to travel because of funerals and eulogies that i have made and congressmen and senators that have come along with me.
For cost of community colleges. they are a mess of things that i run on and i care a great deal about. and i want to get chunks or all of it done. yes, sir, next man. reporter: thank you, mr. president. i m with the national news. this is actually my first press conference so it is good to meet you in person. president biden: we always have one person. reporter: awesome, awesome a couple of questions, number one you want to convey your message by getting out there in the country. i wonder if you are planning on traveling also to south america and other countries in the western hemisphere, given the fact that china has gained a lot of influence in the region? the second question is, what will be your message for residents in this country struggling every time they go to the gas station or every time they go to the grocery store and see the prices going and i in
I got asked that question about three months ago about people between the ages of seven and 12. well, finally, they got to the point where they feel secure in a number of tests that they have done the test that they have run tended to say. so it will come. it will come. i m not a scientist. i can t tell you when. but it is very important that we get the next piece. reporter: one more follow-up on build back better, it will be broken up into chunks. you mentioned the claimant pieces seem to have broad support. you tension senator manchin with support of early child care. you left out the child tax credit. i wonder if it is fair to read between the lines and assume that is a piece given senator manchin s opposition to it that the extension of that is likely one of those components that may have to wait until some time longer. president biden: there are two components i feel strongly about which i m not sure i can get into the package. one is the child care tax credit, and the other i