president to go to places where there has been tragedy and dove station. he has the first lady with him. it is the compassion of the presidency to deliver. he is known for being able to connect with people going through hardship so expect to see some of that today. but then also to be able to talk about federal resources that are being brought to bear in kentucky. money that s already been delivered but then also being able to talk about the legislation just passed by the senate that deals with climate and to connect it to the devastation from flooding and storms that kentucky experienced and the communities around the nation have in all kinds of weather related events and to say part of what washington and his administration are trying to do is to find ways to releigh the climate crisis by putting in new steps that will address some of that and so look for it to be part empathy and part policy as they visit kentucky today. of course just coming out of covid isolation and thi
hell of a lot more bills. we ll sort through the republican s successful removal of a proposed $35 cap on insulin in the private market. and president biden and the first lady are in eastern kentucky surveying the damage from last week s floods. we ll have live coverage. and there are renewed concerns either potential nuclear catastrophe for ukraine and europe after weekend shelling near europe s largest nuclear plant in ukraine with the international atomic energy agency sounding the alarm of the very real risk of a nuclear disaster. we begin with ali vitale and jillian tet. 11:29 p.m. saturday night they finished after 4:00 sunday afternoon. reporter: this whole process from the time they started with the motion to proceed vote on saturday until the moment they passed it on sunday was about 22 hours continuously of work in the senate. this is a building that s rarely working on the weekends and certainly not stretching for 22 hours at a time. but that s what it to
we appreciate it. stick around. we ll talk to you again in a few minutes on morning joe. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now. to do something with 50 votes is rough. to do small things with 50 votes is rough. to pass such a major piece of legislation with only 50 votes, republican minority, a caucus running from bernie sanders to joe manchin, wow. senate majority leader chuck schumer after the senate passed a sweeping climate health care and tax bill, putting democrats on the verge of another major win ahead of the midterms. republicans also scored a win for big pharma. we ll explain. donald trump s republican party gathered in dallas for cpac this weekend, where the big lie was on full display. along with an incredibly ridiculous guest and this is not the one i m talking about. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 8th. with joe and me, we have corresponde
because we really have changed the world. that s on top of the string of some other very big recent wins. among them, major gun safety legislation, a computer chip bill and that veterans burn pit law. for republicans, the biggest buzz isn t on capitol hill. it s coming from cpac in texas and some of the most extreme voices in the party. the democratic party just that they were picked in this fraud election. we skipped over socialism to comism is where we re at. the joe biden economy has made it hard to families have hot dogs and that s an unacceptable thing. we re at war. we are at war. we re at a political and ideological war. in the senate every day i represent 30 million texans, and my job it s like the old coliseum where you slam on a plate and grab a battle ax and you fight the barbarians. donald trump was also there delivering the keynote speech saturday to huge applause. and the sunday straw poll show he s still the clear favorite among conservatives for 20
15% minimum tax on large corporations. joe biden says at the end of the day, it is a win for the everyday americans. it s a game changer for ordinary folks. some of it won t kick in for a little bit, but it s all good. [ inaudible ] so will this streak of legislative wins help set the stage for a political rebound for democrats in november? victories, though, in washington rarely translate into success at the ballot box. just ask former president barack obama after he passed sweeping health care and financial reform packages, and still lost democratic control of congress. but will this time be different? things change pretty rapidly. joining me now from capitol hill are my guests. so, sahill, what s the word? well, it s been such a roller coaster journey for this piece of legislation over the last 18 months, it s had more deaths and resurrections. it got over the senate with a 50-50 vote broken by vice president kamala harris. after three dozen amendments were voted on,