martha: a lot happening this hour. president biden on air force one just leaving joint base andrews headed to scranton. he s trying to drum up interest and support for the human infrastructure bill. he s said that that bill would transform the united states economy. the trip comes as his numbers are sliding, notably among independents, which is a key voting block as you look ahead to the mid-terms. he s got a favorablety rating among independents of 28%. that is down four points in the last two weeks. so independents say along with covid, immigration is a big issue for them. the second most urgent facing the country today. katie pavlich and will cane are here with me. first, we look at how the
never underestimate her ability to get the votes. there are you want to reference the bipartisan letter that a number of the members of the problem solvers caucus sent. i do not agree with what aoc said about ocasio cortez say about this being republican friendly rules. they re modest changes to the house rules that are house friendly. they should be done and they re members everything comes down to politics, cliff. how do republicans exploit this or is it better to stand back and watch the democrats fight it out? christmas came early for the republicans. nancy pelosi gets in. my colleagues he see it difficult. nancy pelosi is a 28% favorablety rating, the face of
last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continues. but that doesn t mean our job is done. we re still committed to seeing this through. mitt romney is the least like presidential candidate at the point of the campaign since bill clinton 20 years ago that s according to polling by nbc news and the wall street journal. romney is viewed positively by just 33% of americans. 39% view him negatively and that s about where bill clinton was in the summer of 1992. of course, clinton turned things around with a series of town halls and that famous appearance where he played sax on the asenio hall show, so who are the candidates with the highest favorablety rating at this point? become, 1996, george bush and
republicans by telling people every part of the jobs bill is something republicans have voted for in the past. he s been showing leadership and evidencing a strong message to the american people. things are breaking his way, the recent income disparty released by the cbo is shocking, the poorest 20% of americans, only 18% while the richest 1% had a 265% increase. that s backing up the president s plans. in terms of doing things by executive order, it creates an impression that he s trying his best and moving in the right direction. i think the president has got the wind behind him back on this issue. and i think congress looks absolutely pathetic in the 9% favorablety rating exemplifies that because they refuse to pass anything. what about occupy wall street and most urgently the