opponent and knew sunow support bernie sanders. and the issue of his age. is it the only factor? and the looming economic crisis. would you be willing to let the country go into default? and later this hour, comedy legend carol burnett. i am honored to be here. thank you, chris. she s just turned 90, but she s still taking people laugh. i still feel like maybe i m 11. is that part of your super power? get it done. it was possible that i may not see the end of the year. i don t know ms. handled. mishandled. good evening, and welcome back to who s talking. we begin a new chapter of our show. a new time slot. friday nights here on cnn. and a renewed focus on what you ll be talking about in the coming days. right now, washington is headed for a showdown over raising the nation s debt ceiling, with the real possibility the government may default on its debt for the first time in history. president biden will have to deal with republicans just as he announ
plan, which, as you recall, made sure that every working family in the wuntcountry had $1400 fo husband, wife and kids. we got money to hospitals, extended unemployment benefit. bottom line is that colossal piece of legislation which i helped work on helped pull this country out of that economic down turn faster than i think in anytime in american history when we faced similar economic crisis. that s a big deal. you say joe biden is a more progressive president than he was a u.s. senator and you take some credit along with other progressives with pushing him more to the left. what is it that you think he s done that shows him being more progressive. where did he move? well, first of all, i think what biden, you know, it s not that i pushed him or others pushed him. he ran on election for president, and he saw millions of people saying hey, you know what, we want structural changes in this country.