one congressman even compared to the situation to a side folks get. and that is not good for a president who is hoping to make good on promises ahead of 2024, which is exactly what republicans are. doing today, the congressional black caucus met with president biden, and vice president harris, about one of those very promises. police reform. they agreed to start working on the new legislative package last year and bipartisan bill ended up stalled in congress. today south carolina republican senator, tim scott, who worked on that very bill tweeted this. resurrecting the house progressives police reform bill is a nonstarter. and quotes. with that, let s get smart with the help of our lead off panel. nbc, capitol hill and ryan nobles was so great that package.
tough to absorb it. out of the mainstream of america, and being worn in the halls of congress, ryan thanks so much for a smarter and safer. i appreciate us. when we come, back more culture wars in the classroom, governor ron desantis targeting african american studies and yes was listening. the college board who is now revised its curriculum. we ll begin with 11th hour continues.
that is craziness. no responsible firearms owner believed that that is a way to go. and yet, here we are. let s talk about congress, because on what planet do we think we are going to get federal gun reform when republicans actually happen a ban on gathering guns and a committee room. excuse, me yesterday. so they want to have the right that they can carry a gun and a committee. if you really want to be in a room with owen boebert. with matt gates carrying guns. excuse me, but i think we ve got some problems, right? i don t know where we re headed. i love the sort of symbolic, we have the reality that american
very, very small chance of not being extradited to the united states. interestingly, there is a case several years back, andrea, where a teenager called the barefoot bandit stole a plane from the u.s., landed in the bahamas. the bohami in officials a were able to plead him down to a couple of minor counts, that had the effect of immediately enacting the extradition that is one possibility here. although i think it s probably pretty remote, when this hearing happens in february. pretty good chance he will be on a flight to new york city. and garrett, let s talk about congress. because one of the issues that has come up is that he was using these investors money to make massive political donations. and congress hasn t done anything to regulate crypto, right? are they likely to? well, they re trying, andrea. but congress is clearly on the back foot when it comes to this industry. when you break at the component parts of, this on the one, hand this particular incident seems to, be as p
thank you jesse for that. let s bring in shauna thomas, who joins us from the national mall in washington, d.c.. she s cofounder and executive director of ultraviolet, one of the groups organizing today s march. congratulations to you. i m sure it was a herculean effort to get this done. tell me shauna what you think these rallies are looking to accomplish and are you at all worry that we are past the point of no return, given that draft majority opinion indicating the supreme court very much intends to overturn roe v. wade? congress failed to codify abortion in federal law this. week where things stand up from your point? this is a crisis of epic proportions on a public health level, on human rights level. we are here today as a majority, you see it here in the streets in d.c., and cities and states