join and say, child care, health care, the climate crisis, it s too important to shelve. and i want to thank people at home for supporting house democrats who do not accept corporate p.a.c. money. they transcend a lot of party ideology. but they re a recent phenomenon that has been surging since 2016 and 2018. i believe that is what is changing the dynamic we re seeing in washington today. that stranglehold that lobbyists have traditionally had over washington is starting to loosen. because everyday american voters and everyday people at home are starting to support members of congress and send members to congress that don t just do what
lobbyist money. in those sorts of democrats, are not just progressive. they re not just conservative, they really transcend a lot of party ideology. but their recent phenomenon. and that has been starting since 2016 and 2018. and i really do believe that that is what s changing the dynamics that we re seeing in washington today. where that stranglehold, that lobbyists have traditionally have had over washington. it s still very much doing a lot of sectors, is starting to loosen. because every day american voters, and everyday people at home, are starting to support members of congress, and send members to congress, that don t just do what lobbyist tell them to do, but say we re gonna make tough decisions, this is a moment of heart burn, but i want to be clear that not voting for this tomorrow, is not a permit, is not a permanent decision. we can always reconsider it when the time is right. and when these tensions have
that lobbyists have tradition lail had over washington that very much still do in a lot of sectors is starting to loosen because everyday american voters and everyday people at home are starting to support members of congress and send members to congress that don t just do what lobbyists tell them to do but say we re going to make tough decisions. this is a moment of heartburn. but i want to be clear that not voting for this tomorrow is not a permanent decision. we can always reconsider it when the time is right and when the tensions have been aswainched, and i do believe that they will be assuaged. new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, making a really important structural point there about what motivates individual members of congress in their decisions, moments of heartburn, as you say. thank you for joining us.
. tomorrow joe biden is going to deliver his first u.n. general assembly speech in person. last year it was under covid it was virtual. and it could not come at a worse time. america s oldest ally, france is furious with the u.s. with officials accusing biden of stabbing them in the back, being as bad an ally as donald trump over washington s secret submarine deal with australia, and all the nato allies are angry over the withdrawal time line in afghanistan. plus the u.s. drone strike in kabul that killed an innocent aid worker and seven children mistaking them for isis terrorists. joining us washington post white house correspondent, and new york times diplomatic michael crowley and retired army general barry mccaffrey. how bad is the situation with the french? this is not just a dust-up. . this is a cold shoulder. yeah, it s not just a dust-up, andrea. it s really unprecedented.
and good evening once again, day 241 of the biden administration. the symbol of our nation s democracy, the very seat of our government, is barricaded and under heavy security on this eve of a demonstration. at least the threat of one. in support of the january 6th rioters and insurrectionists. along with a high alert on capitol hill, tension has settled over washington as the city braces for whatever may happen tomorrow. a homeland security memo warns of at least the potential for violence. we also have to say, it is totally unclear how many will show. up there are various predictions of fewer than 1000 people. we will see. but today, capitol hill police said they are taking no chances. there have been some threats of violence associated with this the events for tomorrow. we have a strong plan in place to ensure that it remains