because a future of the biden administration is hanging in the balance. along of course with democrats congressional majorities. but it is in that senate particularly that democratic leaders are trying to stave off losses. president biden is back in philadelphia tonight along with former president barack obama. both slated to take the rallies siege shortly in support of democratic senate hopeful john fetterman in his tight race against doctor a mehmet oz. who will be joined by donald trump for a campaign rally in a few hours. we have a busy full hour of news and analysis ahead, and we start in pennsylvania where nbc news reporter mike emily is standing ahead of the biden and obama party taking the stage together. mike, set the scene for us
in pennsylvania. things you have to pay for every month and you have enough your paycheck to do it. we gave medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug costs. the same power that the administration has to cut drug prices have. we tried to get that done for years, when i was in the senate as vice president. the big pharma spent a lot of money and supported a lot of votes. well guess what? not this year. we beat big pharma. and the american people one. we put a cap of $2,000 for our seniors first prescription drugs on medicare, no matter whether drug costs were. and some of them paid ten, 12, $14,000 a year for cancer drugs. but now, beginning january one, they will not have to pay more than $2,000 a year period. period.
voters are more crucial than ever for the democrats. one overriding question is whether they will turn out in numbers big enough to offset those gop advantages. there are questions about whether the democratic party speaks to black voters as effectively as needed. and of quote. now, black voters are expected to figure significantly in michigan, north carolina, pennsylvania, wisconsin, and of course georgia. are you concerned that democrats have not delivered for black voters and that it will haunt him on tuesday? i think the democrats were in power right now i have most certainly delivered for the black community and i think we are seeing record turnout and that is encouraging but we cannot rest on our laurels. i was happy to see senator leaders emphasize how important these next few days are. everything about matters. so yes, i think that democrats have definitely delivered. . and look at the contrast. republicans are threatening to
knocked down, but he gets back up. he s gonna quickly. john s character, integrity, and is going to be held against senator. for the united states and every pennsylvania. in the other thing is, don t worry. we are going to talk about iran. courage. courage is also on the ballot. when i think of courage i think of john shapiro. this guy will take on anyone and back down to no one. and we saw that in 2020. he stood up for the constitution. he stood up for the rule of law. he stood up for the people of the state. and he is going to be one hell of a fantastic governor. he really is. it s not just on a josh, we have a great democratic lineup on the ballot here in the state. you heard from a lot of them today.
enthusiasm and ultimately getting out the vote for democrats in pennsylvania. and we know this race is going to be tight, raf. remember in 2020, biden only won pennsylvania by 1.2 points. so it is going to be a tight race, and this type of rally, this type of engagement where the form president obama has been not only in philadelphia, but earlier today in pittsburgh, it s going to have an impact on how voters show up, how many more people pick up volunteer shifts and help get out the vote. because it all comes down to who shows up in votes. now season, donald trump is also in pennsylvania tonight. he will be holding a rally in that league throw outside of pittsburgh along side republican senate candidate dr. oz. and given rhetorical candidate doug mastriano. but the big question will be what if anything trump will say about his own potential run for the white house. two sources familiar with his thinking tell nbc news he will