The issues and you know how to follow up and press them on it. But it is just being able to interview dr. Fauci and dr. Wolensky and, you know, youve been talking to the white house Chief Of Staff ron klain, and andy slavitt has been on chris show. Being able to talk to the people who are making decisions about the decisions theyre making particularly when the decisions are causing consternation like this issue of teachers not having to be vaccinated before schools reopen. Its just Night And Day in terms of actually understanding the governments take and being able to press them where they need to be pressed. I think everyone knows that it was a trick question. That, of course, theres no way rachel is going to find a way to do less homework for her show. Thats just not gonna happen. Work is a force that gives life meaning. Thats true. Thats true. For you, for you. Thank you, rachel. Thank you, lawrence. Thank you. Well, our first guest tonight was in the room today when the president a
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they say senator manchin is standing in the way of. it is important to note that president biden we re told did, indeed, sign off on this statement going out and in particular the parts of the statement that point out that senator manchin has breached his commitments to the president. we re told senator manchin in a radio interview said he expected this kind of a forceful response from the white house. but now of course the question is how do they, indeed, move forward. and the white house saying we will find a way to move forward next year. but what that path is seems very unclear right now. all we know is that senator schumer has said they will vote on this legislation in the new year. jim? jeremy diamond, thanks very much. joining me to discuss, congressman dean phillips, a democrat from minnesota. he is co-vice chair of the bipartisan house problem solving caucus. congressman, thanks for taking the time this morning. good to be with you, jim. i want to ask you about the respo
which i had a part this crafting, the problem solving caucus and we re hoping it gets across the finish line that has real hard physical infrastructure. it doesn t open the tax code up at all. it s largely paid for by recapturing covid, unused covid relief money, unused unemployment insurance compensation, so that s very distinct and different from this $3.5 trillion bill that the president is talking about that has not been written yet. clearly it s going to involve tax increases in all likelihood add to the debt. neil: so this $1.2 trillion, i know these figures are all over the map for just the roads and bridges, largely, the infrastructure package, that is slated, nancy pelosi folks, for a monday vote. if that s pushed back because some progressives in the democratic party want it attached to the senate writing off on that 3 1/2 trillion plan
we don t have a choice, stephanie, we have to get past it. that s what the caucus believes. that s why we were so unique. i wish we weren t so unique. we didn t need a problem solving caucus, it is congress. we have to be leaders. leaders come and lower the temperature of discourse, bridge a gap between differences and if anybody in a leadership position is not doing both of those, they re falling short of their responsibilities. we have to lead by example. treat each other with respect and civility, respect each other s opinions. that s how any functional relationship in our lives work. that s how congress needs to work. that s what the problem solvers caucus works. i don t want to have a dance party about this, knowing that mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy could be talking a good game about bipartisanship and
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