She now has a 42% approval rating and a 42% disapproval rating. joining us now, one of the 48 senators who has close the deal with joe biden on the infrastructure bill, democratic senator chris van hollen of maryland. he in the senate budget committee. senator thank you very much for joining us tonight, the president was pretty precise there. it s come down to just to, what is it going to take? especially now, that there is nothing we can call a deadline here, there are just some targets on the calendar for when we might get this done. halloween appears to be the next target. on the calendar to get this done. which i have to say, does it seem to be a good legislative moment. well, listen lawrence, first of all, if you asked the american people and pull them on the elements of the build back better agenda, it s popular across the board. it s popular with democrats is
Imposed obstacles to the enforcement of roe v. wade, by saying that you had to have certain waiting period, sign a, grams yadav per siege are done in a hospital that was equipped for full surgical procedures, just in case something went wrong, in all of those laws made it much harder, but still, roe v. wade was the law, and that s where it is very much in danger now, because if row is completely hollowed out, in the women of this country are going to be in terrible danger. harvard law professor lawrence tribe, thank you very much for joining us tonight, we always appreciate. thank you, lawrence thank you. coming up, tonight, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi members of the biden white house team are meeting at the capitol, for a another late night of negotiations, will be joined tonight by congresswoman ayanna pressley, and senator chris van hollen, who is one of the 48 democratic senators, who supports the biden infrastructure bills, today,
meeting off our discussion tonight is dr. ghazaleh moayedi, she s a texas physician, a board member at the physicians for reproductive help. thank you very much for joining us tonight. you work in abortion services in texas. why has changed? everything has changed lawrence. thank you for having me on tonight. we are seeing, you know, maybe 10% of the patients that we would typically be able to see. some people are making out of state, i am traveling to oklahoma to care for people that are able to make it there. but i have colleagues in new york, in michigan, and alabama, and washington state, contacting me every, week telling me they re taking care of texans there. that means that there are people that are not able to make it out of the stay in they re being forced to remain pregnant, and stay here. i was struck in your testimony when you mentioned in an a topic pregnancy, because i had a friend many years ago who
Congress must raise the debt ceiling, by october 18, in order to keep the u.s. government from defaulting on its debts. many fear the consequences could come even sooner than that, today senate democratic leader chuck schumer wrote a letter to his colleagues quote, we must get a bill through the president s best, dealing with the debt limit by the end of the week, period. as democrats work to try to overcome republican obstruction, to say the u.s. economy from catastrophe, they are also working overtime to try to reach a deal and passing president biden s agenda. today at the same press conference, president biden told reporters, that he is close the deal with 99% of his party, and that only two senators, i assume you can guess which two is talking about, are not on board. the question is, what will it take for them to get on board with the rest of their party? that does it for us tonight, will see you again tomorrow. it s time now for the last word with lawrence or donald. lawrence go
Prevent, is to get rid of the filibuster, for the purpose of the debt ceiling. and, my view is, get rid of the filibuster anyway, but this is a perfect reason for doing, and mitch mcconnell will have given everyone the excuse. senator chris van hollen, one of the 40, a thank you very much for joining us, tonight we really appreciate it. it s great to be with you, thanks lawrence. coming, up kayakers woman, ayanna pressley, member of the house progressive caucus will join us next. progressive caucus wil join us next join us next but she didn t know what was right for her. no. nope. no way. but then helen went from no to know with freestyle libre 14 day, now she knows what activity helps lower her glucose. and can see what works best for her. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know.