said it pretty well, trey. you could think of joe manchin as the guy whose blocking your progressive agenda. you can also get down on your knees and thank the man for winning in a state that i think you re probably right. no other democrat could win, and therefore, giving the democratic party control of the senate and by the way, iffy weren t joe manchin of course there s always somebody on on the margin. it might be mark kelly and there s always going to be somebody on the margin and the problem with that person is they are going to take fire from the opposite party and then take fire from their own party. it s a very uncomfortable place to be but the problem, trey, or the challenge is that that s where policy happens, right? and my fellow democrats need to understand, they maybe angry as all get-out with joe manchin, but he gave them control of the united states senate, with the tie breaking vote of the vice president. now, where i might say there is legitimate concern, of course and
same hymnal and lately that s been a problem. specifically, joe manchin has been a problem and that has made many in the media and some on the left very animated. sometimes i wonder if the media and some on the left know what state joe manchin represents. it s west virginia. the same west virginia that voted for donald trump twice with almost 70% of the vote. the same west virginia that is voted for the republican candidate for president and every presidential race this century. democrats have won in west virginia before. michael duchakas actually beat george h. w. bush in west virginia in 1992 and bill clinton won in west virginia twice so west virginia does know how to vote for democrats. they just haven t been doing it much, lately. west virginia is a republican state now. all three members of the house of representatives from west virginia are republicans. the west virginia state house and state senate are controlled
said it pretty well, trey. you could think of joe manchin as the guy whose blocking your progressive agenda. you can also get down on your knees and thank the man for winning in a state that i think you re probably right. no other democrat could win, and therefore, giving the democratic party control of the senate and by the way, iffy weren t joe manchin of course there s always somebody on on the margin. it might be mark kelly and there s always going to be somebody on the margin and the problem with that person is they are going to take fire from the opposite party and then take fire from their own party. it s a very uncomfortable place to be but the problem, trey, or the challenge is that that s where policy happens, right? and my fellow democrats need to understand, they maybe angry as all get-out with joe manchin, but he gave them control of the united states senate, with the tie breaking vote of the vice president. now, where i might say there is legitimate concern, of course and
cause for concern? and we ll get to the good news before we say goodbye tonight. for now, let s take the more difficult question, what concerns you about the state of our union? and the quietness of wherever you are as you reflect on the state of our country, what gives you cause for concern about where we are as a people? one of the things senator scot and i discussed was the need for proportion, for balance. where there is or has been pain , progress, and promise, all three warrant attention, but in what order and what proportion? and no doubt, each of us has our own personal battles to wage, an illness, a sick family member , financial concerns, the loss of a job. those concerns are real, and they rightfully occupy our time and attention, but i m thinking more generally, as a people, as a country, what gives us reason for pause and what concerns me
joe biden lost every single county in west virginia, so why would joe manchin help pass an agenda that lost every single county in the state he is supposed to represent. joining me now, congressman jim heinz, from the great state of connecticut, a member of house financial services and the house intelligence committee jim, first of all, thank you for coming on. you are trey great to see you. thank you. you re not from west virginia so i m not going to ask you about west virginia politics. i do want to start by saying this. number one, it s a weekend, those are precious when you re in the house, and you re coming on and i want to thank you for that, and it s not often this day and this political environment that folks are willing to come on and have a conversation with someone with a different political orthodoxy and here you are, so i want to say thank you for both