I was already ready for a fun show but you were super charged. A few minutes ago i was listening to you and dan goldman have a conversation when you uttered the words, the my pillow guys soliloquy, words i never thought i would hear in my life. Im deeply appreciative for you kicking it off for us. Have yourself a great game and well talk about the bucs on monday. I will do, ali. Thank you very much, my friend. Thanks, friend. All right. Well, tonight it is a tale of two parties. One is governing and the other it is not clear what the other party is doing. Republicans are destroying themselves from the inside, consumed with feuds over how loyal they can be to a former president who incited an insurrection. And fighting over what actions to not take about the dangerous conspiracyspewing congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene. Meanwhile, democrats want to pass laws and help americans who are hurting from the pandemic. Today joe biden made it clear he will pass his covid Relief Package with or without the support of the other side. A lot of folks are losing hope, and i believe the American People are looking right now to their government for help to do our job, to not let them down. So im going to act and im going to act fast. I have told both republicans and democrats, thats my preference to work together, but if i have to choose between getting help right now to americans who are hurting so badly and getting drive bogged down in a lengthy negotiation or compromising on a bill thats up to the crisis, thats an easy choice. Im going to help the American People who are hurting now. Economic relief should not be a partisan issue. It is clear. People are hurting. But why help millions of outofwork americans when you can instead try to oust liz cheney from her Republican Leadership position because she got a case of morals for a moment and voted to impeach donald trump . There is so little talk of solutions from the gop. There hasnt been talk of it for four years. Theres so little talk of helping the American People. It is just about them and their petty little internal dramas. They barely have ideas of their own and yet they refuse to endorse solutions that are broadly supported by the American People. 68 of americans support President Bidens covid Relief Package according to a brand new quinnipiac poll. 78 are in favor of 1,400 stimulus payments. Even 64 of republicans support the stimulus payments. The white house knows that republicans are on the losing side of this. They even released a video about it. My message to our republican elected officials is to put our country first. And i think there should be a bipartisan effort to step up and try and assist these people, and it is imperative to act quickly before things get worse. The sooner the better because a lot of people are hurting and need the relief as soon as possible. So im, you know, rooting for them to get that done. Here is the far deeper problem at the center of this thing. We dont actually know what republicans stand for anymore. They dont support popular legislation or offer solutions of their own. Now, to be fair to republicans, it is hard to juggle ideas and solutions when your focus is pulled toward a dangerous conspiracyspewing Freshman Congresswoman from georgia whom you will defend at all costs for some unknown reason. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of her Committee Assignments this week for indicating support for the execution of prominent democrats with whom she now serves. Seems like a favorable action to take but republicans balked. They spent more time talking about how unfair it was to the conspiracy spewer than talking about Helping Americans in need. What do you stand for if you defend a woman who incites support for Political Violence . Our next guest, democratic congressman jimmy gomez, says removing greene from committees is not enough. Her toxicity and terrifying effect on the Republican Party require her removal from congress, according to the congressman. But republicans would rather focus on feuds than see the obvious danger of keeping Marjorie Greene or donald trump for that matter in office. The very, very small group who have condemned Marjorie Greene or donald trump are paying the price. Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger is being censured for taking actions, quote, contrary to the values of the gop. Contrary to the values of the gop. Senator ben sasse might be censured for the second time by nebraska republicans for not being deferential enough to trump. You are welcome to censure me again but lets be clear why it is happening. It is because i still believe as you used to that politics isnt about the weird worship of one dude. The weird worship of one dude. The Republican Party is not that familiar anymore. It doesnt have a set of values or principles. It defends a man who incites an insurrection. It defends a woman who supports Political Violence and barely utters a peep about the millions, the millions of jobless americans struggling just to survive through no fault of their own. Maybe it is time for the party to rebrand. Maybe they can take on a new party name more reflective of reality, Something Like the donothing party. Sure, sounds like it has been used before, but a group that is devoid of ideas probably cant come up with anything better anyway. Joining us now, democratic congressman jimmy gomez of california, a member of the House Oversight committee. Good to see you. Thank you for being with us. Im curious, im sort of asking everybody who has anything to say about Marjorie Taylor greene these days what the camel the straw that broke the camels back for you. What is the thing, the part of the litany of things that she has done that makes you feel that she shouldnt be in congress . For me it was something that was building over time. It was the fact that i was trapped in the gallery during the insurrection where people were beating down the door because of a lie that donald trump spread that the election was stolen and the only way they could get it back is by overturning the election of joe biden and storming the capitol. She was part of that that inciting that insurrection. She has never backed down from the lie, she has never backed down from using hate speech, and it was that and also just as more information came out regarding saying that parkland was a false flag, that 9 11 was an inside job. It just showed that her ideas are dangerous, and the fact that she is willing to use them to gain political power and to incite Political Violence. I said i had enough and i thought she should be removed. You know, im curious, because on that day, on january 6th where you were trapped in the gallery, so many of your other colleagues were trapped including republicans, if you feared for your life on that day you would not have been unreasonable to do so. There are all sorts of things that scare us in life, but they were actually coming for you and your fellow members of congress, republican and democrat. Why do your democratic members of congress, your republican colleagues, why do they not see this . You know, i dont know. I also think that some of them are scared. I were reaching out, trying to get people on a resolution to expel her and some people are concerned about their safety, some are concerned about the safety of their staff. They remind me and i remind people that the insurrectionists werent just coming to get nancy pelosi. They were chanting, hang mike pence, hang mike pence. So she doesnt pose just a threat to the democratic party, but she poses a threat to the Republican Party and to civil discourse in the United States of america. Im deeply concerned about that. What is your what is your argument that you make to the people of georgia who elected her, who say, look, it is our choice, we can elect whoever we want . She didnt run against anybody but she won by 50 points in her district. Is the root problem Marjorie Taylor greene . Is the root problem donald trump, or is the root problem the people who actually elected her to congress . When she continuously spreads a lie, you know, Conspiracy Theories and uses that to win votes, we cant as a house disqualify her. Thats what im saying that should be done because she is dangerous in the house. Remember, theres no rule that you cant have a gun in the house office building. Youre not supposed to bring guns to the house floor. She has said she is going to do that. She has walked around the Metal Detectors. So we are fearful for her to be in the house with other members, and im not the only one. I have 70 cosponsors to my resolution to expel her. So it is not just about her say, but also just the violence and the rhetoric she has been using to incite violence. So it is a deep concern. Two of your colleagues have been fined 5,000 under this new regulation which says that you cannot bypass the Metal Detectors that members of congress now have to pass through to get to the floor of the house, representative Louie Gohmert of texas and representative andrew clyde of georgia. What happens . I guess they just keep getting fined and they get fined more if they do it more often, it comes out of their salary so theres no recourse . They have 90 days to pay it and then it comes out of their salary, but it depends on how rich they are. For me 5,000 would be a lot of money since i still owe student loan debt, i still have bills, but for some of them it is not going to stop them. I think it has to be more painful than that. It should double every time they have a violation. That would really get their attention. Talking about 5,000 being a lot of money, it is a lot of money. In fact, to a lot of americans 1,400, which is what theyre hoping theyre going to get in the next round of relief checks, is a lot of money. Joe biden has said he is not compromising on the 1,400. There are some republicans who seem to be acting in good faith and negotiating with the president and the white house, some republicans in the senate. But biden is saying hes not budging on the 1,400. He may budge on how much you have to earn or how little you have to earn in order to get the 1,400. What is your take on this . I always wanted to make sure we got 2,000 a month during the pandemic. Im a cosponsor of the Emergency Money for the people act during the pandemic. Were not going as far as i like, but ill support a bill that gets that 1,400 extra to people. People are hurting. Ive been in food lines. I have been handing out food every weekend since the pandemic has started, and people are struggling to make ends meet. We are on the verge of an eviction crisis. So, yes, we have to get more money to peoples pockets, and in california people who make 50,000, 60,000, 70,000, 80,000 are still struggling. We have to keep them in mind because theyre also americans being impacted by the pandemic. I want to ask you about the 15 minimum wage. You remember four years ago not everybody was on the same page about the idea that 1,500, which is 31,000 a year if you are lucky enough to work full time, just for those people who think that folks are running away with it, biden told Norah Odonnell that his guess is that the minimum wage increase that hes proposing does not make it into the final passage of the American Rescue plan. But here is the thing. Look at this quinnipiac poll. 61 of americans support raising the minimum wage to 15 an hour, and a lot of states have actually voted for this in referendums. What do you make of it . I voted for raising the minimum wage when i was in the California State Assembly to 15. It was during the fight for 15. I think that the United States should take that step to increase the minimum wage. It is the one thing that will get more people out of poverty, that will make sure that people can support themselves, to get them off government programs. 15 i see as a minimum, and in certain states we should even go higher. Congressman, good to see you. Thank you for joining me. Jimmy gomez is a representative, democratic representative from california, and he is a member of the House Oversight committee. Coming up, as the path clears for President Biden to pass this Covid Relief Bill, democrats are getting down to the nittygritty details of what that legislation is going to look like. 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The senate being equally divided, the Vice President votes in the affirmative and the concurrent resolution as amended is adopted. [ applause ] a little bit of history there. Vice president Kamala Harris casting her first tiebreaking vote in the United States senate this morning. Now that the democrats have passed their Budget Resolution, the biden administrations Covid Relief Bill is closer to becoming a reality with or without republican support. And that relief is desperately needed. Today was jobs day. The jobs report showed the economys recovery is stalling. Projections indicate that at the current pace of progress the United States will not return to full employment for a decade. Here is President Biden today. This is what this moment comes down to. Are we going to pass a big enough package to vaccinate people, to get people back to work, to alleviate the suffering in this country this year . Thats what i want to do. We do have the resources to get to full employment sooner. We do have the tools to reduce a lot of suffering in this country. We just have to choose to use them. So it is time to act. The president is now getting into the nittygritty of the legislative process after the senate vote this morning he hosted House Committee leaders to discuss the details of the bill with the goal of passing it before the weekly Unemployment Supplement expires on march 14th. Joining me now, one of the House Democrats who met with President Biden today, democratic congresswoman rosa delauro of connecticut. She is the chair of the very important House Appropriations committee. Congresswoman, good to see you again. I like that weve had a chance now two times to speak during the last week. I want to ask you about this relief plan. There are questions about whether or not democrats and the president should compromise on the 1,400 that is being suggested to augment the 600 that was passed last time and make it a total of 2,000 because some republicans say if you if you give less money we will get on board. What do you think . Well, first of all, thank you for having me. Weve got to stop meeting like this, ali. This is great to be with you. But the package and the discussion, first of all, was very rich with the president and Vice President so totally engaged with the