Peoples lives are at risk. Congresswoman Cory Bush joins me live, when all instruments know. Good evening, from New York im chris hayes, as the Delta Variant moves through the country with truly stunning speed, Senator Lindsey Graham is the latest lawmaker to contract the coronavirus, this afternoon he announced via twitter, that he tested positive, but the good news is hes fully vaccinated, and experiencing mild symptoms. Says hes grateful for the vaccination. Other senators may have been exposed, graham attended a party on Senator Joe Manchins House Bowen saturday, at least eight senators including Graham And Manchin were at the party, several of those senators say they have tested negative since being on the boat. Several others are still waiting for results. Senator Manchin Jewelry importers that everyone on board was vaccinated in the party was held on deck. We were outside okay. And well everyones been vaccinated. So i talk to Lindsay Today hes fine. Hes all good. How long did yall go . How long was the event . I dont know, whatever it takes to eat a hamburger to. So, and the whole good news, vaccinated foes were outdoors, graham is tested positive, others getting tested, fingers crossed for all of. Them as we wait and see if other u. S. Senators on that book and infect, today were waiting republican governors across the Country Figure out how to negotiate this renewed Public Health threat. And the story, of three of those governors, in particular, is the story of republican politics at the moment. And how deeply prefers the political incentives are in their party. Lets begin in florida, which reported a Record Number of cases over the weekend, over 21,000 new cases according to data released on saturday. Thats not great news. All that we should say its far less worrisome than it would have been six eight months ago, before many people were vaccinated. That said, the States Vaccination Rate is not great. 56. 3 of the eligible population is fully vaccinated. In hospitalizations also hit a Record High in florida yesterday, with more than 10,000 people hospitalized, with confirmed covid cases. Its not like republican governor of florida, necessarily caused all of this, but he has been working proactively to make it harder to deal with the virus. Back in may, you might remember, he signed an Executive Order that ban businesses, schools and Government Agencies from requiring people to prove theyre vaccinated. And then a completely deranged move, theres no other word for it, he refused to make an exception to that rule for a cruise lines. Cruise lines could not require vaccinations on their cruise ships. On friday, to santos signed another Executive Order, this one Banning Mask mandates in school, saying parents had the right to decide if their children would wear face coverings. Of course children, can transmit as well as contract the virus, which is why we have those Mask Mandates. This is a new School Year is about to star in person, kids under 12 year old are still not eligible to be vaccinated. And we know they can spread the virus, and we know that masks do reduce transmission, particularly in indoor spaces. Through all of this, governor desantiss been behaving like a trumpian troll, like someone who is on a message for. And running short of Shadow Campaign against the evil doctor anthony fauci. Making jokes at his expense, Evening Warning against the country turning into a fauci dystopia. And an event last week, an event if im not mistaken was out of state, the Governors Reelection Campaign is selling tshirts and beer cozies that say, dont fauci my florida. Its all kind of infant tile, but florida is once again going through a significant outbreak. And while the governor did come out recently to encourage vaccination, the majority of the governors messaging, that is when hes in the state for, it is that the if you can even if it means spreading the virus around crew ships and filling up hospitals. Heres the thing, Ron Desantis clearly wants to run for president in 2024. That is not at all a secret. Hes position himself to do. It so he needs to make sure the base of the republican party, the folks that will vote in that primary know that he is not on the side of Public Health, and the bureaucrats, the people trying to suppress the virus, he is on the other side, the side of freedom, to catch Covid And Spread covid and keep the pandemic going. Ron scent assessed or watches right flank as well. He has a challenge from the most reckless governor of the entire nation when it comes to the virus, that is of course kristi noem. Shes a republican of South Dakota. She essentially set off a biological weapon last summer throughout the entire midwest, not just her state, by allowing the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to go on. More than 400,000 people descended on the small South Dakota city, and then went back to their home states leading to over 200,000 covid cases, according to an estimate from one study. Governor gnome recently bragged about not shutting down, or instituting mandates throughout the pandemic. South dakota, has one of the highest Death Rates per capita in the country, and unlike states in the northeast, that got hit before the got testy capacity or really knew it was going on. South dakota was not in that first. Wait still to go to had plenty of time to prepare for its outbreak, which hit its peak last winter. This is where shes running, and freedom of the grave. First they did not shut things, down that led to more deaths per capita than almost any other state and that is why you should elect her president of the united states. Thats why she deserves to be your leader republican primary voter. In those other republicans, like Ron Desantis, well they save too many lives. We talk about rewriting history, lets talk about rewriting history. Weve got republican governors across this country pretending they didnt shut down their states. That they did not close their beaches. That they did not mandate masks. That they did not Issue Shelter replaces. Im not picking fights with the republican governors, all im saying is that we need leaders with great. That their first instinct is to make the right decision. That they do not backtrack and then try to fool you into the fact that they never made the wrong decision. Im not picking fights with governors, but i just want you to know that im one of the most relate inland and pro governor thats will run the into says doria. But we know that he knows that. Hes a smart guy. To think about all this. Kristies message seems to be the one that animates a huge part of the republican base, maybe the most. Those are two governors, there is another republican governor, who is just nowhere in the 2024 discussion. Has done arguably the best job of any governor in the nation, republican or democrat imagined. During the pandemic. His name is Phil Scott. You may have never even seen a picture of the, guy or even heard from him, before he is in fact the governor, he is the government of the state of vermont. Yes you say, he its a rural state with a small population, but so South Dakota. South dakota is also a rural state with a small population. None of that preclude you from really screwing up the response to the virus. Phil sky has done the opposite. He has been proactive since the beginning of the pandemic, from closing all bars and restaurants and marched 16 20, 22 institute a Mask Mandate last july, and crucially rolling out a very successful Vaccination Campaign earlier this year. Vermont, is now the most fascinated state in the united states, 76. 6 of the eligible population, fully vaccinated. This dispatch from vermont describes a world where the pandemic is basically been defeated, suppressed. Restaurants Bar Shops are opened, Hospital Covid units are empty. The state is basically stepped off an outbreak brought up by the Delta Variant, because they have such a high Vaccination Rate. They also have among the lowest Death Rates per capita. Now, this is a state that Joe Biden won by more than 35 points. Its a pretty liberal state. Governor Phil Scott is a republican. But his Approval Ratings for the handling of the pandemic through the roof. 71 according to one survey released in march. Think about all, this what this adds up to. Any same political culture, Phil Scott would obviously be a top Tier Candidate for higher office. This is a guy who could walk on to the national stage and say, i managed to watch in this Century Pandemic than any other governor in our country. As a republican in a democratic state, with a 71 approval rating. But not only is that not the case, its literally the opposite of the case, the fact that Phil Scott managed the pandemic so well, is disqualifying. The base wants the politics of kristie, known they do not want Phil Scott. So just think about the Incentive Structure that creates. And this is bigger than Donald Trump. Donald trump of course is an inescapable republican party, part of the republican party politics, but in some ways hes one of the kind, if you ask me five years ago, six years ago, ten years ago, who was the last person on Earth Christian one to manage a pandemic, id probably say Donald Trump would be up there. And i wouldve been right. That one is exactly as expected. But all this is about more than trump sociopathic blind spots in his narcissism, its a broader truth about the culture of the republican served of politics. The hardcore base demands. What they demand in with their institutions push toward, is actually incompatible with good governments. Good governance means you are bad politically. And that is the base for half of the politicians in this country, who hold at least half of the political power, sometimes more. In many states a lot more. Their base. The rightwing media, the institutions that feed all of, this they are actively incentivizing destruction, and every turn. The former democratic governor of kansas, is also the secretary of Health And Human Services under president obama. She joins me now. I thought about you today, former governor, former secretary, you are governor in kansas, which was again always a pretty conservative state. Famously a republican state for decades and decades and decades. And, sort of forever, sort of came to national prominence, i remember first reading stories about while this is democratic or governor of kansas is doing pretty well shes pretty successful, and there is a reason for people to sit up and take no. And i just feel, like if that universe existed now, or if there is a democratic governor like Phil Scott, that person will be a national star, and that says something profound about that, that hes the opposite of that now. We analysis is pretty troubling chris, ive known these facts, but watching you lay it out is even more disturbing. My notion, and its not unique to me its been part of our political culture along, is that any elected officials first duty is Safety And Security at his or her constituents. Thats where it starts, and so whether youre in a Once In A Lifetime pandemic, or a snowstorm, or a fire, or whatever, you are obliged to protect your constituents, to look out for their best interest, to use the resources of your state, call in the resources of your nation, and make sure that people are okay. That they can survive. That they are not left on their own. So what we are seeing across this country, with republicans driven by their desire to be popular with the base of the party, is just the opposite. Its people saying, youre on your own. Not only are you on your own, but the most vulnerable citizens in the state are on their own. We are going to do everything to try to make sure that all of the science, that we know, is not right. Because that would be against our party belief. We are not going to listen to masking or promote vaccines or make it easier for people to stay away from infected folks. I start this discussion, we have 48 Million children across these united states, under the age of 12. We cannot be vaccinated. They are not eligible to be vaccinated. And for god sakes, we have to begin thinking about spreading this very dangerous disease to those children, most of them will not get terribly sick. But some of them will. Some of them will die, some of them could have long covid. For the rest of their lives. And i just cant imagine living in a country where adults are choosing to make their own children and the children in their neighborhoods and the children throughout their state, the Guinea Pigs of this antiscience notion. I want to be clear about this, aggregate data and children. Which is that they are miraculously at low risk, in the Risk Profile whats happened. And that has been a favorable durable of finding thank goodness. But the math is the math. Low risk events, 1 Million kids get infected versus 10 million. Youre going to see more kids with serious cases. Thats just the way this is going to work. Into your point about the masking in schools, you can feel the palpable sense in sends out his email about fauci. Theres two things going on. Its the governing over here, and then its the patrolling. But then hes got to do the trolling in the form of governing. It would be better if you just like said dumb things about fauci, and keeping that on the policy, but when you start to do things like cruise Ships Cant require vaccination, you get into very dangerous territory. I live in his state in the middle of the country. We have done better than her neighbors in missouri, but there are a lot of Crossover Traffic and we are seeing those outbreaks in the border communities. More than that, we have a republican legislature that is done everything possible to tie the hands of our democratic governor. Much like you see in some of these states, they dont want her to be able to issue a Mask Mandate. They take away her powers to look at school closings. Anything that could keep people safe and secure, and weve done a pretty good job in kansas, as we try to get the vaccine, out but it is a back and forth, and it should never happen, we should all be able to agree that Public Health, of our citizens is number one. And we have miraculous vaccines. This is the thing that really to me, the Real Number of it. When you talk about the other measures we have used. There are real Cost Benefit analyses there. In terms of what it has done, when weve gone the distance. Cool what its done to businesses when we shut them, down all that stuff. And theres even a little bit of folks to savor businesses max mandates are a bit difficult. But there is nothing like that with the vaccine, and you have people that do you want to command attention, and do want to platform. You could just throw yourself into that if you are any of these people in the way that the governor of vermont has. And theres no tradeoff there. But theyre not doing that. Youre not getting emails from desantis all the time about what hes doing on vaccines. Youre getting it about anthony fauci. If you think about not only is it terrifying right now, so the average Sevenday Caseload is up about 500 of where we were in mid june, thats not a good place to be. We are a couple weeks away from school opening. And we have higher rates in many states and we did last year at this time. Its not a good place to be. As you said, this undercut of science, in light of whats happening, what happens the next time. Do we just say we didnt mean, it people shouldnt go and get their kids immunized. We wont pay any attention to the polio vaccine, were not going to, we just believe this is what it is, because we believe in science for everything else. None of this makes any sense and it puts us in a very dangerous position. Its always a pleasure to get a chance to talk to. You thank you so much for talking to us. Ok its a monthly, but today the country did finally meet president bidens vaccination goal, many laid out. 70 of adults with at least one dose. And we got there because a lot of hotspots that have been holdouts, louisiana particular, florida are now getting shots. What changed and why . Alas the Surgeon General dr. Vivek murthy next. Surgeon general dr. Vivek murthy next. Vivek murthy next. Ugh, these balls are moist. Or is that the damp weight of selfawareness you now hold in your hand . Yeahhh. laugh keep your downstairs dry with Gold Bond Body powder. Here are the two battling to the line keep your and allyson felix. Dry simone manuels above her trying to fight on, and above simone. Getting an opportunity to show her stuff. Nonstop, displayed at the highest performance level. Finding something and the us takes Gold Dream on Dream On Dream On Dream On yes Ahhhhhhh Dream until your Dreams Come True president Biden Hope to have 70 of american adults vaccinated with at least one shot, by the fourth of july. Today nearly a month later, the u. S. Finally hit that mark. Over 180 Million people in this country have received at least one dose. That number has been driven higher recently in states with some of the worst surges in new covid cases, louisiana has the highest Covid Infection Rate in the world right now. The state just experienced its highest spike in single Covid Hospitalizations since the very start of the pandemic. Only 53 of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine. That has changed however, louisiana has administered twice as many shots as it as two weeks ago, you see that spike right there. More than 9000 people are being vaccinated daily in louisiana. Thats the most since the beginning of april. Other southern states with Covid Surges, are looking similar. And alabama, where just 54 of adults have gotten one dose, more people are now getting a shot, you can see that Trend Line moving in the right direction at The End there. Same thing happening in arkansas, whichs are one of the first major surges of the Delta Variant in the country. We are 58 of adults have now gotten one dose. There is one tiny Silver Lining in the completely unnecessary surging communities across the country, now and thats more and more people are finally going out to get vaccinated. Doctor dr. Vivek murthy is the Surgeon General of the united states, he joins me now. What do you see in the data across states in terms of the relationship between high levels of Community Transmission and people getting out and getting vaccinated . Well chris, its a really good question, what we see in fact is the states that have low Vaccination Rates, from the ones where we are seeing the greatest surges. This is what you would expect. Low Vaccination Rates you have low protection. And thats what weve been worried about all along. Thankfully the states that are at the top, in terms of vaccination, rates are doing very well in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. That is good, but what is reassuring also is despite the bad this is gone, and we are seeing a significant uptick in the Vaccination Rate across the country. Particularly in states that have been harry hard hit like louisiana, and Mississippi And Alabama in arkansas. We just have to keep that going chris, because the key to ending this pandemic, is not just to come down. Its a stay down. Its ultimately getting people vaccinated. It seems to me were flying a little blind right now about the trajectory that we are on. Partly because theres a whole bunch of dynamic factors at play here. Both the Policy Level in the behavioural level and the vaccination level. About how bad the Covid Surge of delta will get. About how quickly it might india and the uk, its extremely served surge, and then equally rapid decline down. We saw that happening in the uk which is a more vaccinated society than our own, but where in the ballpark,. Do you feel like you folks inside the White House is a good sense of the modeling of where this is going . Its a really good question chris, one thing weve seen over the last 18 months, is when these surges take off, and when they come down, its hard to predict. Its not always clear why they come down. And why they come down as quickly as they sometimes do you. But you are right both in a country that is more vaccinated than us, the uk, we have seen that sharp upslope, and downslope. And in india, a country that is far less vaccinated than we, are weve seen a similar pattern. That may happen here, but what we know right now chris is that we are on the upsurge. And we are seeing cases increasing significantly each. Day in the short term, if you want to reduce that, you have to take mitigation measures. And that includes wearing masks, its one of the reasons the cdc advised people to really wear their masking practices, including if they are fully vaccinated to help prevent transmission. But in the longer term, and medium term. Its a vaccination that ultimately gets rates to stay down once they come down. Thats where this is got to be an all out push. Its encouraging as the last few weeks of, been in terms of vaccine vaccination, rates we still have millions of people who are not protected from this virus, this is a variant that moves fast. Let me tell you that, its the most transmissible version of covid that we have seen to date. On the masking issue. What do you say to someone who says, look i am not an ideological anti mask or, im vaccinated, i want to be safe, but when i look at the data, and i do a Risk Assessment for myself, and i look at the Provincetown Data for instance, where theres a huge outbreak a Break View affections among brexit in folks, it seems like the vaccinations are basically doing their job, but i want to be able to hang out with people inside, or go to bars inside and not wear a mask, if im vaccinated, why should i be thinking about masking . Its an important question, chris its something you said that i think is worth underscoring 100 times, which is that the vaccines are doing their job. And that is the critical message that we have to make sure that people do not lose sight. Of but the vaccines are doing with delta, is there dramatically reducing your chances of dying or being hospitalized. If you get sick. And even though its a small portion of people who get Breakthrough Infections once theyre vaccinated. Were seeing on top of that those infections by and large are mild, or asymptomatic. That is all because the vaccines are working. And working well. But the reason that the cdc is asking people to mask when they are in public indoor spaces, especially if they are in high substantial transmission zones, is because of the recently came across data that helped us understand that Breakthrough Infections with delta, can continue to transmit. You might ask why, do i really care about that if im asking. The reason that you should care, is that you are likely going to be fine if you have a breakthrough infection. But the transmission that you may contribute, to that keeps the spread of this virus going in your community, particularly if you are somebody who has unvaccinated people at home. Like children under 12. Or if you have immunocompromised Family Members at home, those are a special reasons why you want to be even more cautious. In bringing the Virus Home to those at home. Final question for you. We are going to head into the fall in the winter, covid is not going to go away. Hopefully our Vaccination Levels will be, higher but we know its seasonal. Is there anyone in the biden administration whose job it is, the point person, to solely work on indoor ventilation in the united states . In public and private institutions in terms of hype of filters, in terms of redoing ventilation. Theres a ton of money out. There and i am worried that this is not happening. Its a really important question chris. We know ventilation is a critical strategy, there is not a single individual who is doing ventilation alone. Its actually a big job. In the job thats actually ensuring that schools have the support they need to improve ventilation is part of the department of education. They are focused on supporting workplaces, and their effort to improve ventilation. But what i would agree with you on chris, is that in conversation i do agree that ventilation off and gets a relegated to the lower priority list. And its really important, its where we see a profound difference, between transmission indoors, versus outdoors. And one of things covid as helped us to realize, probably not just for, covid but for other respiratory illnesses, ventilation is absolutely important. There is a huge amount of Upside Bonus for the health of the american people, across a variety of respiratory and airborne infections, if we can get better ventilation. Dr. Vivek murthy, Surgeon Member General of the united states, thanks for making time for us tonight. Thanks so much chris. Take care. Still to come, pulling back the curtain on the rich and powerful group of conservatives, keeping the Big Lie alive. Dark Money Expert Jane mayer on her latest reporting ahead. 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Maybe we can start on the arizona audit, because in some ways, one of the highest resolution examples of this it is not being paid for by the state. Its being funded privately. What do we know about who is finding this enterprise . It is actually being funded by allies of former President Trump and that is the vast majority of the money going into it. The State Senate has put something like 150,000 in and theres over 5 Million coming from trump supporters. Some of the better known ones. There is Patrick Byrne who is the founder of overstock. The company. And people like Michael Flynn and sidney powell. They have set of nonprofits that are putting money into that recount. Its mostly out of state funding. That is just the tip of the iceberg about whats really going on. I went out to arizona to take a look at the audit and what you find is that what looks like sort of local cockiness, really has roots that goes to the bigger and more established conservative foundations in this country. In particular, theres one foundation that has really been kind of the well spring of money for Voter Fraud theories and that is the Bradley Foundation in milwaukee wisconsin, which has something we gain hundred 50 Million in treasury. Yeah, you say a lot of the desperate nonprofit sort of working in the space and its one level that the election was fraudulent and stolen to Voting Rights right large. One thing in common, they all received from what is the Bradley Finish . In one of the funding . The Bradley Foundation was founded by two John Birch Society members who went way back and they sold the company to big Defense Contractors for one point 6 million. Its a very rich foundation even though its very private. Whats interesting to me and should be too many, and as some very prominent people on its board. It has Robert George who is one of the best known sort of catholic intellectuals. He is a professor at princeton. It has One Of The Best Supreme Court advocates and it has a number of very deep pocketed corporate people. Extremely wealthy families. They are funding a kind of a clutch of lawyers and advocates who have really questioned the reliability of elections in this country when there is no evidence that there is fraud. They have pushed the mid and pushed it for years. The broadly Foundation Put something like 18 Million full and its like a network of people pushing fraud, pushing the idea of fraud and trying to really fear monger on the whole thing. Its a very useful myth for people who want to discredit american elections and put in their own candidates. One of the things i was struck by reading your piece, you dont need that many deep pocketed ideologically and zless funders to do a lot. Zealous were not talking to hundreds of foundations, this is a relatively small group of folks with a lot of money that if they decide this is where they put their emphasis, they can make a lot of headway. It is interesting. Its a relatively small group thats been fanatical on the subject and it goes with right Wing Media Complex as well. One of the organizations of the brand the Foundation Put some funding into charlie moore group. They pump out the message to people who were in this thing. They are little gaining and a number of people i interviewed are still trying to overturn the last election. And you think this is a Growth Area . It seems a gross area at the base but is it for the folks that are behind the kind of organizations pushing this . I do. What i worry about and whats the people i worry about is that they are laying a foundation for 2022 and 2024. The idea being, they can challenge elections and also attack the vote in many states. There is new kind of legislation cracking down on voting. This is a forward movement basically. Jane mayer you can check your piece out in the New Yorker. Great To Be With You tonight. Great To Be With You. If you follow Congresswoman Cori Bush on twitter, you know it was cold in washington d. C. This is what it looks like when congresswoman slips out on the step. Shes focusing to talk about the moratorium that expired over the weekend. Just as she wants to sleep on the steps tonight, she joins me next. Joins m next bodysensing, automaticallyresponding, energybuilding, duallyadjustable, dadpowering, wellnessboosting, footwarming, temperaturebalancing, recoveryassisting, effortlessly lifechanging proven Quality Night Sleep weve ever made. Save up to 1,000 on select Sleep Number 360 smart beds and adjustable bases. Plus, 0 interest for 24 months free premium delivery. Ends monday. Watch the Olympic Games on Xfinity Root for Team Usa and feel the energy 7000 plus hours of the olympics on display with xfinity you get every hour of every day different sports on different screens you can watch it anywhere and with the Voice Remote you never have to leave your chair show me Team Usa. All of this innovation could lead to some inspiration and you might be the next one to represent our nation this summer on your tv, tablet, or any Screen Xfinity is here to inspire your biggest dreams the past few nights, a member of congress has been sleeping on the steps of the u. S. Capital, protesting the failure of The House to extend the federal moratorium on evictions before going on vacation. Transpired on saturday. Back in june, the moratorium barely survived a Spring Court Justice when Brett Kavanaugh was the deciding vote, and chose not to strike it down because it was not about to expire anyway. The moratoriums elapsed leaves more than 6. 3 million americans in danger of losing the homes. Im joined now by that member of congress whos been sleeping outside the capital since The House went home. Congressman cori bush. Great to have you. This is not an action that every member of congress will take every day, why is this so important to you . You know, i am just a strong believer in first of all, humans helping humans. Thats how i ended up out of the situations i was in. Someone reached out, someone helped me. My family was there for me, and a Family Friend helped me get out of the situation. Then also, just, i know what its like to have to walk through every single piece of what happens when an eviction is possible in your life, and then what happens when you are actually evicted. I know what that does to you emotionally, physically, mentally, what it does to your family like, it is actual violence on a person to be a victim. I dont wish that on anyone. I said when i ran for office that, if there is anything that i can do to prevent at the people especially the people of st. Louis from going to what i went through, all those hardships, i would do it. I would put myself out there and do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Do it. So, here we are. Angela eviction but more than when i heard recently is locked epidemic is not where it was in september, yes the Delta Variant is out there but this cant be a policy thats extended forever. Now is the time to bring it to a close. What do you say to that . No way, no way. We are talking about 7 Million people possibly up to 11 Million people. Bad enough if it was 20, 100 people. Without be really, really bad. It would be bad if it was 1000. Millions of people will be out on The Street forced out of their homes. Hundreds of thousands probably have already been forced out of their homes. And people sitting of white dockets look like with the names on them of evictions. No, this is not good enough. We are talking about the highest government of the united states of america. This is unacceptable. We have to do better by people. People look to us because theres no other people who can fix this. People look to us to make sure that this is done. We cant sit around and point the finger and anybody. We have to get a john dunn eye. Think about those times when i was sleeping out of a car and wondering who can do something. Like where are the real resources. Where are the things that can help . When it so cold outside, it was pretty cold outside last night. The wind was blowing through my Sleeping Bag as the case it was, i could not get warm. And it rained. Thats the other thing. He was raining. The Sleeping Bag was wet. This is what people lived through that actually have to live on The Street. So many problems, so many difficulties, so many barriers being able to put in their place. I will not sit by and be quite because they want to talk about procedure, protocol lets just do the job to make sure people are being taken care of. We give you a with court cases, the states, aside from that lets get that moratorium done right now. The moratorium would have to pass congress, and the biden administration basically said we dont think we have legal authority to do it. It has to be Something Congress would actually do. You are there because you want congress to come back and pass it. Even if it did it would then have to go to the senate and that seems and tough road. I guess its just like one thing at a time. Yes. First thing for me, im not letting up on Whether Washington should go ahead and get this moratorium reinstated. I understand with the cdc saying. I understand there could be a court challenge. We get. That that wont take two days. That will take an opportunity to get us to bring the caucus back and be able to get those votes. The house has to worry about The House. We need to get our work done the senate can do anything with it if we dont even start. We know for a fact it wont happen if we dont start. We have to do that. We cannot legislate worry about what somebody else is going to do, we need to do our work. Thats the people have with us otherwise that couldve elected the senate. Final question. There is 45 Billion Dollars in rental assistance that was in the legislation passed last year. I think 90 of it has been an distributed. Thats the most important and crazy part of the story. Theres literally tens of billions of dollars for Back Rent that a sitting in State Coffers and not getting distributed. Seems like that has to change as well. Absolutely. We are calling on states and local governments to go ahead and have those funds go ahead get those funds out. Do not get a percentage of it. Were trying to get people in their homes that money was sent. We need that to get it and the funds arent there. Were talking about the plans being there. Blue new with the be there while people are talking about being out in The Street with a global daily pandemic deadly pandemic. Congresswoman cori bush. She was recently on our past podcast, i cant recommend the podcast and. Now shes a great person. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Thats all in on the rent monday night. Monday night good evening, ali. Al its not just that she this is kind of authentic to her, right . Cori bush sleeping out in the ti streets. She is not so distant from a Di Person who didnt have shelter. Correct. So to her this is real. Yes. So the concept of electing people who have had the experience of real people is kind of amazing. Pe yes. And she is really one of a kind. Well, one of a small group up in that capitol that have the Lifer Experience she has. L also, weve got to get that money out from the states. Et its driving me insane. People are getting kicked out. Anyway. Have a great evening. Thank you. Th