hey there, everyone. good day from msnbc headquarters here in new york. we re approaching high noon here. welcome to alex witt reports. we begin in rome where in just a couple of minutes, president biden will be leading an event focused on the supply chain crisis in just one of the several critical meetings the president is holding with world leaders today. this morning, secretary of state antony blinken touting the administration s progress. what i m seeing here in rome is a deep appreciation for american reengagement, american leadership, and it s making a huge difference on issues that are actually going to have an impact on the lives of americans. we re on the same page with our closest allies and partners. meantime, back in washington, a vote on both the bipartisan infrastructure bill, and the
to embarrass president biden on the world stage. as you know, the president is arriving there with no major climate plans signed into law. so in the words of speaker pelosi, is he going to be embarrassed arriving with scotland without a deal in hand? look, happily i don t do politics in my job but let me say this. what i m seeing here in rome is a deep appreciation for american reengagement, american leadership, and it s making a huge difference on issues that will have an impact on the lives of americans. we re here at the g20, the world s largest economies, and with this american leadership, with this american engagement, we ve struck dramatic progress, we have a global minimum tax agreement, that s an incredibly big deal, something we ve been working on for a long time. we ve gotten that over the finish line. that means instead of having this race to the bottom where companies are moving to the countries that are offering the lowest tax rates and taking jobs out of the united st
a deep appreciation for american reengagement, american leadership, and it s making a huge difference on issues that will have an impact on the lives of americans. we re here at the g20 the world s largest economies and with this american leadership, with this american engagement, we ve struck dramatic progress, we have a global minimum tax agreement, that s an incredibly big deal, something we ve been working on for a long time. we ve gotten that over the finish line. that means instead of having this race to the bottom where companies are moving to the countries that are offering the lowest tax rates and taking jobs out of the united states, we ve now got a level playing field around the world. that s a product of our engagement and leadership, secretary yellen and her team have done an amazing job on that. we ve got significant progress, too, on getting, ending a dispute between the united states and our closest european partners where we were engaged in a tariff war over steel and