nature of the infrastructure spending bill this week, but it looks like on a host of other things there s little appetite on the republican side to do things that the biden administration wants to do, and key amongst them is the voting rights bill. if the white house can t persuade key senate democrats to get rid of the filibuster in order to get the voting rights through, it looks like there won t be things on the agenda to help communities of colors, and the voting rights bill seems to be the key to getting a load of other things done. the unfortunate thing about new deal policies, it was the greatest set of policies that this nation has ever seen but the new deal policies, half of it was left out. social security was wonderful but southern democrats had an exception that agricultural and
bret: yeah. i m sorry. you broke up one second. i think she will have her handful. she apparently is reaching out to some of the current aides that may want to stay on. she has her own team. she has served in congress so she believes relationships with members of congress. as much as her hand will be full because it s happening to quickly. i think she is going to move into this position with experience, with the expertise and with the relationships to do well. the key will be a good relationship with the new new york city mayor which likely will be eric adams. bret: okay. panel, we will see you at the bottom of the show. thank you very much. bret: also breaking tonight president biden says the passing of the bipartisan infrastructure spending bill proves democracy still works in his words but before the ink is try on that measure, senate democrats are already pushing a $3.5 trillion domestic package that will incorporate elements of the green new deal, other things, child car
this massive $3.5 trillion infrastructure spending bill to actually try to get through some of the immigration priorities that they ve had for a long time, including a path to getting a green card for some dreamers as well as farm workers, others who have been protected by the temporary protected status program. but, in fact, it is interesting, joe. the hold up or the obstacle in this case is not going to be the one we have talked about so many times, which is senator joe manchin from west virginia. he actually said he is supportive of including immigration measures in this infrastructure spending bill. he notes he has been a supporter of immigration reform in the past including the 2013 bill that was never successful. so he is on board. the real challenge for democrats here is going to be the fact that these measures that pass under reconciliation, as we ve talked about, they re supposed to be budget matters. they re supposed to be taxes and spending, not policy measures. so democrats
and going on to say, while the court s order does not now affect current daca recipients, the decision nonetheless relegates hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to an uncertain future. biden going on to say the department of justice intends to appeal this decision in order to preserve and fortify daca. he says, the court has recognized, the department of homeland security plans to issue a proposed rule concerning daca in the near future. that regulation, proposed rule from the homeland security department, would seek to actually strengthen daca. but the other thing that the president is saying is that ultimately we ve got to have a legislative solution to immigration. democrats expected to include a pathway to citizenship for the dreamers in that massive $3.5 trillion infrastructure spending bill that they plan to pass with democratic votes only, but as we have talked about so many times, alex, you know, that reconciliation process is narrowly meant for budget-related items. enti
where they vote on one amendment after another, all of which is designed to inflict an amount of political pain. that s after democrats negotiate with themselves about how large the budget is going to be. senator sanders is looking at 6 trillion and that s just not going to happen. after they get through the budget process, which will be a painful process, then they ll open up the reconciliation process and they ll start dealing with the nitty-gritty of this bill. in the meantime go ahead. no, go ahead, jim, finish that. i was going to say in the meantime, the speaker, as suggested, she s going to hold onto the budget bill, the big infrastructure spending bill, while the reconciliation process is going forward. and as eugene has suggested, it s going to take a while. and all the while the democrats who are on the left