reading a statement, he had really harsh words for bernie sanders. he did not like that sanders did this op-ed. this isn t the first time an out of stater has tried to tell west virginia what is best for them. congress should proceed with caution. no op-ed from a self-declared independent socialist will force that. on the economic bill that will expand the safety net. talking about the divisions happening here. senator joe manchin and senator chris, they don t agree with the
time on demand problems? but let s stay within the democratic party for just one moment, congressman, because the in-fighting, by the way, it s been laid bare. it s in full display right now. senator joe manchin of west virginia is now dismissively calling bernie sanders a self-declared independent socialist in response to sanders publishing an op-ed in a west virginia newspaper. i want to read what he had to say. this isn t the first time an out of stater has tried to tell west virginia ya s virginia ya s what s best for them. no op-ed is going to change that. your response if, congressman. amen. you know, amen to joe manchin. he s spot on, you know? bernie sanders wants to tell us here in america how life would be great if we just were a
two years. we are monitoring that ceremony for you and the president as well when he takes to the podium. let s go to capitol hill behind where that s going on. that is where the select committee investigating the january 6th riots is considering criminal contempt proceedings against donald trump associate steve bannon. julie tsirkin is joining me on all of this. what s the latest on the showdown between bannon and house investigators? reporter: well, alex, it s a game of chicken. because steve bannon isn t complying with his house subpoena, the house select committee will vote on tuesday night whether to refer him for criminal contempt of congress. it s a lengthy process. on tuesday night the house select committee will meet. they will take that vote on a report essentially they put together with their recommendations of why bannon should be referred for criminal contempt, for why he didn t appear before his deposition last week and why he didn t turn over documents as requested t
look, there s too much pain. there s too much loss. there s too much at stake for the safety and for the safety of those who serve. it s a hard time to be a police officer in america. just want to make sure you have the tools to be the partners and the protectors your communities need. that when you look at what your communities need and what you re being asked to do, there isn t going to be more resources, not fewer resources to help you do your job. that s why i propose we invest again in community policing. we know it works. one thing that protects cops is another cop. and the training you and the community have requested, the community-based programs and interventions that can stop violence before it starts, provide specific guidance explaining that communities can and should use funds from the american rescue plan, $350 billion in aid to cities, states, counties, tribes, to hire and retain officers. many cities from albuquerque to
we are continuing to push for the for the strongest possible climate protections that will allow us to bring down carbon emissions, and we re open to that negotiation. i m going to ask congressman john yarmouth about that. manchin and another leading senator bernie sanders, urging him to support the reconciliation bill. the west virginia senator firing back tweeting this isn t the first time an out of stater has tried to tell west virginians what is best for them despite having no relationship to our state. on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, president biden turning up the heat on his own justice department telling reporters friday the doj should prosecute anyone who defies a subpoena from the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. we re going to have more on that