both bills to the american people because it meets their needs. so we re not using an artificial timeline, and we re not concerned with process. we re concerned about delivering. all this, plus tomorrow, the supreme court will return to the bench for the first day of its new term, and it will be a consequential one with cases involving abortion, gun rights, and separation of church and state, all that on the docket. so we re going to go beyond the headlines with nbc s heidi przybyla, and julie sirken standing by at the capitol. heid you first. the white house is sending a clear message about these bills and so are republicans, so what are you hearing? the president marking a new phase of his legislative agenda, alex, and it s one we have seen throughout history. it s really necessary, if you re trying to pass a major piece of legislation that s taking it to the people. we saw that with george bush and tax cuts. obama and health care. the president, you heard him