dealing with the pandemic is now at the top of the long to-do list. that s waiting for him when he returns to washington in a few days. dealing with the build back better legislation he still wants to get approved in the next few weeks. also voting rights, chuck schumer said that will be on the floor later this month. and all of this president s success in dealing with that long to-do list will have a big say on what happens to democrats in the midterm elections. the president with an approval rating in the low 40s. that s usually a bad sign for the party in power. president biden s administration hoping to defy history and not see the major losses we saw in the mid terms for donald trump or for he president obama. the last item on that list, mitt term elections, looms large over everything else. joining me now, dr. peter hotez of texas children s hospitals and dean of the