making a last-ditch effort to try and resurrect one of the most popular policy promises left out of the current framework. paid family and medical leave. the new york times writes, quote, senator kirsten gillibrand targeted the chief objector to the program, senator joe manchin. she hit the phones friday and fired off a flurry of texts saying she would be willing to meet him in d.c. or anywhere in the country to make the case for the benefits. yet, manchin refused to relent. gillibrand says it s not over until it s over but can anything make manchin change his mind? joining me now to discuss, alana beverly, former obama white house aide and host of the our mayors podcast. and senior adviser for the lincoln project, former gop communications director, and resident scholar at the uva center for politics. so, alana, first, i want to look at the issue of paid family leave from a global view. because the u.s. is just one of seven countries without national paid maternity leave.