we do now will mark this generation of americans down to the last part of time. it really will. that may sound hyperbolic, but climate, the fate of american democracy, the rule of law, our very sense of neighborliness with one another, so much is in flux, and i think i know those are the stories that are unfolding, the sounds unfolding in the president s head. brilliant stuff. ticket to the bank, those listening and watching. jon meacham has been our guest tonight. we re grateful for it, appreciate it, pal. coming up for us, today s big announcement from the tech world. turns out we scooped the story earlier this week. feel stuck with student loan debt? move to sofi-and feel what it s like to get your money right.
it s up to us to unlock it. tonal. be your strongest. these are not about left versus right. or moderate versus progressive, or anything else that pits americans against one another. this is about competitiveness versus complacency. it s about expanding opportunity, not opportunity denied. it s about leading the world or letting the world pass us by. biden s departing message to americans before heading across the atlantic, his second major trip overseas as president. we have a lot to talk about tonight. thankfully with us is jon meacham, pulitzer prize prize-winning author, presidential historian, the rogers chair in the american presidency at vanderbilt who advises us on historical matters
hear that explicitly, it will be an implicit, a subtext, avoid here s the next week or so. huge issues, and what i would say to him until all of us, the issues that he is there to talk about, the climate, the pandemic, these are our maligning ill issues. these are centuries long challenges that he has to pick up. it has very little to do with what twitter says over the next 36 hours. thank you for that. what we do now, this is to paraphrase lincoln, because why not, what we do now will mark this generation of americans down to the last part of time. it really will. and that may sign hyperbolic but climate, the fate of american democracy, the rule of law are very sense of neighbor leanness with one another, so much is in flux. and i think, i know, those are
this morning, biden visited capitol hill to unveil what he called a new framework for his domestic spending bill, hoping to sway the liberals in the house. they ve refused to vote on the infrastructure bill until the larger spending measure advances in the senate. biden appealed to his fellow democrats, framing the moment as one that would determine his future and theirs. nbc reporting the president told democrats gathered, quote, i don t think it s hyperbole to say that the house and senate majorities and my presidency will be determined by what happens in the next week. after that the president appeared on live television. i know we have historic economic framework. no one got everything they wanted, including me, but that s what compromise is. that s consensus. and that s what i ran on. i ve long said compromise and consensus are the only way to get big things done in a democracy. the agenda that s in these bills is what 81 million americans
capitol hill to unveil what he called a new framework for his domestic spending bill hoping to persuade the liberals in the. house they refused to vote on the infrastructure bill, until the larger spending major advances in the senate. biden appealed to his fellow democratic and framing the moment as one that would determine his future and reporting theirs. the president told democrats gather quote, i don t think it s hyperbole to say that the house and senate majorities and my presidency, will be determined by what happens in the next week. after that, the president appeared on live television. i know we have extort economic framework. no one got everything they wanted, including me. but that s what s compromises, that s consensus, and that s what i ran on. i ve long said compromising consensus are the only way to get big things done in a democracy. what s in this bill s is worth 81 million americans voted for.