how do you feel about the harsher consequences? it is very important. behind the organization were people, people that i knew very well. all of us olympians knew very well. you know, the thing the horrible influence and the toxic environment that those people created was just awful and, you know, devastated hundreds of sur survivors. i m just glad that steve and others who were part of this horrific situation continue to be held accountable. i think one big lesson out of this is young women need to be listened to. michelle and tasha, thank you both for joining us this morning. thank you. thank you. as millions of americans get ready to hit the roads and go to the skies, we have brand-new data indicating that holiday travel is about to roar back with a vengeance. nine years ago today, an
michigan, these women brought to life what they lived through for the defendants, for the court, and for the nation. i mean, really, the legacy of what they have done here is change how our nation treats and views sexual abuse survivors, especially children. having the survivors be at the center of that is so key to people really understanding what they ve been through. tasha, to go back to this as a bigger picture, i know in 2017 when you bravely first told your story, you said that steve b penny, then the president of usa gymnastics at the time, asked you to put out a positive statement about the organization. of course, we now know he later left with a huge severance package. he waited weeks to notify the fbi about the allegations, and the case is still pending.
defying donald trump, who just this morning thread end threatened the republican senators again this time calling them, quote, weak, foolish and dumb. we worked very closely with the white house. on this. and in fact, senator and i have been negotiating with the white house in addition to our colleagues and i want to thank them, steve b who in particular took the lead for the white house and brian dies sand president biden. and then this happened. i m very pleased with our ability tonight to move on to legislation and continue to demonstrate that. one question. it is the white house i need to get going. it s steve. i shouldn t answer while we re here. steve never stops calling even when the deal is done.
that there was a deal and was there any point where your confidence had become shaky about this? no. through the whole process, look ago the people who were involved including the bipartisan group of senators, but also the president. i think i was on one of the stations couple weeks ago and said people continue to under estimate president biden and he continues to deliver. and it s really because he has such an intentional team. you talk about steve and you have to talk about anita dunn and ryan klein and brian dies and lisa rice. the thing that is so special he says let s keep our head down, do the work, don t have to grand stand or beat our chest, let s just deliver for the american people. same as with the vaccines, getting them shots in the arms, same thing we ll do with the infrastructure and then go to the family plan and we re going
going on in this process. mitt romney is first time negotiator almost all of them had never legislated in the senate because the leadership in both parties in the senate have taken all legislative powers away from most senators. none of the committee chairman have the kind of power they used to have. so senators are not experienced legislatures any more. it is wrong to use the word legislature only to mean the people elected to positions in legislative bodies. the reality is the staff, the senate and house do most of the real legislating and know ten times more about it than the elected officials, they are in every sense legislatures, the most experienced legislator is steve who advises joe biden who