Sweet when republicans took credit for legislation they didnt even vote for. Will it hurt any chances for future compromise . It is way too early for this. Good morning, welcome to way too earl. Im aly melendez. The vote is not expected until potentially later today. Well have to wait until the senate wraps up their marathon debate. Republicans spent Hours Attack speaking on the floor early this morning. 60 votes are needed for the independent January 6th commission to move forward. So far only three republicans expressed their support. Senator murkowski expressed her Decision Appointment and the attempts to block the vote. Its important that there be a focus on the facts and on the truth. And that may be unsettling. But we need to understand that. We just Cant Pretend that nothing bad happened or that people just got too excitable. Something bad happened and its important to lay that out. I think there is more to be learned. I want to know more and im i want to know when i dont want t
Go online to transfer your services in about a minute. Get started today. Well, hey there. Its good to be with you, tonight. This week, President Biden will head to louisiana to pitch his getting america back on track tour. And also, to promote his jobs plan. This hour, we will dig into his exclusive interview with msnbcs craig melvin, including his plans for immigration. His multitrilliondollar economic package. And his thoughts on race in america. From nbc News World Headquarters in new york, im Joshua Johnson. Welcome to the week. Joe biden has probably attended many joint sessions of congress. On wednesday night, he addressed a joint session for the first time as president. The speech capped his first100 days in office. Its an arbitrary marker but its good time to take stock of his administration, so far. We will see how the next 1,300plus days in his Term Measure up to these hundred. Still, this checkpoint coincides with some major accomplishments. His 1. 9 trillion americanrescue
Hello to you. Im alicia menendez. As we come on the air, a nationwide push to get Washingtons Attention on the need for immigration reform. We expect to learn specifics from the President And Vice president in the coming weeks as they crisscross the country to sell the plan. Heres the president at his congressional address this week explaining how the legislation will bridge gaps in the social Safety Net that only widened for women during the pandemic. 2 Million women have dropped out of the workforce during this pandemic, 2 Million. And too often because they couldnt get the care they needed to care for their Child Or Care for an elderly parent. Thats why my american Families Plan guarantees four additional years of public education for every person in america, starting as early as we can. The american Families Plan will finally provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave and medical leave. No one should have to choose between a job and a paycheck or taking care of themselves and their loved
Congressional address this week explaining how the legislation will bridge gaps in the social Safety Net that only widened for women during the pandemic. 2 Million women have dropped out of the workforce during this pandemic, 2 Million. And too often because they couldnt get the care they needed to care for their Child Or Care for an elderly parent. Thats why my american Families Plan guarantees four additional years of public education for every person in america, starting as early as we can. The american Families Plan will finally provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave and medical leave. No One Shouldve to choose between a job and a paycheck or taking care of themselves and their loved ones. As it stands on paper, this plan has historic investments in a key part of americas human infrastructure. From Universal Prek to Child Care support, paid family leave, and extending Child Tax credits. It comes after a relentless year of extreme losses for women in the workforce. Losses that began o
Years. So i dont see myself anywhere else but here. A pathway to citizenship is not the only thing advocates want addressed. They called on the biden administration to also work to reunite all families separated by the Trump Administration. Here was the president earlier this week speaking with my Colleague Craig Melvin about the challenges his administration currently faces. Heres what happened. The failure to have a real transition, cooperation from the last administration, like every other administration has done, so we didnt find out that they had fired a whole lot of people, that they were understaffed considerably. We didnt know any of that on my first day. We didnt know that. Joining me now, to discuss the president s Immigration Agenda is kyler moran, a special Assistant To The President of the domestic policy council. Thanks for joining us. President biden called for congress to send him a bill, creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, does the White House h