going to be necessary to rebuild our infrastructure. which is also one of the biggest opportunities we have for job growth moving forward. two more. sure. administrator, one to you and one toast secretary, if i may. we hear from some corners of the criticism why are we doing this now when we re already in an economic crisis. you look at the state of new mexico where one-third of the state s budget is funded by oil and gas. so, why not let the country get back on its feet before we do this? well, the issue in new mexico is that somebody reported a bit incorrectly well, maybe not as precisely enough that this wasn t about impacting existing permits and fracking. this was about new leases on federal lands. so i think that the opportunity for the states to continue to accrue the royalties from both coal and oil and natural gas that is properly done on federal lands is going to continue. and there s even an opportunity in the review of that program to look at the royalty
going to be necessary to rebuil our infrastructure, which is also one of the biggest opportunities we have for job growth moving forward. administrator, if i may, you may hear from some corners of criticism are why are we doing this now when were already in a economic crisis. look at the state of new mexico on one third of the state s budget is funded by oil and gas parade why not let the country get back on its feet before we do this? the issue in new mexico is that somebody reported bid incorrectly, or not may be precisely enough that wasn t about impacting existing permit and tracking, this was about ne leases on federal land. i think that the opportunity fo the states to continue to approve the royalties from both coal, oil, and natural gas, if properly done on federal land will continue, and it s even an opportunity in the review of th program to look at the royalty issues, look at the job growth opportunities, look at a variet of things to make sure that the things
biden touted at a very long news conference on wednesday. but how do americans actually feel about what his white house has done so far? steve kornacki is at his big board with some brand new nbc new polling. what head winds is this white house facing as it dives into year two? right now house speaker nancy pelosi is selling with her caucus has done in the first year of the biden presidency. we are listening very closely as democrats plot their legislative road ahead. her fellow democrats in the upper chamber lost their fight to pass voting rights. they knocked down a one-time rule change that could have made that happen. so where do democrats go from here as they stare down the harsh reality of some fast-approaching midterm elections? we start by turning the page on year one of the biden presidency and digging into where the administration goes from here. nbc s chief white house correspondent peter alexander there at the white house. steve kornacki at the big board with the