leaders he doesn t support a spending plan that includes billions of dollars for the climate, at least not right now. while the president is preparing to use his pen to deliver some green energy dreams to the far left, he is putting something on hold. reportedly to try to make manchin happy. for now, biden will not declare a national emergency at the climate. biden has been quiet on manchin in general. other dems didn t get that message. it is not fair to string people along for a year and not come to a conclusion. we re here to serve our constituents. if we can do something productive. i would prefer that he really supports the president s agenda to a bigger degree. harris: while the white house has been victory lapping after a new week of lower gas prices, facts matter in all this. gas at the pump is still $2 higher than when president biden took office 18 months ago. in focus republican senator john barrasso, ranking member of the energy committee. we ll begin with
you re in the situation room. their voters no candidate can afford to ignore any longer. and both mitt romney and president obama are reaching out to latinos this week with speeches to a national conference being held near orlando. the president addresses the group tomorrow. mitt romney spoke today. but the presumptive republican nominee has the greater challenge. a gallop poll shows mr. obama with a strong lead among hispanic registered voters. 66% to romney s 24%. but the president s advantage all but disappears in the battleground state of florida where the conference is being held. romney s trailing there by only four points according to a university poll. cnn national political correspondent, jim acosta s on the scene for us right outside orr lan toe. jim, romney spoke about immigration today. how did it go? reporter: wolf, a senior romney advisor told me that today s speech was more about laying out broad principles than specific policy proposals. that left some i