walking us through that. as always, we appreciate it. >> that wraps up the hour for me, everybody. i'm yasmin vossoughian. i'll be back next saturday and sunday at 3:00 p.m. eastern. i'm going to turn it over to reverend sharpton and "politics nation." >> good evening, and welcome to "politics nation." on a special birthday edition. today is my birthday. and that is tonight's lead i take on my birthday, is divided we stand. right now, i think the nation needs some long overdue therapy, because the residual trauma of the previous administration has left america unable to determine what democracy and governance looks like. and i can't blame us. with the persistent drama over

the president's two-part infrastructure plan, the distance between the physical portion and the double-sided social policy bill still gridlocking democrats going into this crucial week ahead. and speaker nancy pelosi saying that more time is needed to complete both bills because consensus is still out of reach. having watched both police reform and voting rights nullified in congress over the summer, i can say jadedly that this is the process. of course, it wouldn't seem so dramatic if our nation's future didn't hinge on it. and as i mentioned last night, too many of the democrats' fortunes seem to lie with this plan. for the party's wings to not be able to unite ahead of next year's midterms, where republicans will not only have joe biden's current struggles but the enduring presence of

donald trump. but while congress is fractured, millions of women nationwide took to the streets yesterday, protesting both texas' six-week abortion ban and the supreme court that donald trump helped to build. as it prepares for generational tests on reproductive justice, and just how right wing it has become. all that tonight on "politics nation." but first, joining me now, congressman chuy garcia, democrat of illinois. congressman, let me go right to it. i worry that the distance we're watching between members of congress, of your progressive caucus and so-called moderate democrats goes beyond just legislative labor and poses a demoralizing threat to those that voted ultimately for

democrats. as i said, i know that this is at base line what our democracy looks like, and i understand having watched two priorities of my own fail thus far in congress that you would rather not lose the substance of a bill just to get something passed. hence, progressives' insistence that the infrastructure bill and the reconciliation bill be linked, passed in tandem. but when people ask me in the street or on the radio, what are the democrats fighting over, this is why we couldn't have police reform. tell me what should i tell them, congressman? >> well, thank you for having me, and happy birthday to you. let me make it clear, progressives in the house of representatives and in the senate are clearly committed to implementing president biden's full and entire built back better agenda, and that is why we will only pass the

infrastructure bill after the senate has voted to approve the build back better act. when the president visited us on friday, he confirmed the importance of passing both bills, and that's what we plan to do. let me tell you why. because we won't leave behind women and families who need child care, paid leave, good paying jobs, and we won't leave behind climate change and housing. and we will not leave behind immigrants as well, so these are very important to us, and the only mechanism for insuring that they get acted upon is the senate taking action and that is why we have taken that position. by the way, the president thanked us for championing and consistently discussing the details of the build back better act because it's so important and transformational to ordinary people across the country. >> and that is what i have been saying all along. that what you just said, breaking down what the bill is

and what it does for people, rather than just leading with too many people are saying $3.5 trillion or $1.2 trillion. that's numbers. and that's over a ten-year period. when people hear what it is that is in the bill, people understand what the fight is all about. also, congressman, tomorrow, the u.s. supreme court opens its next term. on its docket is an abortion rights case out of mississippi that would reverse roe v. wade in that state. setting a legal precedent for other states to do the same should the conservative majority court rule in favor. now, thousands of women hit the streets in chicago yesterday, joining millions in other cities protesting in advance of this scotus term. and in solidarity with the women of texas. after the six-week abortion ban signed into that state last month brought down a justice

department lawsuit, it would appear that reproductive rights will be one of the pivotal political fights of the next year. what should democrats be doing to help? >> well, reverend al, let me just underscore, we simply passed out of the house of representatives. it's now in the senate, the women's health protection act. this is an act that would insure that actions like those taken in the state of texas would not be legal and have the standing of law. i'm very glad that we had a massive turnout here in chicago yesterday, in washington, d.c., and all over the country. this is a baic fight to insure women have access to health care and control of their bodies. you're going to continue to see these actions take place, but there's good reason to be concerned about the action that the court takes with respect to the mississippi case that could reverse roe v. wade.

the law that has upheld the right of women to have access to reproductive health care and control over their bodies. >> now, congressman, quickly, i know you want to talk about immigration with us tonight. your frustrations over democrats' inability to get immigration reform in the budget reconciliation package. and like voting rights, it comes down to senate rules. what do you want to see changed? >> well, this is another instance, reverend al, where the antiquated and racist procedure in the united states senate is making it impossible to pass legislation like most democracies in the world, through majority vote legislation. that only requires 51 votes to pass in the senate. so we have had two reversals by the unelected parliamentarian who wields tremendous power in

the senate, and we are coming back to the parliamentarian with one more proposal that would insure immigration reform is part of the build back better agenda. the president supports it, we have passed bills out of the house with republican votes in this congress, and we want to see those people included in provisions in the build back better that would insure that they can live out of the shadows, have a pathway to a green card, and to citizenship as well. so this is not a time to throw in the towel. this is the time to speak up for everyone. immigration reform is favored in wild numbers by the american public, regardless of whether they're democrat, independent, or republican. this is the time to act. it's been 35 years since congress last passed immigration reform. that was back when ronald reagan was president. so it is time to act on this important agenda. the president will sign something that we pass out of the house and in the senate.

>> all right. we're going to have to leave it there, but it's great to have you on. thank you, congressman garcia. >> thank you, reverend al. >> now to my political panel, joining me now, two former members of congress, david jolly, republican from florida, who has since left the party. and donna edwards, democrat from maryland. both of my guests are msnbc political analysts. now, with two former members of congress on the panel, let's start with your former workplace. the two infrastructure bills are subject of a lot of scrutiny. but not around their actual content, which includes dozens of overwhelmingly popular proposals. they say there are two things you dont want to see made, sausages and laws. the process is messy. but david, aside from republicans' total refusal to engage in governing, is this messier than usual or just

democracy in action? >> well, part of it is the latter, democracy in action, but what's made it messier is democrats have really decided to double down and gamble a little bit here to try to swing for the fences instead of take the double. what i mean by that, reverend al, is joe biden and democrats have largely already accomplished something that donald trump couldn't do for four years. the $1 trillion physical infrastructure bill that passed out of the senate, planes, trains, automobile, water, waste water, that got 69 votes. that got 20 republicans roughly. 19 republicans including mitch mcconnell. bipartisan. donald trump couldn't do that. that is what they decided to take a pass on in the house until they can go for the larger whatever the number is human infrastructure package. so look, never doubt nancy pelosi is probably another rule of legislating. i would say that's true in this case as well. but it's interesting that joe biden has decided to risk taking the victory lap over the

bipartisan infrastructure bill to really go for it all. i think what it says is joe biden is listening to progressives, and he's trying to deliver on the direction the party wants to go. >> or listening to the american people because they're very popular, those that have supported the build back better framework. but let nee go to this january 6th committee, the committee has issued subpoenas to the former president's inner circle as well as organizers of the rally that preceded the insurrection. the official website does not have any hearings publicly scheduled. the last one was at the end of july. donna, what should we expect from the committee going forward? what will they be doing this week with no public events on the calendar? >> well, i think what we have already seen from the committee is that they are prepared to work very deliberatively, intentionally, to get to the truth. if that means issuing subpoenas

to lawmakers, to former trump administration officials, and to get all of the records from various law enforcement agencies, et cetera, then they're prepared to do that. i think it's really important x i don't think everything that the committee does has to be in full view of the cameras. what we as the american people need is for them to be very focused and very diligent on looking at the before, during, and after january 6th because ultimately, the goal is to make sure that we know what happens so that it doesn't happen again, and to hold those responsible for insurrection, for plotting it, for planning it, and for engaging in it to be held responsible. >> now, the supreme court's new term starts tomorrow with huge cases on the docket concerning issues like gun control,

abortion, religious freedom, and discrimination. all while the institution is facing a crisis of legitimacy. justices alito, barrett, and breyer have said recently the court isn't political or partisan, but it seems to be they doth protest too much. what should we expect from the court in this term? and is there any fix for its tarnished reputation among many americans? >> yeah, the justices might say it's not political or partisan, but it is certainly idealogical. what we have seen in the last 20 years through the nomination process and the behavior of united states senators is the insistence of the majority particularly republicans on strictly idealogical justices. and so they behave that way when they're pressed with very significant court cases. look, all eyes, reverend al, are going to be on the abortion

issue because this is not -- for years thrk pro-life movement tries to tweak roe v. wade, almost use it against itself, using the viability standard to try to ban early term abortions. but what we have seen out of texas and other states totally turned roe on the head, the six-woon ban throws out the viability standard. the second standard is this undue burden. that is part and parcel of roe and casey that the state must not put an undue burden on a woman. what texas has done in allowing someone to sue somebody is an undue burden. this court is going to have to consider whether they allow the full rewrite of roe v. wade or not. this is not tweaking it around the edges. all eyes will be on the abortion issue. >> yesterday, thousands of people marched across the country in support of abortion rights. in protest of texas'

unconstitutional ban. and other states copycat attempts. a federal judge heard the biden administration's case for an injunction against the unconstitutional texas law last week. the vast majority of americans believe abortion should be legal in some or all circumstances. and that has been true since gallup started asking the question in 1975. donna, is that kind of public consensus going to matter in this case? will it matter when this case inevitably reaches the supreme court on appeal? >> i think we'll see. i think it ought to matter because clearly the american people have come to a consensus about a woman's right to choose what happens with her body and to choose or not choose an abortion. and i think that what is really clear is that we are going to see for the first time in a long time whether three newly

appointed justices to the supreme court are going to honor the commitment that they made to precedent when they were testifying before the united states senate for their confirmation hearings. and i think that that's really important because i think as much as the court is entering a term where there are a lot of decisions in front of it, one of the things that justice roberts is going to have to do is really manage the court and the idea that justices are going out and making public pronouncements about things that are immediately in the public i think raises the concern about what will happen in particular with this abortion cases that the court will hear. the american public overwhelmingly favor abortion at some level and choice at some level, so the supreme court, i think, is duty bound to uphold the precedent established in roe

v. wade and casey, and the casey case in pennsylvania. but this is going to be a very treacherous time, i think, for the court and for the american people. >> david jolly, donna edwards, thank you both for coming on "politics nation." >> covid-19 continues to claim more lives, and that is why we must rise up and make sure you're doing your part. >> and later, another legal loss for trump. the one and only omarosa joins me to discuss her victory in court against her former boss. stay with us.

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for this week's rise up, i want to talk about the pandemic. the 700,000 lost american lives.

and vaccine mandates. because for all the complaints from a loud minority of people, these mandates are as american as apple pie. and george washington, that's right, our first president, when he was general and the commander of the continental army, mandated inoculations against smallpox to protect his troops during a deadly outbreak of the disease. and the u.s. military has followed general washington's example for centuries. today, service members are required to get at least 17 vaccines. and those requirements are effective. since the covid vaccine military mandate was announced, the vaccination rate in the air force has gone up more than 22%, with 94% of active duty personnel with at least one shot. of course, members of the armed

forces are disciplined and trained to comply with all lawful orders like this one. so how well are mandates working in the private sector? united airlines was one of the first major companies to announce a mandate, and over 98% of its employees are vaccinated so far. a key metric for a company that serves the public on a crowded -- on crowded planes every day. in the health care field, most hospital systems are seeing very high rates of compliance from their workforce because we are all safer when we are all vaccinated. the american people know this. that's why polls show the majority of people support president biden's vaccine mandates for school employees, health care personnel, and federal workers. we all just want to get some semblance of normalcy back, and vaccine mandates are a very

important piece of the puzzle. in fact, right here in new york, where you must show proof of vaccination to enter public spaces like restaurants, bars, and shows, and where we overwhelmingly mask up in accordance with the public health guidelines, our cases and hospitalizations remain low. you can even attend a show on broadway after more than a year of closures. the vaccination rate has been climbing nationwide since the president's mandates, and more private companies have issued their own ultimatums. get vaccinated or get out. 65% of eligible americans are fully vaccinated, and 75% have at least one dose. and with approval pending for at least one vaccine option for children under 12, those numbers should continue to rise. 700,000 souls is too great a

loss. i have said it before this show, and i'm sure i will say it again and again, we will only get out of this pandemic if we rise up together. if you haven't gotten your vaccine, make a plan to get one as soon as possible. if you know someone who is hesitating, reach out with compassion and often to accompany them to ease their nerves. and if you need any more convincing, today is my birthday. and the best gift i can think of is more shots in the arm. this pandemic is a collective crisis and it needs a collective solution. vaccine mandates have broad support to go along with their effectiveness, and we can end this thing together, but only if we all do our part.

welcome back to "politics nation." it is clear that former

president trump is plotting a comeback, from reemerging at rallies in red states to issuing strategic endorsements of republican candidates. it appears that mr. trump has 2024 on his mind. but at the same time, the first draft of history on trump's tumultuous term as president is being written. and many of the firsthand accounts of his time in office paint a picture of a man unfit to serve at the time or in the future. joining me now is former white house aide during the trump administration, omarosa manigualt newman. omarosa, i want to start with the lawsuit. you recently won against the former president. in 2018, the trump campaign filed a case against you for your book titled "unhinged" saying it violated an nda you previously signed. you also released audio

recordings to support the facts about the trump white house and family that you detail in your book. tell me what does this victory mean to you? >> you know, rev, thank you so much for having me on and happy birthday to you. >> thank you. >> it's been a long three-year journey in this case with donald trump, and the bottom line is he was going after me for revenge. why else would he spend $3.7 million trying to silence me? i'm so happy that i can finally move on from this chapter and move on with my life after going through this really hard battle. >> another former member of the trump administration, former white house press secretary stephanie grisham, just put out her own tell-all book, and she details sexist comments the former president made toward her and other women in the white house. including a young unnamed press

aide. frankly, it reminded me of what you said in the past, that you had your own issues with trump, saying you were attacked after coming out about hearing your former boss make disparaging comments about black people. do you feel vindicated as other former staffers begin to come forward and detail mr. trump's prejudices? >> yes, certainly. i mean, she's repeating so much of what's already been outlined in "unhinged" and it's kind of like no matter what the book is, it's a new book but the same old trump, racist, misogynist, demeaning, and totally unhinged. >> on friday, former president trump asked a federal judge to reinstate his twitter account. his lawyer said citing that his ban on the site goes against open conversations regarding democracy. let me ask you, do you think your former boss should be allowed back on social media platforms, twitter especially, and why or why not?

>> absolutely not. not after the insurrection and his continued attacks on democracy. i believe that he needs to remain banned for a very long time. if in fact he were on twitter after my victory against him in this nda case, i think he would have been calling me all kinds of horrible names and attacking me over and over and over again. and attacking others. enough is enough. i think twitter's stand needs to remain, and he needs to remain off of twitter permanently. >> omarosa, a new poll out by cnn found that 75% of those who identified as republicans believe that democracy is under attack, with 78% of them falsely believing president joe biden did not win enough votes to legitimately win the election. one of the main concerns many of us have about 2024 run from trump is he will use this skepticism he has sown in the

eyes of his supporters to undermine our election process, as he tried to do in 2020. what are your thoughts about him in '24? >> rev, you have been saying this from the beginning, that donald trump was dangerous, his rhetoric was dangerous. and we can see the results of that in this poll. that people are actually believing his lies and i think going into 2024, i'm really more concerned about the fact that donald trump hasn't come forward and talked about his health. i don't know if he will even be healthy enough to run in 2024 x i think he needs to come clean to the american people about where he is on that before deciding to get into a very stressful and strenuous race for the white house. >> i have to ask you this. your book came out while trump was still in office, while he was still president, still on social media. these books are coming after he's out, out for a while. and he doesn't have social media. i mean, what do you think about

that? i take note that you went when you were going up against the full armor of donald trump. >> yeah, i think that they won't have the benefit of him constantly tweeting because i think that those tweets helped to boost the sales of books. i mean, i think that his continued attacks and continuing to talk about my book certainly raised awareness, but these folks, you know, it's a little too late for their stories because so much already has been told. >> and you did take great risk and great attacks even though it might have helped book sales. it certainly does not make you feel good to read the kind of things he would say unfairly about you. omarosa manigualt newman, thank you for being with us, as always. >> coming up, the nba is facing backlash over its covid-19 vaccine policy. my next guest will explain why players shouldn't just shut up and dribble.

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the nba's regular season begins in just over two weeks. preseason ball already being played across the country, even

as i speak. and like every other american institution, covid remains an essential concern, with a few high-profile vaccine holdouts in its ranks. bringing down scrutiny on the league in the last month and raising wider questions about the responsibility of black celebrities during a public health crisis. joining me now, jemele hill and kerry champion, host of kerry and jemele. won't stick to sports. that's an understatement. i always love when you join us. sports is not my strongest suit, so i always learn something from this. of course, i know you have seen my gym game on social media, but i don't watch too much sports. but to start the night with you, i'm old enough to remember when charles barkley famously said i'm not a role model, in an

advertisement. i also remember the flack he caught for that statement. on the other end of that statement, you have kareem abdul-jabbar, who has always embodied that role model tag, and kareem has been going off, responding to kyrie irving and other players in the nba who have refused covid vaccination or revelation of their vaccination status, saying they should be removed from the teams. i read that 90% of players are vaccinated, according to the league's players association. which would be higher reportedly than pro baseball, but still behind the fully vaccinated women of the wnba, i might add. playing devil's advocate for this audience, what is the wider impact of the nba superstar rejecting the vaccine? and if optically whiter sports like baseball and hockey aren't

held to the same scrutiny, why the flack? >> well, i think a lot of the flack is because, you know, these are guys who have put themselves out there when it comes to a number of issues. we saw how the nba and the wnba stood when it came to social justice reform and talking about racial oppression and police brutality voting. we saw this entire league essentially stop playing after the shooting of jacob blake by a police officer. so there has been this expectation that these are players who care about issues beyond their sport. but this is an awkward situation. i mean, here you have players who don't really want to get involved with other players' medical decisions. and i think the part that i want them to see is that this is not about a responsibility. it's an opportunity. and because they do have the ear of the community and you and i, rev, we both know especially since we did the podcast together about vaccine hesitancy

in the african-american community, this is the group they need to reach. you know, this virus has disproportionately affected the black community. and i know the guys don't see it this way, but this is very much a social justice issue, just like some of the other issues that they have been so outspoken about. >> absolutely. you know, we covered the internal dangers to our community, but this is "politics nation," and one thing i have found fascinating and nauseating at the same time was to see conservative commentators and politicians like senator ted cruz last week on twitter, taking out his -- talking about our stand with kyrie irving. your body your choice. of course, he's a texas republican, by the way. he doesn't believe your body is your choice about pro choice for women, and last month, he was in solidarity with nicki minaj and her cousin. it's all because they elevate a

message that not only fits the right-wing agenda but one that would impact a community that has already suffered most behind this foolishness. kerry, your thoughts. >> i'm in agreement with you 100%. i actually had a conversation the other day with draymond green, he's a good friend of mine. he made a very powerful statement in the fact when he said i don't believe that i should be asking anyone on my team whether or not they're vaccinated. that's their choice. and i believe the message he was trying to convey is far more nuanced than this video that went viral for 2 minutes and 17 seconds. he was just saying that's his business. and fyi, by the way, andrew wiggins did get a vene because he didn't want to leave $15 million, so there's that. here's the problem, and i said this with all the love and understanding. i said don't let them co-opt your message. don't let these republicans who told you to shut up and dribble last year and the year before

tell you to keep speaking because you're pointing and helping their agenda. i was like, be very clear. i don't care what you think is right or wrong. i wish these athletes would say, yeah, i'm vaccinated. i don't know about my teammate, but i am. if you send this very unclear message that makes it sound like you're saying your body your choice, which means in so many words, yes, you cannot get the vaccine and you can avoid getting the vaccine, that's not true, and that's not fair, and we're being duplusative. and this is what we have to start making sure we say. ted cruz could care less about these athletes. tucker carlson could care less about nicki minaj. no one cares. they just want you to send their message to our community to take out our community. and i wish people were more aware of this word salad that is being used. >> i think that's really the point. don't be used by people that are fighting. you aren't even. i want to pivot to another

topic. last month we saw and heard members of the u.s. women's gymnastics team on capitol hill relating their experience of years of sexual abuse within their sport, because they were women, young girs at that. this weekend, the head of the national women's soccer league was ousted, and one of his coaches fired after a bombshell report by the athletic detailed multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him. you don't reverse centuries of male predation overnight, but where sexual misconduct is concerned, do you see a legitimate drive in american professional sports to remove this kind of behavior, or do you see it as folks getting caught and the public moving on to the next scandal? jamele, i'll start with you. >> i think it's more that people are getting caught. and granted, i do think at least the climate is become aglittle more accepting or thoughtful

about when women use their voices to speak out against the trauma they have experienced. these women deserve a lot of credit. they're brave, they're courageous for speaking out against the people who have done them harm. but overall, i think a lot of these leagues don't have the systems in place to root these things out or to even prevent them from happening. so they have become exposed. what happened to simone biles and all of the u.s. gymnasts, that was a structural breakdown, and it was a breakdown that was allowed to persist and happen because there are still far too many people who enable abusers, who don't want women to speak out, and who are in it for selfish reasons to keep their own conference going. this latest example is an unfortunate continuation of what has historically been the case. i'm hoping that it's getting a little better. i think that is the importance, frankly, of this points out the importance of journalism and investigative journalism to hold

people accountable, but these leagues have really got to get themselves together and stop letting the situation get so bad that we see these things. there should have already been things in place so that things like this don't happen. >> cari, your thoughts. >> she's -- you're absolutely right. the piece she's talking about is in the atlantic, which i thought was amazing, where you work, jay, as well. but here's what i have learned. these leagues, especially this young budding soccer league, the reason why the women were so afraid to speak out is because, one, they're making less than $30,000 a year and they're just happy to be there. and these people, quote/unquote, the powers that be really don't encourage an environment where they can speak out because they feel as if any scandal happens, then the league could just fold, and it feels as if it's on a tightrope of balancing being a league that supports women but we also want to make money. and that's the problem. everyone has dual interests. no one is really looking after the players. they are not protected.

and that happens with huge companies. you watch your employees aren't protected. there's no safe space. so this coach who was the focus of this article, paul riley, had been abusing women for years, and playing manipulative games and letting them feel as if they were just happy to be there. all the while, everyone looked the other way. and it's unfortunate because now we need to have watchdog groups in to say, we have to protect these players, especially these women players. they make less than $30,000. they're barely surviving. some live at home with their mothers. you think they're going to riv their career by telling someone that they're being abused. and we talk about gymnastics, the same thing. you want to make it to the olympics, you want to be on that team. jow to be quiet. there's this culture that says you have to be quiet and get along to get along. it's unfortunate. >> before we run out of time, i have to do this with my producer who worked on this is a big fight fan. he has his predictions but

wanted to know who you have in next weekend's heavyweight boxing match between tyson fury and deontay wilder. who's winning it? >> i'm going with wilder. i have to go with wilder. i tell you what, fury will put up a great, great fight. it will be worth it. but i think deontay is ready. >> to this day, i'm going with wilder. i think he is ticked off what happened in the previous fight. i expect that anger to be a part of the next fight. i think he wins. >> you know, today is my birthday. one of the things you do not want to hear when you get older is, my mother loves you. that's telling me her -- when they say your grandmother loves you, that's when i'm -- thank you both for being with us. up next, my final thoughts. stay with us. thoughts

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started preaching as a young boy, 4 years old. licensed in the church of god and christ at 10. it's been a journey of controversy as well as trying to get laws changed. i've had access to four presidents, led marches, spent weeks in jail for civil rights, civil disobedience. one thing that i can say that mark twain said something that sticks with me. the two most important moments in life is the moment you are born and the moment you find out why you were born. i found out young why i was born. my ministry and my fight for social justice. i carried it every platform and everywhere i could, through good days and bad days. one of the things i also learned is that there's the adage that it's a shame that youth is

wasted on the young. i would add, it's a shame when time is wasted on those of us that get older. that get older and feel we wasted time. if you are older, don't waste time. it is better to be one that works in the age you are in than worrying about the age you are. we will be right back. ♪ hapy birthday to you ♪

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because we're building a better network every single day. that does it for me. thanks for watching. i will see you back here next weekend at 5:00 p.m. eastern. my colleague picks up our news coverage now. >> thank you so much. a very happy birthday to you, putting us all to shame working on your birthday. we start tonight on capitol hill wherenotion negotiations are ongoing. october 31 is the date that funding runs out. congress extended that funding this weekend to buy time. the white house on a different page about that time line. >> we don't have a time