daschle struck back. with senator number 2 blessing he folded mandatory price reporting into an even bigger $520 billion omnibus 1999 budget bill that was still hanging fire. two days later it too was gutted by republicans into a meaningless, quote, confidential one-year government investigation during which livestock prices would not be disclosed, end the quote, by the packers, according to "the washington post." sources say lobbyist number 1 buddy, senator number 1 wielded the knife. as chairman of the senate ag appropriations subcommittee, senator number 1 refused to fund any new price reporting effort as part of the bailout bill, thus killing it there. later at the behest of lobbyist number 1, lobbyist number 2, and lobbyist number 3, senators 1 neutered mandatory price reporting in the budget bill by keeping any information gained through it, quote, confidential. now, the national pork producers council, a past opponent of mandatory price reporting, the american farm bureau, the national cattleman's

i do know how long it took tom daschle to get us to settle back down intercedes.but biden has always been somebody that is full of emotion. full of empathy for people and concern and it's always been there. it's nothing new. i don't see a different joe biden, it's like my hair. my hair is still my hair. it's wider now and joe biden has wider here now but he is still joe biden. i hope i'm still ben nelson. >> host: we are nearly at time. if we had another hour i would want to talk about some of the cooks greats, george sores and jeff kittinger rush i think 180 yards in in a game of the century in 71 that you are one of four governors from the tiny little town of mccook nebraska pixel needs to do and ethnographic study and figure out what's going on in the water in that place. but let's close with the story of you and the prank on your wife and russia. >> guest: well, when diane heard from some friends who spend a lot of time in russia that your rooms are bogged and you know, they're listening to everything, and she was quite concerned about that. then there was som

the whole caucus broke up in laughter and i don't know how long it took tom daschle to get us back inour seats. there is nothing new. joe biden is still joe biden. a. >> if we had another hour i would want to talk about some of the grades you are one of four governors somebody needs to dond an ethnographic study and figure out but let's close with the story of you and your wife and russia. >> she was quite concerned about that and there was a suggestion they had cameras in the room and things like that and she would say that's not funny. i said something derogatory about the russians and she pointed at the camera because she's convinced. i was seated let's get a waiter to sign on a sheet of paper. please tell your husband we are not to bad people. i said that's good. put it under their door after everybody'sis in bed. so about two or three in the morning i heard something under the door. the next morning we all said gotcha. she was a trooper. nobody had a better sense of humor. she said please don't do that again. >> thank you for sharing the a santa spending this hour with us. a. h >

when you look maybe 20 years ago he had tom daschle, kim johnson, kent conrad, you had max baucus you had a good split in the great plains in terms of united states senators. that is all but evaporated. there's only one left which i would say in the great plains and that is jon tester and he is fortunate enough to have the region in montana that provides the kind of boost he needs to get over the finish line electorally. you have to ask yourself as a democrat in billy as an american what has happened in the great plains and what is happening in rural america whether it'sd rurl south or whether it's in the mid-atlantic regions where we see rural pennsylvania going hard red. what's happened in those regions that is really turn people? the easy enter a lot of people is it's all about donald trump. that is absolutely not true. we started losing votes during the tea party revolution right after barack obama was elected and we had been able to regain our footing since then. reelectee statistic for your viewers, when i was elected in 2012, probably about 20% of republicans would cross over a

out by giving people a history lesson of the politics of the great plains. 20 years ago you had tom daschle, tim johnson, senators from south dakota. you at max baucus. you had a good list in the great plains in terms of united states senators. that is all but evaporated. there's only one left in the great plains, and that is john castor -- that is john kester, and he is fortunate enough to have the mountain region in montana he needs to get over the finish line electoral relate. -- electorally. you have to ask is a democrat and as an american what has happened in the great plains and what has happened in rural america, whether it is the rural south or the mid-atlantic region where we see pennsylvania going hard red, what has happened in those reasons that has -- in those regions that has turned people? the easy answer is it is all about donald trump. that is not true. we started losing votes during the tea party revolution right after barack obama was elected and we have not been able to regain our footing since then. when i was unable to get reelected in 2018, just one statistic for your

he is ultimately willing to stand alone against literally every other democrat -- i talked to tom daschle about this recently. for example, the paid family leave provisions, which are probably the most popular ideas, that you would get paid family leave for every worker in america, and manchin alone is going to say no to that when literally every other democrat in both chambers may be willing to do it. >> have you met joe manchin? >> this says everything. ana, get your reaction to trump's former chief of staff mark meadows appearing on a podcast hosted by steve bannon, who is of course under federal indictment for contempt of congress. watch this. >> i would love to see the gavel go from nancy pelosi to donald trump. you're talking about melting down. people would go crazy. as you know, you don't have to be an elected member of congress to be the speaker. wouldn't you see -- she would go from tearing up a speech to have to give the gavel to donald trump. oh, she would go crazy. >> what is he trying to do because everything is not about, as you said -- it's about owning the libs. you know

the great 20th century rabbi abraham joshua daschle was once asked what is the most important thing aacred stories of encountering god. agent and cherished. stories about god as ineffable mystery yet still revealed to our fragileand mortal humanity . we remember god's saving love for the human race and in that act of remembering together. the god of life and the giver of every good gift is present to us just as in this moment. this god is the one who raised up and delivered israel out of bondage in egypt, fulfilling ancient promises and who raised jesus from the dead into resurrection life. colin knew this god through all his years. his faith was of first importance. and his life was marked by those words of the prophet micah. his he has shown you old man what is good. to do justice to love kindness and to walk humbly with your god. the god who gathers in comforts us this day is a god of justice and mercy who seeks to lift up all who seek him. those who grieve the loss weary forgotten, the vulnerable and poor and all on the margins of life. and god wants you to know in every circumsta

the great 20th century rabbi abraham joshua daschle was once asked what is the most important thing aphet micah. his he has shown you old man what is good. to do justice to love kindness and to walk humbly with your god. the god who gathers in comforts us this day is a god of justice and mercy who seeks to lift up all who seek him. those who grieve the loss weary forgotten, the vulnerable and poor and all on the margins of life. and god wants you to know in every circumstance of life that you are beloved whoever you are. whatever you are, whatever you've done .looks at you today and he loves you. this is the god we know. wholoves fiercely . who traffics in life and death and is known in every dimension of life even in the crosscurrents of the emotions we experienced today. and speaking with many people these last weeks as colin powell's life was remembered there was at the beginning of most of those conversations just the slightest of pauses, a recalibrating of the mind and heart and a realization that we were now talking about a member of the family. respected, admired and loved. for

out by giving people a history lesson of the politics of the great plains. 20 years ago you had tom daschlen, senators from south dakota. you at max baucus. you had a good list in the great plains in terms of united states senators. that is all but evaporated. there's only one left in the great plains, and that is john castor -- that is john kester, and he is fortunate enough to have the mountain region in montana he needs to get over the finish line electoral relate. -- electorally. you have to ask is a democrat and as an american what has happened in the great plains and what has happened in rural america, whether it is the rural south or the mid-atlantic region where we see pennsylvania going hard red, what has happened in those reasons that has -- in those regions that has turned people? the easy answer is it is all about donald trump. that is not true. we started losing votes during the tea party revolution right after barack obama was elected and we have not been able to regain our footing since then. when i was unable to get reelected in 2018, just one statistic for your viewers, whe

daschle knock—downs. —— lockdowns.thank him and his party for their approach to vaccination. and he has raised a number of questions. he suggested caution and he is right to suggest that and i hope from what i have already shared with the house today but of course i will continue to share, he will feel that we are taking a cautious approach so, for example, the grace period after parliament both of parliament supports this move there will be a grace period so that those in the nhs and social care that have not yet chosen to take any vaccine, that they will have plenty of time to do so. and he is asked about meeting with health care leaders. course you will not be surprised that, like him, i will continue to do that and listen to them. and even further... what further suggestions they would have especially around implementation and take up. he asked me, the right honourable gentleman specifically, about the nhs take up. the take up throughout the nhs in england is 93% of the first dose, 90% of two doses and that does le