the dccc.ongressman sean patrick maloney from the state of new york. i'm pretty confident that we will win the house. but in terms of the specific, where he was airing zeroing in on, it always run scared. that's. it >> now speaker pelosi issued -- congressional campaign committee. the dccc. the democrats might be in trouble in -- comes the midterms, if they don't change their messaging on the economy. still with us juanita tolliver and bill kristol. when utah will start with you, what do you think of the questions and nancy pelosi's? response >> from the dccc will put perspective, let's make our case to the public and -- his agenda is widely popular for -- afforded the american rescue plan to the infrastructure packages. people support this, people need this. and people recognize it when democrats call it out and say, hey we deliver this to you. and almost exclusively deliver this to. i think pelosi's response recognizes that not only is she a scrapper but she also knows the uphill battle that

>> from the dccc perspective, they're like let's make our case to the public and stick to biden.enda is popular, american rescue plan and infrastructure packages, people support it, need it and recognize when democrats call it out to say we delivered this to you, almost exclusively. and pelosi's response recognitions she's not only a scrapper but knows the uphill battle for democrats, we still have redistricting that will be led by a number of gop state legislators and will be a structural battle, not anything that messaging can handle. other thing speaker pelosi said in weekly conference, she empowers her to -- presented to the caucus, does not capture individual member's popularity at district level. something she's encouraging people to do. but overall objective is they are leaning on agenda wildly popular with the american public and they've done so much. time to highlight that, and let people know they did that alone without help from republicans. will create a dichotomy of what you see from republicans. they're more focused on culture wars and democrats on the results they

pelosi: i have no comment about my colleagues except to say a great chair of the dccc, sean patrick maloney of the state of new york, and again you never run from the best case scenario. there are several scenarios. that was one of them, and i think that is a safe place to run from. >> is there anything in what was presented that would change your approach or how you want your members to talk about the work they are doing? rep. pelosi: members are individuals and they run in their own districts. we do have when we won in 2018, we had a message developed by the members for the people. we will lower the cost of health care by lowering the cost of prescription drugs. we will increase paychecks by building infrastructure of america in a green way, and we will have cleaner government by making clear it is an end to big, dark, special interest money and empowering the grassroots. lower health care costs, bigger paychecks, cleaner government. our members will develop the message. on the other hand they have their own connections to their own districts. we always want to be cautious, and i spent a

i sat with her for four years as chair of the dccc.obody can count votes better and get you to what people assume was impossible victory better than nancy pelosi can. i am optimistic that both will pass. it is going to be turbulent. host: this is george out of l.a., of early this morning, independent. caller: i just want to ask your speaker who seems to be carrying the typical democratic line if he is concerned about covid, tens of thousands of covid infected people are coming to this country and spreading the disease. is he concerned about that? what is he saying to biden about that? guest: i have to respectfully disagree with your characterization that i am parroting the line. i believe what i am saying. i think we have to go back to a place in this country where we can disagree agreeably. and not attack the motives of each other. i hope that you would have the same respect for my view as i do with yours although we disagree. i do not care what is causing covid. i'm not sure you are correct about tens of thousands of people coming in

always have to -- so i have no things to say about my colleague except it's a great member of the dccc. i'm confidence we will win the house. in terms of the specific, where he was zeroing in on it, always run scared. that's it. >> now, having lived in nancy pelosi's district for six years and seen her run for re-election, i'm not sure what she means by saying she always runs from behind. no, she doesn't. but i do understand what she's saying in terms of not taking anything for granted, in terms of 2022. what do you see this in terms of how these infrastructure measures factor into the midterms, possibly? >> well, we've done a lot for the american people. we help businesses with ppp programs. we help businesses with idle grants. we hep families with the child tax credit. we help them with the stimulus check and then the unemployment benefits. we've helped with the pandemic, providing billions of dollars for hospitals. we've done so much for the american people. and now, in addition to that, we're going to put transportation infrastructure on the table, that will create millions of jobs

what do you suspect the dccc might be paying attention to tomorrow night? >> yeah. much when it comes to the general election and general election contest at the dccc will be focused on. this is a fight in the heart and soul of the democratic party. this is going to be a district that no matter who ends up winning between brown and turner, the democrat will end up carrying this democratic heavy seat. but for progressives, there is a lot at stake. recently just a year ago we saw joe biden win the democratic primary for president. we saw terry mcauliffe win overwhelmingly a democratic party virginia. we saw eric adams win for the democratic primary in the new york mayoral contest. and states with heavy african-american populations, the result has been very clear. and in this race that we're going to see tomorrow which all strategists tell me is a complete jump ball, progressives need to be able to have a one to say, hey, we can win in districts and states like this. >> all right. mark murray, thank you very much. we'll be touching base with you on this and much more t

for the house oversight and government reform committee, curt bordella, he's now an adviser to the dcccyou solve the problem of getting these democrats into line so these both can be passed. >> good morning, thanks for having me. i think the actual solution is pretty simple here. we vote first on this historic bipartisan infrastructure package, get it done, and as you know, it's out of the senate now, supported by not just 19 republicans but by labor and by the chamber of commerce. it's a great once in a century opportunity to move forward here, and we should do what the senate did, vote first on infrastructure, and then move immediately to begin considering reconciliation, and we could get the votes together for that, what we should do next week and show the great momentum that the country needs that we can govern together, we can address jersey, the worst roads in the country, third of our bridges are unsafe. we have a great ability to fight climate change through the package, let's get it done, move forward, and immediately move to reconciliation. >> there's been so much talk about i

he said marlin a dccc taught him that when you are taught or facing someone to look at them when i. have you ever learned that? i sort of flickering back and forth so than my eyes will remain steady as i look at you. >> it's also better for the stage. i know the stage to keep from being diverted many performers go look you on the forehead like i am doing now. >> the forehead? for that same reason for your gaze to say? >> i said there are people onstage who have done that that has been an old staged trick to keep from being diverted of anything. >> really? >> yeah. >> oh no. oh no, honey. that is a terrible trick to do. >> i know it's terrible. >> can we do something about her microphone? it looks ugly. >> do you want to use mine? >> i hate to think that during the movie, this great romantic movie as you are looking at miss reagan's forehead. >> there are some actors who do that. >> it's me! >> you have something to play back to. in reality why should i explain, this is a trick. >> to throw somebody off? >> yeah. >> oh boy. >> that would really do it when it? >> that's me. >> you are

thank you to all the city and elected official leaders who are here joining us including dccc chair honey mahogany. supervisor rafael mandelman, si cilia chung and many more. so i moved to san francisco after graduating from college in one thousand nine hundred eighty-five and within two years, i met the sisters and sort of was propelled head first into the front lines on the war against hiv and aids and began fighting for civil rights and the thing that has impressed me most about san francisco is our community, we are intelligent, we are compassionate, we are creative and we are determined. the sisters of perpetual indulgence started here in san francisco. we are the first ever gay men's chorus. we fought for the right to serve. we have laid down and screamed i can't breathe and black lives matter and worked with women and gun control. so it's very fitting that san francisco has celebrated this historic milestone. the birthplace of the transrights movement. this month markses the 55th anniversary that took place in august 1966 in the tenderloin. the riot was a response to the ongoing vi

a long time ago i around the dccc.ime where i get to spend a lot of time in house and it's very early. you won't be successful as individual candidates without -- that's more compelling than your opponents. democrats are going to have a great message to run. you have to remember, you've obviously got covid, voting rights, we've got immigration and there's a lot of critical issues. ultimately, your economic story -- >> what is that message? >> we always say you have to have a strong economic message, what is it right now? >> one, where we're heading towards a great depression and the economy is growing because democrats brought us back. there was this infrastructure package, assuming it passes, is both bipartisan but also great storytelling in every district in america. you can talk about people being put back to work and say -- we want to pay for this by making the wealthiest corporations pay. they don't want to make those changes. this is pretty basic stuff. you just have to remember what home base is. back to your pr

a long time ago i ran the dccc. i spent a lot of time in house and senate races. it's early.essful as a national party without a compelling economic message that's more compelling their your opponents. and i think democrats are going to have a great message to run on. we have covid, voting rights, we've got immigration, there's a lot of critical issues. but ultimately, your economic story -- >> what is that message? we always say you got to have a strong economic message. but what is it right now? >> i think it's, one, we were heading towards a great depression and democrats brought us back from that brink and the economy is growing. things to help families with children, this infrastructure package, assuming it passes, is both bipartisan but also great story telling in every district in america. you can talk about the people being put back to work and to say my opponents didn't want to do any of that. they wanted to give tax cuts to the wealthy. there's also great economic messaging around taxes. they don't want to make the changes. so this is pretty mistake stuff. you have

if this is just going to be a dccc, we see it as a sham.ing that's serious. >> so it sounds like he would abide by a subpoena and he's not saying he wouldn't just yet. so how do you read between the lines? and is there any chance more republicans get seated on this select committee? >> we have a quorum of the committee. we're going to continue to do our work. we have democrats and republicans around that table. our work is non-partisan. it isn't just bipartisan. so we will get to the facts. the minority leader, if he has something to offer -- and clearly he indicated that he had a conversation with the former president. if it's substantive and has something to do with the response on january 6th, then at some point we may want to know that. we'll let that piece play out and we'll develop our work product. there will be plenty of steps between here and there, plenty of fact-finding and work the committee will undertake. >> congressman aguilar, democrat from california, appreciate you coming on and sharing your perspective. >>> by the way, if

. >> morgan: i think the nrdc operatives should push this campaign to their letter dccc firms every time she speaks. listen, kayleigh, it's called "security for me, but not for thee." that's what she has told her district. part of me likes the way she approaches this, because you know, kayleigh, you and i know what's going on behind the scenes. there's people throughout the administration who are putting up talking points, saying "don't say defund the police, here is our position. call yourself a biden democrat when you're running an '22." republic ends are five seats away from taking the house. the congresswoman went out there and said how she feels, what she wanted to say, so part of me admires her candor. i think she is revealing to the voters in her district, around the country, what the base of the democratic party really thinks, and the moderate elements of the party are going to have to struggle with that. in '22, you know crime is going to be a major central part of the republican strategy, given how rampant, especially violent crime is, around the country. >> kayleigh: it is ram

if this is going to be a dccc, we see it as a sham that's not serious. >> daniel, it's that word "shamumps out at me. how worried should the select committee be about being perceived as a sham, about having its legitimacy questioned? >> well, it's a very interesting question for kevin mccarthy because there's no question that the select committee was properly constituted. and as we learned from the hearing on tuesday, at least at the outset, it appears very much as if they are doing a non-partisan fact-finding mission to determine what happened on january 6. but let me ask kevin mccarthy something. you are the minority leader in the house. if you received a subpoena from a lawfully constituted committee of the house of representatives, and you say no to going, you are effectively undermining your own power, your own authority down the road to potentially -- if you become the speaker of the house and the republicans control the gavel, what are you going to say to witnesses who say, eh, you're a sham, i'm not going to show up? so it's a very, very tricky decision that he and jim jordan a

and former chief of staff to the dccc adrienne. richard, i'll start with you, because all of this was so foreseen, what was the gain here politically, strategically, geopolitically, geo strategically, what was the gain for the united states? >> absolutely none. what's so interesting, mika, unless i missed it, i didn't notice people voting in 2020 based on afghanistan and where people were going into the streets protested, it was about police and george floyd not the american involvement in afghanistan. so i didn't see the pressure to come out. what's so ironic, when joe biden became president, he inherited a situation in which the united states had a modest investment in afghanistan. we had come down from 100,000 troops to 3,000 troops. our role had been severely circumscribed. there hadn't been a fatally the since february of 2020. so why was it this president and the previous president both felt so compelled to leave afghanistan. that's a big question. what isn't debatable is how we did it. a big part of life is execution and imp

i sat with her for four years as chair of the dccc.obody can count votes better and get you to what people assume was impossible victory better than nancy pelosi can. i am optimistic that both will pass. it is going to be turbulent. host: this is george out of l.a., of early this morning, independent. caller: i just want to ask your speaker who seems to be carrying the typical democratic line if he is concerned about covid, tens of thousands of covid infected people are coming to this country and spreading the disease. is he concerned about that? what is he saying to biden about that? guest: i have to respectfully disagree with your characterization that i am parroting the line. i believe what i am saying. i think we have to go back to a place in this country where we can disagree agreeably. and not attack the motives of each other. i hope that you would have the same respect for my view as i do with yours although we disagree. i do not care what is causing covid. i'm not sure you are correct about tens of thousands of people coming in

bring in white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire, former chief of staff to the dccc clinton and joe biden presidential campaigns, and msnbc legal analyst, christian gibbons fedden joins us, and it's great to have all of you on this morning. adrian, i would like to start with you. how bad is this for governor cuomo? >> it's hard to think of it being worse. i don't understand the defense of putting out photos of himself hugging other people, other elected officials. it doesn't seem to go very well, and it certainly is not going to, i think, elicit any sort of support from some of those said elected officials. look, the bottom line is this, he has been disavowed. he has been told to -- called on to resign by some of his fellow governors in neighboring states. he has been called to resign on by both senators from new york, and of course he has been called on to resign by the president of the united states. he cannot effectively govern the state of new york at this time. this will be an ongoing distraction. he's not going to be able to overcome this. so you put all of thi