as the democratic leader in 2017.ts didn't just spent the last four years supporting the filibuster y, they've spent four years using the filibuster to kill senator tim scott police reform bill in the wake of the death of george floyd and breonna taylor. could have had federal legislation t since last summer, putting more body cameras on police, requiring incident reporting to the fbi and making it a federal crime. among other things, democrats stopped it using the filibuster. a few months before the used the filibuster to turn it towards the kids act into a partisan standoff, the process models senate democrats have the goal to block relief in the market in order to demand for the change. in 2018, senate democrats used the filibuster to block funding and force a brief government shutdown over immigration, of all things. one of the democratic leaders first major acts as leader of this conference was the filibuster to shut down the entire federal government. the democratic side spent four years defending and happily us

house democrats are bristling and publicly pushing back in our senate democratic colleagues even try to make their mark on this partisan bill in small ways. so these two radically different processes have generated two radically different pieces of legislation. the democrats had a choice. they chose to go it alone. attack mr. thune: mr. president, less than two months ago president biden emphasized a theme of unity at his inauguration. i quote, today on this january day my whole soul is in this, he said. bring america together, uniting our people, uniting our nation, end quote. admirable words, mr. president, but so far they haven't been met with much action. on the first big legislative test of his presidency, coronavirus legislation, president biden and democrats in congress have pursued a resolutely partisan force. they not only failed to invite republican input in any meaningful way, they deliberately excluded it by passing their coronavirus package using budget reconciliation. this allows them to pass the bill in the senate by a simple majority vote instead of requiring the conc

in 2017 and 2018, i was lobbied to do exactly what democrats want to do now. a sitting president leaned on me to do it. he tweeted about it. what did i do, mr. president? i said to the president at that time, no. i said no repeatedly. because becoming a u.s. senator comes with higher duties than steam rolling any obstacle to short-term power. i meant it. republicans meant it. less than two months ago, two of our democratic colleagues said they mean it, too. if they keep their word, we have a bipartisan majority that can put principle first and mr. durbin: i ask to speak

less than two months ago two of our democratic colleagues said they mean it to. if they keep their word we have a bipartisan majority that can put rentable first and keep the senate safe. >> mr. president slathering when the republican senate leader comes to the floor and mentioned your name and senator mcconnell did just that this morning took issue with the filibuster and senator mcconnell found a quote of several years ago where he spoke in favor of the filibuster to protect minority rights in the senate. say that and it was based on life experience having already served in the

with or the democrats way or the highway on covid legislation. republicans and the americans that they represent will not be allowed. i guess it's not surprising mr. president after all democrats would have pursued up bipartisan process they would have had to eliminate some banana covid-related provision in this provision like 86 billion-dollar bailout of multiemployer pension plans, hardly a coronavirus emergency or they might have been to trim their slush fund for states and ensure that the distribution formula wasn't weighted heavily in favor of blue states. the senator from illinois was down here talking about the importance of helping out the states. have designed forf this relief packae the dollar skew heavily, surprisingly to states like new york, where the democratic leaders from her california the house speakers from her illinois illinois -- or her illinois where the senate democratic whip is from. it seems like a lot of states around the country mr. president got left out when it came to how to distribute what is going to be huge amount

president, this past saturday senate democrats signed off on the largest and most partisan transfer of wealth in the history of the united states congress, in the weeks leading up to the boat they insisted that the $1.9 trillion giveaway would bring the relief, the american people were seeking, they quoted suspect pulling in antidotes to support their ridiculous claim bipartisan and chose to use the reconciliation process they did that on a partyline vote in the claims of bipartisanship and necessity began to show almost immediately after the final vote the majority leader called it and i'm quoting one of the most regressive pieces of legislation if not the most progressive in decades. but we all know his definition of progressive is not compatible, compatible with the targeted relief everyone here would probably agree that this. country needs, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle not seen an opportunity to fulfill the radical campaign promises that had put them into power, they chose that power over dealing with the needs of the people have they set out to do a fraction of the

he's a democrat from west virginia.o vote yes after he secured his deal yesterday on jobless benefits. but lisa murkowski, the alaska republican senator, she had not said how she might come down. she just said she is voting no against the bill. she was really the only potential republican swing vote here. but regardless, democrats have used a process in which they can advance this bill by a simple majority vote. that means all 50 democrats, if they stick together, they're going to get this bill through and it appears all 50 democrats, in fact, will stick together, which means joe biden will be one step closer to getting this $1.9 trillion package, a massive rescue package out of the united states senate after an arduous day of votes, arm twisting, negotiation. they've managed to keep their caucus between progressives and moderates together to get this out of the senate. then the final passage vote expected in the house in a matter of days. nancy pelosi there will have to ensure she can limit defections to no more than a

the democrats are. and ignore the growing crisis at our southern border, the democrats are. if it means we can slap a bandaid on what has become a gaping wound and call it a win in the war against poverty, the democrats are okay with doing that. it's called spend, but it does not address the underlying issues. it doesn't address the fact that they're doing this at the expense of schools, small businesses, and families, democrats certainly followed through on their campaign promise to empower teachers unions. in fact, they went so far as to approve a provision that would pay schools to stay closed. all 50 democrats voted against the amendment that would have sent new funding only to schools that have followed the science and have reopened safely. you know, mr. president, you would have thought that the democrats would have at least done that for the children, but, no, in addition to saddling them with debt, another $2 trillion worth of debt. they encouraged the teachers unions to not go back to school. that vote put the power right where the democrats want it, in the hands of

now the democrats do control the senate, democrats are warning they could see the same result even though they are in charge of the senate now were house democrats passed all these bills that are top legislative priorities that then go over to the senate but then don't become law. they are doing how can we go back to voters who gave us control of both chambers on the white house and say we control all congress and the white house but we still couldn't get everything done because of the senate rule. that is weighing heavily on democrats right now and starting to move the needle a little bit in the senate where there is talk of changing the filibuster rule because otherwise they do risk effectively seeing the same results as they did while republicans were in control of the senate. host: that caller also managing -- mentioning the minimum wage. there's a push for a bipartisan conversation on the minimum wage. what is next for the minimum wage? >> progressives are calling on the white house to present a plan for what they will do next because the white house hasn't said at this point how it

because the democrats, the democrats that would effect from a nominee or conservative democrats. they could plausibly walk over to the republican party, and organized with the republicans. not that it would happen, but they could make that credible threat. whereas tea party republicans, keith pool calls suicide caucus, they have nowhere ideologically to go. they cannot credibly say if you don't -- go with the democrats to organize. so it is more likely that the republican caucus could be like with the democrats used to be. you remember the old saying, nets true of the republican party and that could end up being the case. democrats have more to lose on the floor. some other things to think about though, is that some of the ways in which the president really differs from the antebellum period is these ways. first of all there's no third force in american politics. it is three corner contest that is the most vexing. so if there were a third force, like donald trump starts his own party, then things could get really, really nasty. but there isn't. election laws in the states make it

this is warp speed by democrats. it's not coming to a head yet, because the bill on the floor the covid relief package is one they have to pass with 51 votes. when they get to these bills that chuck schumer is going to be bringing up, hr 1, the election reform bill, the john lewis voting act, a court reform bill. chuck schumer is going to bring them up. the republicans are going to block them using the filibuster. chuck schumer will bring them up again and again and build a narrative that i think will cause democrats to unite in sensing to need to get rid of the filibuster. >> you're arguing that democrats should kill the filibuster, but what about the argument they're going to regret it later when they find themselves in the minority again? >> that's the situation we're already in. i think we're already living in the worse-case scenario. mitch mcconnell and the republicans are already able to pass their biggest priorities on a 51-vote basis. judges, tax cuts, spending cuts to the social safety net. all those things

for democrats in a postnuclear senate that is 50-50, dead even. if the democrats break the rules to kill rule 22 on a 50-50 basis, then we would use every other rule to make tens of millions of americans voices heard. perhaps the majority would come after the of the rules next. perhaps rule 22 would just be the first domino of many. until the senate ceased to be in any respect. this chaos would not u open up n express lane to liberal change. it would not open up an express lane for the biden presidency to speed into the history books. the senate to be more like a hundred car pileup, nothing moving. and then there's a small matter that majorities, or actually are never permanent. the last time a democratic leader was trying to start a nuclear exchange i remember offering a warning. i said my colleagues would regret it a lot sooner than they thought. and just a few years and a few supreme court vacancies later, many of our democratic colleagues publicly said they did. touching the hot stove again would yield the same result. but even more dramatic,

it's joe manchin today, but it could be any democratic senator on any day, on any democratic priority over the next two years. that has this power here. when everything depends on democratic unity, as this bill does, because it's being passed through the budget reconciliation process, any one senator can hold out and try to get as much as they want. what manchin will secure here is a lower number for the expanded unemployment benefits, an extra $300 a week, one week into september when the democratic plan had those be paid all the way through september. he made no friends on the left, this is one senator's prerogative, and this is the reality that democrats will have to deal with with any bill they bring forward, keeping everyone in line on major priorities is the cost. particularly when you choose to do something through reconciliation, and don't make much of an effort to build a bipartisan process. which is mcconnell just dinged the democrats for, saying they chose to do this the hard way, that's why had a 12-hour record-breaking vote until manchin was satisfied. >> mitch mcconnell

the media, the democrats, they all talked about it openly. given what we now see from joe biden day after day after day, this is now a fair question that needs to be asked. joining us now with more, former white house aide to the trump administration, also president trump's leading speechwriter, steve miller is with us. all right, let's talk about the joe question and then we will quickly go to the transition of the speech. this is -- look, we used to get criticized when i said weak, frail, and struggling cognitively. i'm knocking and criticized any longer. you know i think that is, stephen? because everybody sees it. >> this would be comical, sean, if it weren't so truly terrifying. the question is, who is actually making the decisions running this country now? who made the decision to start a border crisis in the first month of this presidency? who made the decision to rejoin the paris climate accord, stop the keystone pipeline? shutdown energy production nationwide? who made the decision to start funding abortion overseas with your taxpaye

in 2017 and 2018 i was lobbied to do exactly what democrats want to do now. a sitting president leaned on me to do it. he tweeted about it. what did i do, mr. president? i said to the president at that time, no. i said no repeatedly. because becoming a u.s. senator comes with higher duties than steamrolling any obstacle to short-term power. i meant it. republicans meant it. less than two months ago, two of our democratic colleagues said they mean it, too. if they keep their word, we have a bipartisan majority that can put principle first and keep the senate safe. >> mr. president, it's flattering when the republican senate leader comes to the floor and mentioned your name and senator mcconnell did just that this morning. the issue was the filibuster, and senator mcconnell found a quote of several years ago where i spoke in favor of the filibuster to protect annuity rights in the senate.'s it's true. i didi say that, and it was basd on life experience having already served in the senate for a number of years. i came to understand how i

now all of a sudden when democrats are in charge of the white house, when a democratic majority leader sits here in the united states senate, $1.9 trillion is too much money to spend on a crisis that is taking on a daily basis three to four times as many lives as it did when we spent this money a year ago. and, by the way, the economic crisis is still acute. there may be technically more people at work today than there was in april or may of last year, but surveys suggest today 80% of americans don't have enough money to pay their bills. why? because a lot of people are back to work but they're working fewer hours. they have less reliable work. and so there is still a crisis that exists amongst 80% of americans today that is no less than the crisis that existed in 2017. here's the second critique that is made over and over about this bill. it's a partisan bill, republicans say. well, that is a complaint of republicans' own making, because it is only a partisan bill in the united states senate three out of four voters support the american rescue plan. this is a recent morning consult po

see, that's what progressive means to senate democrats. and if we continue along this road, you're right ... it will be an absolute unmitigated disaster for every single person that my colleagues across the aisle have used as leverage against responsible policy that will actually bring us out of this pandemic. no, it's not about getting out of the pandemic. it's about power. the power that they want.

their democrat legislation. and let's be very clear about the nature of that legislation, mr. president. democrats would like to present this as a covid bill. it's not. yes, there are a handful of true covid priorities in this legislation like more money for vaccines and coronavirus treatment come something i think everybody on both sides of the aisle supports. but the bulk of this bill is either non-covid related or ostensibly covid related but actually either unnecessary or excessive. on the non-covid front there's the $86 billion bailout for multi employer pension plans. the billions for climate change and other environmental policy issues. a new taxpayer-funded l.e.a.d. program for government employees with no requirement that it be used for covid-19. and i could go on, mr. president. the version of the bill that came over from the house contain such a non-covid related measures as $100 million for an underground rail project in the house speakers home state. $1.5 million for a bridge in the democratic leade

but it looks like some democrats who may accuse us of this, many democrats share our concerns. i hear that both sides of the aisle. democrats in iowa right now are contesting a congressional race. as i stand here, democrats in the house are -- this is the roone i'm here is democrats in the house are considering the most dramatic changes in decades. it's called house bill number 1. house bill number 1. to me, that means it's their number-one priority. otherwise, why would they introduce it as their first bill and label it as house bill number 1? how many bill number 1 -- house bill number one for democrats in the house is not coronavirus, it's not jobs. it's not schools. it's a change in the election process for the american people and a big mandate coming out of washington. so the number-one priority of house democrats is not those key issues, but their number-one issue is elections and changing elections in our country. well, the bill, interestingly, didn't go through a normal committee process as bills are supposed to do in the house or the senate. it went straight to the flo

a law passed by democrats. signed by democrat president that says, fundamentally, american people understand this, if you spend beyond your means, you have to find a way to pay for it. you got to offset it. or you go into debt. the american people, they don't pay their bills, mr. speaker, they get their water turned off or electricity turned off. the i.r.s. will hunt them down. put them in jail if they don't pay their taxes. they'll have their mortgage foreclosed. their cars repossessed. that's what happens to the american people when they don't pay their bills. president obama when he signed the law said you can't spend a dollar unless you cut a dollar elsewhere. i agree with him. ms. pelosi, our speaker, gave a speech and she gave glowing points as she embraced wholeheartedly and full throatedly this pay-go. she said, it's important on fiscal soundness to our children and grandchildren. she said who could oppose this great idea? she went on to say, this is an investment in our children's future must be paid f

i have friends who are democrats. woman with choices like you who are educated and well-rounded and well-traveled and well-versed, we make choices based on a different thought pattern i think. i support the ideology of public education. my parents sent me and i sent my children to harvard, columbia, duke. does or private schools but we paid for it. now we have a party that wants private schools to get off public -- host: you have a lot of points and i appreciate your call. amy walter, feel free to respond. guest: evy is making good points about realignment. this is why i love covering politics and what i find so interesting is that coalitions of the two parties are not permanent. they change. sometimes they change based on big events. sometimes because of personalities, ideologies. it feels as if our identity is much more of an issue then ideology in terms of how voters are taking their party. this has been going on for some time. i remember looking back at the 2000 election. you had al gore winning in some of the wea

for nine hours today, democrats did not have enough democratic votes to pass their bill. that seems to be over, we think. in a moment, we'll speak with one of the sen tomators fresh f the floor but let's go to ryan nobles. a deal, what are you learning? >> reporter: that's right, john. it seems there is a breakthrough here with senator joe mansion of west virginia, and the senate majority leader chuck schumer. we're being told by several democratic aides mansion agreed to the extension of unemployment benefits through the covid relief package through september, the beginning of september and september 6th i should say for 30 $0 0 a week. the original plan was the end of september. there is going to be a tax credit available for people that receive the benefit for $10,200. that was an issue mansion was concerned about. mansion was considering supporting a republican alternative to this provision that was offered up by rob portman of ohio. that would have cut off the benefits through july at only $300 a week and also, not provide that tax credit. so this appears to be enoug

and in fact, the ads about tying a lot of these moderate democrats who don't support democratic socialism, tying them to the squad, which is, you know, a small group of members who do in the house, how is that honest? rep. emmer: it is interesting that you want to characterize it as a small group. when you've got close to 150 members of the new socialist democratic caucus signing on to socialized medicine, when you've got over 100 members signing on to a socialist takeover of the free market economy called the green new deal, this isn't one or two or three or four members. i mean, for goodness sakes, last night they actually -- more than half of their conference or almost half of their conference voted to give incarcerated individuals the right to vote. murderers, rapists, pedophiles. you can say what you will about members on the other side of the aisle wanting to have it both ways, but you can't. i mean, you need to stand up. you need to speak up. and you need to be very bold and very loud about fighting these radical leftist policies. otherwise we're going to make sure that the voters

every democrat voted for the covid rescue plan of the trump administration a year ago -- every democrat. the second major bill occurred in december, $900 billion designed to help us through the first three months of this year. again, treasury secretary mnuchin at the table, on behalf of president trump, negotiating with democrats and republicans, and it came to the floor of the senate, and this time 92 votes in favor of it, including every democrat and six republicans voted no. so, you see, when it came to covid rescue plans, under the trump administration, the republicans were happy to ask us to join them, and we did. some people said we're giving a political advantage here, there, or the other place, but those arguments didn't prevail on the democratic side. the nation came first. the pandemic came first. unemployed people and businesses struggling came first. and we voted that way. then came a new president. joe biden, elected november 3, despite the denial of some, it was a reality and he took this pandemic and faced it squarely. no excuses about hoaxes or it's going to go away or i

the republicans about smart of the democrats. -- the republicans have outsmarted the democrats.obody should give any credibility to what mitch mcconnell says. the democrats need to do whatever they need to do to pass legislation. we need that $15 an hour minimum wage -- it should be more than that -- $15 an hour is barely a livable wage. the people of america have to realize -- host: to david in akron. david says end it. caller: yes. thank you for taking my call. i agree with what one person texted earlier said. the filibuster right now is a stranglehold on democracy. i will give you a case in point. the covid relief act had 77% popularity overall, i think even among republicans it was a majority that supported it. however, not one republican vote in the house or the senate passed it. is that democracy? is that representative democracy? what these people are, they want to keep the power of the rich, and what they are really afraid of is the voting rights act coming up. that's why they do not want to do away with the filibuster. what is the voting rights act? it simply gives the

you might not like my answer but i'm giving it to you we are still very mindful of what the democrats did to donald trump they did not accept his presidency i'd say maybe a dozen members of congress would not even go to the right and this of them other way i did joe biden's inauguration i did not have to go i thought it was an important for republicans to go and accept it but that parents got the truth of the matter is that there is a lot of suspicion between the parties and bitterness mr kingston this this nonsense story about the election being stolen this is what happens when so many people in your party tried to finesse 4 years of incessant lying by donald trump isn't it you never called out his lies on the contrary or tried to claim that they were just hyperbole they weren't hyperbole were they a good number of them were flat out lies but people in your party wouldn't call them out what they say well it's a little bit like joe biden the other day saying there were no vaccines when he came to office even though he himself had received the colors that sing in december he stood up o

critics warn this will be defined by the presidency and could cost democrats control congress.lso the story democrats called it a hot mike talking about how they plan to run through even more government spending. how much will that be costing the green new deal. all this has put a report nearly $2 trillion como bill and already has $60 billion in tax hike and it to new york governor cuomo one of his accusers detailing new claims against governor cuomo and hours long interview with investigators. we have the details in a new scandal involving covid death and group homes for the disabled. top democrats circling the wagon joining governor newsom trying to smear the 2 million voters and say we recall governor newsom. but those attacks don't hold up. more evidence congress is living the life on your nickel. a new report showing members of congress convicted of felony, they still get a pension for life. i am elizabeth macdonald "the evening edit" starts right now. ♪. elizabeth: welcome to the show you're watching the fox business network we begin with the washington post getting hamm

but there was also democratic -- democrat opposition to it as well.ple like -- there are a couple of democrats i know of who have real heartburn over raising it that amount and the impact it could have on the small businesses in their states. judy: senator john thune of south dakota, thank you very much. we appreciate it. sen. thune: good to be with you. thanks, judy. judy: for an opposing perspective on covid relief and the congressional agenda, we're joined by independent senator bernie sanders of vermont. he chairs the senate budget committee. senator sanders, welcome back to the "newshour." i just was speaking with the senate republican whip, john thune. and i want to ask you first about minimum wage, because this is something of enormous importance to you. he said, at this moment, to more than double the minimum wage is going to put more small businesses out of business. and he said he could support something maybe $10 an hour, but not $15. sen. sanders: well, first of all, that's what republicans always say. we have not raised the federal minimu

it's joe manchin today, but it could be any democratic senator on any day, on any democratic priority over the next two years. that has this power here. when everything depends on democratic unity, as this bill does, because it's being passed through the budget reconciliation process, any one senator can hold out and try to get as much as they want. what manchin will secure here is a lower number for the expanded unemployment benefits, an extra $300 a week, one week into september, when it was going to be paid all the way through september. this is one senator's prerogative, and this is the reality that democrats will have to deal with, keeping everyone in line on major priorities is the cost. particularly when you choose to do something through reconciliation, and don't make much of an effort to build a bipartisan process. >> mitch mcconnell ignoring all the republican party line votes in the senate. susan, let's talk about this new dynamic. "the washington post" said the outcome threatens to carry lasting political significance. raising questions as to where moderates are content to

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and he's a democrat.ll the governors that were out there saying they needed ppp or this stuff and they needed help, he was aggressive. he did executive orders and stuff to make sure that new york got what they needed. >> but back to the allegations, two of them came from aides, one came at a wedding, you are saying this is a concerted effort? >> i don't believe he did what these ladies said he did. because it started out with one and now we have three. it hasn't even been a whole month. so how many more are going to pop out? he's been in office for ten years. his father served more than that. are you serious? you people are out of your minds thinking that this governor is out there in the limelight like he is on the front line battling for his state and is going to put himself in a bad position like that. >> so what level does it take when the attorney general is going to have to investigate it? >> listen, that's her job. investigate the girls or the women that are saying all this stuff. investigate them

over 30 democrat senators, including the democratic leader and the democratic whip. well, what's changed? because now they've done an abrupt reversal, complete 180. i mean, they're spinning around so fast, it makes your eyes glaze over, mr. president. what an incredible versatility of conviction they've demonstrated on to issue. and you think about the reason for it. what are they arguing? w well, they're saying the republicans have been misusing the filibuster. that's a little bit ironic give the fact that the republicans have been in the majority for the past six years. the republicans took the majority in january of 2015 and held it until january of 2021. so the past six years it's been the democrats who were in the minority. they would be the ones exercising the legislative filibuster. and they used it extensively. they used it extensively last year to block legislation repeatedly over and over and over again. and republicans at the time were under a lot of pressure to get rid of the legislative filibuster, including by the president of the united states. over an

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democrats are unified. a little bit of heart and compassion in this world for someone who doesn't look or live exactly like you? >> democrats tout support from the white house, but republicans are not likely to sign on, saying they want to safeguard fairness and equality for women. lgbqt is rooted in equality t. >> jackie, thank you. >> bret: america's top diplomat using harsh language tonight to describe the threat from china. and that secretary of state is trying to get as many of american allies on board as possible. state department correspondent rich edson has the details tonight. >> design during the cold war to counter the soviet union, the nato alliance is now focusing further east. >> there is no question that beijing's course of behavior threatens our collective security. >> secretary of state antony blinken from biden cabinet to visit nato quarters in brussels. where allies discussed the threat from china's government. >> this is actively working to undercut the rules of the international system

♪♪ elizabeth: we've got elizabeth: we have breaking his democrat c senators chuck schumr and kirstenlibrand of new york say near governor cuomo has to resign, a wave of congressman saying he should resign but governor cuomo is defiant trying to blame cancel culture now we have 16 congressmen and senators, jerry nadler 139 state lawmakers outut of new york sayg he should step down buddies blaming cancel culture over his own sexual assault and harassment controversies in the covid coverup of nursinged home deaths tied to the executive orders this is a shocking new level of political tragedy is seventh woman step forward was sexual harassment accusation against cuomo 30 women reportedly saving entertain he harassed them. jim trusty, kevin byrne, kt mcfarland and deneen bertinelli, joe concha and tom mcclintock restain other breaking news coming into the studio senator schumer angela brennan calling cuomo to resign this is a scandal in the state that has been hit the hardest by covid-19 and chaotic lockdowns estate that is struggling to survive. also tonight a story we have been covering

elizabeth: democrats jerry nadler, carol a maloney, alexandria ocasio-cortez, new york democrats also cuomo should resign. assemblyman angelo santabarbara says cuomo does use the budget to bully. in fact, governor watchdogs say cuomo got millions of dollars from vendors who got paid about $7 billion to do work for new york under cuomo. so you're saying that -- it seems like 360-degree can bullying on part of cuomo. is there anything else we're missing? >> it's no secret he's an extremely aggressive with how he deals with the legislature, and, you know, the previous guest on your show mentioned the comments and potential obstruction of justice. you could say the same thing about his call to assemblyman ron kim. if he's threatened retaliation, i think that's an impeachable offense as well. he's going to use what he can to leverage, and i don't want him using the budge. we have close to a $190 billion budget in the state of new york, and we can't allow the governor to use his executive powers through this budget process which is due april 1st to impede or interfere with any investigation

it's socialist democrats. mr.aker, the head of -- the chairman of the senate budget committee isn't even registered as a democrat. so what would you think would be produced? mr. speaker, whoever votes for this bill, i want you to look people in the eye. i want you to think about that hardworking taxpayer. i want you to explain to them why only 9% goes to defeat covid? why do they have to give $5,000 and you redistribute it to people who wasn't even laid off? you give bonuses to the things you care most about. mr. speaker, i've heard our speaker say many times, where you spend your money shows your values. well, she does represent san francisco, mr. speaker. but we don't. 92% of the budget deficit of san francisco is going to be paid with this bill. for that parent out there who is struggling, that for the last year they had to be the teacher, the tutor, the coach, the music instructor, the recess, participant, help is not on the way. help is not on the way. for those who studied government and always thought worki

nelson is not the only red state democrat to meet this fate there was arkansas democrat mark pryor.he went on to lose to tom cotton. a number of red state democrats, including mary landrieu and blanche lincoln have also tried this kind of path, in that case in the obama era. they went on to lose, and they might have lost anyway in tough red terrain, but the lesson for democrats like manchin is repeatedly criticizing and breaking with the president of your own party when it weakens the president may be literally a worst political strategy than trying to have a party and a president so successful that few can argue with the results. now we go into a deep dive on political history. this is a special day here on "the beat." we call it affectionately chai day, with friend of "the beat" who i mentioned, chai komanduri who worked on three presidential campaigns. good to you back, sir. >> yeah, i guess i graduated. i had time and now i have a full day. that's really great. >> that's right. >> odin, thor and chai all have days. >> the only thing is you have to work on this holiday. as i ment

democrats? the federalist republic not a true democracy and this is what distinguishes us from other countries throughout the world. one of the reasons why we are the greatest country on the face of the earth. when the democrats and other progressives refer to the filibuster is a vestige of jim crow. putting identity politics intous the discussion what they do under any and all circumstances. they stand on their own 2 feet then they have to resort to injecting emotional into every political topic they put forth. this would be a tremendously destabilizing event for the entire country. it could even spell the beginning of the end of our country as we know it. in some states like it so upset they are bullied by progressives and democrats most of them in new york and california and massachusetts that some may simply refuse to cooperate entirely with the federal government. a couple of states need the federal government far less than the federal government n needs them. alaska wyoming north dakota ok

democrats won. as a result, a lot of people's lives are going to get better. >> by passing this plan we would have delivered real tangible results for the american people and their families. they'll be able to see and know and feel the change in their own lives. >> there is a lot in this bill. including for starters $350 billion for state and local governments that some of whom have been really hobbled by the pandemic with their tax revenue and added expenses. there's $130 billion for k-12 schools. $25 billion in relief for hard-hit restaurants. that's part of the bill we've been focused on here on this program for months now. there's tens of billions for covid testing, which by the way is still important. still vital even as we vaccinate. there's also a ton of money for vaccine distribution, other measures to fight and suppress the virus. and then that's the sort of programmatic money. then there's the money that's just going to go directly to americans. struggling americans. that includes an exten

i'll talk to democratic senator sherrod brown, who says it's time for democrats to stop waiting for republican support. >>> also, the view from canada. >> it's great to see america re-engage. i think, certainly, there were things that were more challenging under the previous administration. >> my interview with canada's prime minister, justin trudeau. >>> and the trump wing of the gop gathers in florida. >> we will not win the future by trying to go back to where the republican party used to be. >> with the movement pledging its loyalty to the former president, who speaks today. joining me for insight and analysis are "washington post" columnist eugene robinson, nbc news white house correspondent carol lee, "the new york times" columnist bret stephens, and o. kay henderson, news director of the radio iowa network. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press with chuck todd." >>> and a good sunday morning. it was almost a year ago that the country began shutting down from covid. and

democrat, last caller in this segment. caller: i'm a blue dog democrat, not a progressive democrat.hey should not do away with the filibuster. if they do away with it, the red states needed to secede from the union because all the things the red states are doing is paying for the blue states freebies that they want. host: that's philip in oklahoma and that will do it for the first hour of "washington journal." stick around, much more to come. up next we will be joined by republican congresswoman kelly armstrong of north dakota. later, two women's rights bills will be voted on later today. the violence against women's act and equal rights amendment will get a primer on each -- amendment, we will get a primer on each. stick around, we will be right back. ♪ >> american history tv, exploring the people and events that tell the history of american people. a discussion on sheridan's ride, the 1836 ride ending the confederate resistance in the shenandoah valley. four films marking women's history month. a recreation of events of the assassination attempt on president ronald reagan. at 8:00

democrats. i mean, the idea of providing a path to citizenship for thos who have been here for a long time enjoys something like 80% support. and yet we can't s the congress come together to try to pass that legislation. so it's -- it's indicative of the kinds of politics we have today. rachel: laura, we just have 10 seconds left. a quick question for you. does president joe biden make this his next priority? laura: that's the big question right now, rachel, which is whether or not they're going to focus on immigration or they're going to focus on the recovery act which would likely include infrastructure and some kind of jobs, big jobs package to help shore up the economy after -- after this first relief package. so right now, it's really unclear. rachel: laura, i'm going to have to cut you off there. we are out of time. and we're going to have to leave it there tonight. many thanks to dan, laura, weijia and jacob for their insights. and thank you for joining us. we'll continue the conversation

the democrats believe if illegal immigrants and felons are voting that that benefits the democrats and keeps them in power. not only that, it mandates universal mail-in balloting. it mandates ballot harvesting. this is all designed to facilitate fraud. it is also welfare for politicians for every dollar they raise they get $6 of taxpayer money. it is all about keeping democrats in power. and the threat is to take away your right to vote by allowing millions of illegal immigrants and felons to vote. i think it is a profound threat to our democracy and to our republican. republic. >> maria: senator, i want to get your take on "the washington post" correction this week and really look at how the media is driving this as well. but, before you do, let me just say that i misspoke last night and said that the call in question was a call between president trump and the secretary of state of georgia. no, no, no. it wasn't. it was president trump and a georgia election official. but the bigger story here is the fact that "the washington post" reported on that call and reported that president tru