before there were any talks before george mitchell and i got there late one night. everybody else was trying to beat me had already put in their best shot and they ask. i made up my mind. i said i'm not going to bring this up but if they ask i'm going to tell them the truth, yes, i voted for a special envoy and they told me you have no idea how hard this is going to be for you to keep this commitment. people will think you're insane. the state department had operated for decades under the theory that our relationship with the uk was so important we couldn't mess it up even president kennedy. they didn't go to the north and they didn't talk about it. it's one of those things that wasn't done. i thought it was crazy to deny such a large problem existence and take away the biggest diaspora we had people who were part of the big irish population that were pro- unionist as well as people that filled the bars and other places like boston and new york who were republicans. they asked me would you do this and i said yes. sounds good. then you have to do it. i got elected. t

the late senator paul -- bob dole and howard baker on the republican side, senator george mitchell and another senator on the democrat side. as the name would apply -- implied, -- imply, we try to approach major issues and find coming ground. we believe the most sustainable types of policy in the country are those that are done in a bipartisan way. tough issues as it relates to, we have covered a number of it --areas. we have developed a reputation for that organization that provides an independent assessment as to this issue we are dealing with today called the x date when the federal government will exhaust all its resources available to pay its bills. host: i know it is a not certain date, it shifts. can you talk about this? what do you think the x date is for reaching the debt ceiling now and what are the factors that contribute? guest: we -- the factors that impact this are the factors associated with the economy, the level of revenues coming in, the level of expenditures that go out. these very. the federal government pays monthly, checks go out. bayberry --they vary. our current

senator george mitchell and democratic side. we try 20 aemployee issues and major issues to find common ground and we need to have some of the most sustainable types of policies in the country are those done in a bipartisan way. tough issues as it relates to we cover a number of areas, energy, immigration, on fiscal policy and we have them develop a bit of reputation for those organizations that provide them to the issue we're dealing with today called x date when the federal government and pay its bills. >> it's a not certain date and it's reaching the debt ceiling and what are the factors that that contributes. >> the factors that impact this andit the levels coming in and level of expenditures that are going out. these vary and we pay them and the federal government pays monthly something like checks go in and out and our current estimate has been sometime between june and september. that was our estimate back in the early months ago. later maybe this week or early next week we'll update our estimate as will our secretary yel

anniversary of the running of the good friday agreement president bill clinton and former senator george mitchellpearing to spoke soberly about their efforts to broker ae peace guillen highlighted challenges in the lead up to the agreement. [applause] >> thank you. established guests, lady, for being here to witness this historic and of thank you for your warm reception, it is a great honor and pleasure for me and my wife, heather to be here with you today. i'm especially grateful to the chancellor and vice chancellor and hisis staff here at queens university. they worked long and hard to organize this week's events. they've welcomed all of us, citizens of northern ireland, teachers, school children,, media, politicians, all of us extraordinary hospitality. thank you hillary and ian for what you've gone and done in this conference. twenty-five years ago the people of northern ireland and their leaders changed the course of history. it was a day when his three opened itself to hope. the people of northern ireland supported, worked for and established democratic peaceful process as their preferred

senator george mitchell and tom daschle on the democratic side. as the name would imply there something called the bipartisan hipolicy center but we try to approach issues, major issues and find common ground because we do believe some of the most sustainable types of policy are those that are done in ais bipartisan way. a tough issues as it relates to theit number of areas energy, immigration but also on fiscal policy issues we have developed a bit of a reputation for that organization that provides an independent assessment to this issue we are dealing with today where the government will exhaust all of its resources available. >> i know it shifts. what do you think the date is for reaching the debt ceiling and what are the factors that contribute? >> factors that impact us are the uncertainties associated in the economy, levels of revenue coming in and levels of expenditures going out. we pay the federal government pays monthly something like 80 million checks go out and some of those will vary, but the current estimate has been sometimes betwe

anniversary of the running of the good friday agreement president bill clinton and former senator george mitchellring

able to raise taxes which led to his defeat and reelection efforts pat buchanan toul get up and george mitchellto get up so there's political danger but here's what ii think we have to get to a point where were talking to each other of course we can move the debt limit and we owe it to the american people to have a conversation and it's crazy that we can sit down and talk i know some democrats disagree with that and say there could be no negotiation which president obama took the third or fourth time not in the first few times when they made some progress. america put andy on the spot because she put herself on the spot she usually does. i heard her in the last three weeks say we should talk. i agree totally what we actually come up with may not be nearly enough for some house republicans who have sent a strong message by passing legislation and the conditions. it won't be all that but it could be some of them. i go back to what i said earlier, was a racist idea that we know we are to do something here and by the way a vast majority of american people agree with that. that can be part of it is

defeat in his reelection effortss because remember pat roberts, pat buchanan took it up and then george mitchell took it up. so there's political danger in all this. here's what ihe think. we have to get to a point where we are talking to each other. of course we owe it to the american people to have a conversation and it's crazy to me that we can't sit down and talk. some democrats totally disagree with that and say there could be no negotiation which is what president obama took asnn his position the third or fourth time, not the first few times when we made some progress. i'm not going to put amy on the spot because she will put herself on the spot as usual does, but i've heard her in the last week say you know what we should talk. i agree totally that what we actually come up with may not be nearly enough for some house republicans who have sent a strong message by passing legislation, good for them, passed legislation delayed up with the conditions would be for extending the debt limit. it won't be all of that made could some of that. i go back to what i said which is if people would embrac

bob and i and george mitchell and howard baker talk a little more about what kind of a center we could have. bill hoagland and his entire staff are here tonight. a lot of the health staff we have at the bpc peer it is a perfect example of what it is to find the common ground. health can be very divisive. it can be very confrontational. through the bpc and through ill and marilyn and all the others who have worked on it, we have been able to find opportunities for that common ground paired that was bob dole's aspiration. bob dole set the bar and we all tried to live up to it. audrey: i am glad you mentioned you owned your partisanship because i think sometimes people think when you're asking people to be bipartisan you're asking them to not have a respective or relinquish their principles. i went to ask each of you to go back to your earliest career and when you decided to become a partisan and how did you decide which team to sign up with. what inspired you to get involved in politics? sen. lott: as i look back on it, growing back in my home state of pacific, a poor state with a lot of

senate, late senator bob dole and figure on the republican side, george mitchell and tom on the democratic side. as the name would imply, to believe there's a bipartisan center we try to approach issues, major issues and find common ground because we do believe most sustainable policies in the country are done in a bipartisan way. as it relates to a number of areas, energy, immigration and fiscal policy on those issues but the school policy we developed a bit of a reputation for the organization that provides independent assessment to this issue we are dealing with today called x state when the federal government will exhaust all resources available. >> it's not a certain date, talk about that. what you think the next date is for the debt ceiling right now and what are the factors that contribute? >> factors that impact us are uncertainty associated with the economy, the level of revenue coming in and pay the federal government and the current estimate has been time between june and september later this week or early next week as well as to understand secretary-treasurer yellen will do her

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george michael. >>> finally tonight, marking world press freedom day honoring the journalists, especially abroad, risking their lives to promote democracy and human rights. andrea mitchellpol under siege, 500,000 people living underground in subways, basements and tunnels. the information blackout almost complete except for three ukrainian associated press journalists determined to record the devastation. >> we just run towards the direction where people run away from. >> what inspires you to do that? >> first of all, i am journalist. that's just my work. that's what i do, and, secondly, i'm ukrainian, so that also kind of gives me a sense of duty that i have to do whatever i can to document the history of my country. >> reporter: mstyslav chernov, evgeny malotka and vasilisa stepanenko who stayed as eyewitnesses to the horror. >> i think i will never forget the scream of a mother losing her child and the tears on the doctor's eyes when they left the room and they didn't save the life of this small child. >> reporter: the team capturing the bombing of the maternity ward and the woman nine months pregnant who died along with her baby two days later. images outlawed in ru

edition of "andrea mitchell reports," remember, follow us online on facebook and on twitter @mitchelreports. "chris right now. >>> good day, i'm chris jansing at msnbc this. congressman george santos in court just 30 minutes from now to face federal charges. now the tough task of defending himself and trying to convince a jury he's actually telling the truth. >>> plus, president biden minutes from taking the stage in new york where he'll try to leverage the power of his bully pulpit to shove republicans off the fence in the debt ceiling fight. will that help move friday's talks any closer to a deal? >>> and the jaw dropping admission just a day before title 42 is set to expire. in the records of one dhs official, the system is breaking, and they haven't even hit the starting line yet as thousands of migrants cross the southern border, the white house is planning to let some of them in with no court date and no way to track them. >>> so much going on today, but we start in long island, new york, where a freshman republican congressman george santos is expected to be arraigned in court on federal charges just four months into a congressional career that was built on lies abou

george santos with no plan to resign his seat as he faces multiple federal criminal charges, including lying to congress. that's next. you are watching "andrea mitchellorts" on msnbc. ea mitchell reports" on msnbc onges, especially at night? try vicks sinex for instant relief that lasts up to 12 hours. vicks sinex targets congestion at the source, relieving nasal congestion, and sinus pressure by reducing swelling in the sinuses. try vicks sinex. type 2 diabetes? discover the power of 3 in the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ (oh, oh, oh, ozempic®!) ♪ in my ozempic® tri-zone, i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. ozempic® provides powerful a1c reduction. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. and you may lose weight. adults lost up to 14 pounds. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergi

george mitchell approached this daunting task with the statesmanship and dedication to justice that haveed his life. for nearly two years senator mitchell worked with unyielding energy and endless patience to bring together the many parties and conflicting interests. despite arguments, controversies and walkouts, the talks were held together by his leadership and by his mitchell principles. first and foremost, those principles held that political issues must be resolved by democratic and exclusively peaceful means. finally, on good friday, 1998, one day and a long sleepless night after the deadline senator mitchell had set to complete the complex negotiations, agreement was in fact reached. six weeks later the voters in northern ireland and the republic of ireland endorsed the pact with overwhelming margins. the good friday agreement has been a remarkable success in meeting its primary goal of ending bloodshed and bringing sustainable peace. the resolution that i introduced with senator menendez, the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee calls upon congress to reaffirm its s