virginia congressman gerry connolly is with us next.gerry connolly is with us next age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. once upon a time, at the magical everly estate, landscaper larry and his trusty crew... were delayed when the new kid totaled his truck. timber... fortunately, they were covered by progressive, so it was a happy ending... for almost everyone. >>> welcome back. congress is faced with a task of what to do to prevent a repeat of january 6th. democrat representative gerry connolly from virginia was trapped in the house chamber as insurrectionists breached the capitol. he joins me now to talk about the path forward in a deeply divided congress. congressman, thanks for joining us on this. we appreciate it. you have said there was a time during that insurrection in which you feared for your life. how can we make sure something like

. >> meg, this week congressman gerry connolly addressed one of the democrats' shortcomings ahead of the midterms. listen. >> we passed a $1.9 trillion covid relief bill in march. huge. it cut child poverty in america in half. but we stopped talking about it. i think, you know, that's got to be addressed. democrats have to really have a finely-honed message that actually we're doing a lot for the average american, and it's working. >> meg, is he right? >> i think that he is, and i think that biden has to get out and be bolder about claiming the victories that they have had from the relief packages to the infrastructure bill. and at the same time, also make the case that he understands why americans don't like to see gas prices at the pump going up, why they don't like to pay more for their christmas turkeys. he has to articulate that he understands their pain and he can also point to previous moments when presidents directly intervened to try to do something on the price front, from fdr to harry truman, including also richard nixon, who imposed price controls when meat and gas prices

he has worked for congressman gerry connolly for four years. you think for a second about just leaving, being done with this place? >> no, i think leadership is important. >> reporter: that day he was huddled here with his colleagues for hours. what do you want people to remember about that day as we come up on the anniversary? >> that it shouldn't be normalized. the united states is a pillar of democracy for a reason. so to attack our democracy and for the world to see that, it's -- it did damage to our reputation, and we have to build that back. but i think when i wake up on january 6, 2022, i'm going to think about the purpose that i have doing this job. >> reporter: for "good morning america," maryalice parks, abc news, washington. >> maryalice, thank you. >>> our focus in 2021 was on the coronavirus largely and despite the availability of vaccines, 2021 was actually a deadlier year for americans than 2020. "gma3" sat down with dr. jennifer ashton to talk about our year in health from covid and beyond. >> hey there. good morning, linsey. wi

this is gerry connolly congressman from the 11th district of virginia. and it's gives me great pleasure to interview my good friend. the distinguished congressman from the fourth congressional district of north carolina david price on his new book a revised edition of the congressional experience, which is sort of a one of a combination david of a political scientist who's also a practitioner of 30 years and i think that gives a unique set of insights into the congressional experience and so authentic too as you read it. it was a delight to read it. thank you for your effort. david thank you. i appreciate appreciate those comments and appreciate the chance to talk with you a very knowledgeable member who is a good critic of such efforts for sure. david when i was going through your own biography, and of course, there's a lot that sticks out you talk about your love of education and you point out your mother was an educator but what really intrigued me was in getting your phd and political science you managed to squeeze in a degree in divinity. could you

j congressman gerry connolly didn't go that far but close. he called uslyt right wing agitators spewing russian propaganda into millions of american homes like a virus. and then congressman eric i swalwellnt, a california man who literally had with a chinese spy apparently multiple times very strange m ways agreed with this carrying putin's water again he wrote on twitter and then one of barack obama's speechwritersrr accused us of being quote on the side of ethno nationalist authority arianismf nationalism. so if youno don'tst supportng fighting a war on behalf of all white ukraine against all white russia, you, my friend, are a racist and so on . >> so what's so interesting here is that there was notot a single argument, not a single idea in any of it. these aren't just twitter trolls. these are people who imagine themselves foreign policyntpl heavyweights, deepte thinkers, statesmen. but when challenged all they could muster was name calling. they want ades hominem immediately because they had nothing else. they're pathetic. they don't wor

this is gerry connolly congressman from the 11th district of virginia. and it's gives me great pleasure to interview my good friend. the distinguished congressman from the fourth congressional district of northol

this is gerry connolly congressman from the 11th district of virginia. and it's gives me