. >> will bounce back and forth between policy who is harry reid? >> harry reid is a former capitol policeman, went to law school got elected first lieutenant governor in nevada and then came to the united states senate. harry reid is somebody, if you don't know him you are not going to understand him. the more you know him the more you understand him. he boxed so he is a fighter and a very real sense as well as a less real sense. in other words he will work with people but he will stand his ground and he will insist on certain things. i can tell you had a relationship with harry reid that i never got pushed, harry never pushed me for anything. we worked together when we could i supported him when i didn't maybe in lieu of that that continues today because out of the blue i will get a call from him just talking what's going on and to chat back and forth. explain the role of senate majority leader historically 150 years ago the position went almost not even be recognized in a consensus body. the position appears to be something more akin to the house

. >> harry reid is a former capital policeman . went to law school. got elected, i think first lieutenant governor in nevada and then came to the united states senate and harry reid is i think somebody that if you don't know him, if you're not going to understand him. the more youknow him the more you understand him . he boxed and also he's a fighter and in a very real sense as well as on a less real sense, in other words he will work with people but he will stand his ground and he will insist on certain things. i can tell you that i had a relationship with harry reid that i never got pushed or ever pushed me to anything. we work together when we could. by supporting when i could and when i didn't i took that support and in spite of that, maybe in lieu of that we had a personal relationship that continues today. because out of the blue i'll get a call from him just talking, what's going on and chat back and forth and he say nice things about me to my friends and i think to my ears as i suspect. >> explain the role of the senate majority leader. histor

. >> harry reid is a former capital policeman . went to law school. got elected, i think first lieutenant governor in nevada and then came to the united states senate and harry reid is i think somebody that if you don't know him, if you're not going to understand him. the more youknow him the more you understand him . he boxed and also he's a fighter and in a very real sense as well as on a less real sense, in other words he will work with people but he will stand his ground and he will insist on certain things. i can tell you that i had a relationship with harry reid that i never got pushed or ever pushed me to anything. we work together when we could. by supporting when i could and when i didn't i took that support and in spite of that, maybe in lieu of that we had a personal relationship that continues today. because out of the blue i'll get a call from him just talking, what's going on and chat back and forth and he say nice things about me to my friends and i think to my ears as i suspect. >> explain the role of the senate majority leader. histor

he was chief of staff to harry reid no less, senator harry reid. i've been up there on late nights if it really happens and it really does not matter if the vote happens tonight. the closest sort of backstop is next beak when you have prerecess jet fumes. isn't it the case these bills often get negotiated at the last minute, that the timelines are fake as you heard eric say? >> that is not only the theme of this week but it should be the theme of congress and it's so critical that we have avenues like yours to get the american people to understand that nancy pelosi set this deadline this week for her internal purposes perhaps we can question whether or not it was smart to publicize that. we avoided and averted the government shutdown and that's a major victory. instead of talking about a civil war, we should be lotting pelosi and biden for getting that done over republican obstruction, right? that was a deadline that mattered but i've been in d.c. long enough to see these things come down to the 11th hour literally on december 31st at 11:58 and inf

i'm joined now by former senate majority leader from nevada, harry reid. eat to see you. thanks so much for being on with us. you're no stranger to these -- great to see you, sir. you're no stranger to these kinds of negotiations. are you surprised where things stand or is this part of a normal sausage making process as it's called? >> very happy, we think that we've got the numbers, stop talking about numbers. start talking about what this legislation will do to -- last 24 hours, really very, very good because the american people want to know what, they're not as concerned about what amount of money is involved. what it's going to do for the americans. i think we have a really a good line for the american people. >> and just two senators, i'm sure you've been following, this, manchin and sinema. sinema's new on the scene. they're part of the reason obviously the big reason why many of these items got cut. do you think that that situation could have been managed or handled any differently or is it just a function of the fact you have 50 democratic votes in

harry reid international airport in las vegas it's not just over 4 million visitors in july. only 8% below its july 2019 numbers. and thankfully consumers are planning leisure travel again. federal relief, like paycheck protection program, restaurant revitalization fund, and the shattered grant program. they help keep businesses afloat during this trial during this very trying period. they support this support for tourism heavy economies. and widespread availability of the covid-19 vaccine, has provided stimulus and also for confidence. the travel and tourism industry, is vital to every state in the economy and workforces, it still needs significant help. business travel revenues, not expected to return to 2019 levels until at least 2024. they are nearly 500,000 fewer hotel jobs, compared to the pre-pandemic hotel employment. and overseas arrival in july of 2021, where nearly 78% below july 2019 levels. for numerous reasons, international travel remains virtually nonexistent and we look forward to the lifting of the international travel ban. i'm happy to report though, and he

in 2013 harry reid broke senate rules to set the threshold for confirmation of 51.may be ready did this. [laughter] and those that visit upon justice thomas in 19 anyone will not development tonight we all know what those people revealed about themselves with the smear campaign that i will say this i was inspired then and still today about the courage and the resilience that justice thomas endured with an appetite for service still intact. [applause] and what carried through the employee in savanna that what led ultimately to keep the faith in this country even after they both let him down in ugly ways as a young black man. the same commitment to principle with the uncomfortable trail in washington disrupted everybody's expectations. all these virtual virtues proved and all of them were on display. and as a living proof like to say old man can't is dead. and his grandson clarence help to bury him. [applause] >> in the courageous and determined person and also famously congenial and unselfconscious people in fact after watching justice thomas the last 30 years i'm wa

harry reid international airport in las vegas saw just over 4 million visitors in july, only 8% below its july 2019 numbers and thankfully consumers are planning leisure travel again. federal relief like the paycheck protection program, restaurant revitalization fund and the shattered binges operator script program, they have helped keep businesses afloat during this very trying time. support for tourism heavy economies through out the economic development administration grants has also make this recovery possible. widespread availability of the covid-19 vaccine, or as provided the greatest standards improving public health and consumer confidence. however, the travel and tourism industry, vital to every states economy and workforces still needs significant help. business travel revenues not expected return to 2019 levels until at least 2024. they are nearly 500,000 fewer hotel jobs compared to the pre-pandemic hotel employment. and overseas arrival in july 2021 were nearly 78% below july 2019 levels. for numerous reasons, international travel remains virtually nonexistent and we look

okay but i heard harry reid say the most remarkable thing is they followed it. now, they didn't. they didn't have guns or riots or throwing. the stanford student i was talking to is that i know when i say that at least 20% or 30% nursing too bad there weren't a few stones thrown and so forth. before you come to that conclusion, i would like you to look on television and elsewhere at what happens in places, and times, in countries where they decide differences that way. because the rule of law is not an absolute, it is only one small part of this country's values embedded in the constitution. but it is an important part. that is what it want them to do it's called comparison and i believe unbiased because i am a judge perhaps i am biased, i don't think so. i believe it is important for us to maintain that respect for a rule of law that ever since andrew jackson refused to carry out jon marshall's opinion saying northern georgia belongs to the cherokees but instead sent troops to evict the cherokees that we have made progress in that respect. and how to continue to make that progre

he specifically pointed to how under former majority leader harry reid, there were executive nominationsi believe he said to cnn that was a carve-up, too. he and senator sinema have raised this concern that they're worried about lowering the filibuster threshold will bite democrats when they're back in the minority. it's hard to see how this gets resolved given these philosophical oppositions to performing the filibuster. >> i think which have to recognize that the filibuster has absolutely its roots in jim crow. and if we are to talk about an enfranchised america, we want to make sure we have access to the voting booth equally regardless of zip code, so every single american can play by the same rules. sarah, why is it so important to pass the freedom to vote act? >> exactly what you said. not only does this roll out a uniform standard to assure equitable access to the voting box for every american voter, but particularly those in marginalized and disenfranchised communities. it also sets the stan for what this democracy will be. we have seen extraordinary, historic efforts to undermine

leading off our discussion tonight, is a former deputies chief of staff for senator harry reid. he's the author, of kill switch. the rise of the modern senate, and the crippling of american democracy. michelle goldberg is with, us she's a columnist for the new york times. and a staff writer for the new yorker and professor of journalism at columbia university, he is coauthor of, the matter of black lives. michelle, i'd like to begin with you tonight, and your reaction to that video, of senator sinema, you wrote, one of europe and pieces, about her current posture in the senate. in there she, is continuing, a completely, i don't know what's a call, defiance? of public accountability? is it an inability to comprehend? go ahead sorry. >> it looks to me like contempt for public accountability. what's significant is, you can sort of make an argument, that you're not accountable to the national press corps, if you're talking about your constituents. if you're talking to the people who put you in office. but what progressives, particularly progressives globalized to elect senator sinem

chuck schumer, harry reid. steven, talk about the $450,000 for separating families at the border? not a good move. i know the message you guys were trying to send. but it was quickly reversed. but are they worthy of $450,000 of family? >> well, first of all, that's insane. secondly, this issue is widely misunderstood. you are talking about individuals who commit a federal crimes who were criminally prosecuted and who, during the pendency of their incarceration, were separated from their families. there are literally millions with an m., millions of american citizens who have been criminally prosecuted and separated from their families. for example, v.p. harris was the attorney general of california. she presided over many low level drug offense prosecutions. there are thousands and thousands of families living in her home state of california who were separated not for days but more months or years for drug offenses. are they getting any kind of reparations payment? any kind of settlement? i don't think so. no american citizen who goes to jail is then given reparations let alone ha

i'm joined now by karina as well as adam, former deputy chief of staff to senate majority leader harry reid and battle born collective. i have to very quickly ask adam a question based on what we just heard from senator smith. have you ever met the voter whose voting issue is the specific amount of debt the united states owes, debt is their only issue? >> no, absolutely not. especially dealing with numbers at this point that verge on the comical, you know, so democrats i'll sound like i'm joking but i'm not. they should raise it to a gagillion dollars. they will raise it so it's knot -- not the republicans issue and sounds silly, you can't put democrats raise believe that so i think both for the sort of good policy and good politics here is to just take the opportunity to get this thing out of the way and i don't think voters will barely notice that it happened. >> correct. the $28 trillion, thank you for being on the show. people do care about policy. people want to know what someone did and that's how they evaluate and elect in the first place. voting for this parliamentarian tells democr

. >> with me is executive director of battle born collective and senate majority leader harry reid andnbc political analyst. thank you both for being here. adam, rolling stones has a piece out now that talks about this being the plan, right? that the idea was to let this vote go up and fail to back the piece to back the mansion, sinema wing into a corner and get them to move on the filler buster. do you think that was the plan and do you think that plan -- that part two of it is going to happen? >> i think it's a plan and i think that it's probably a necessary step in the process. i think that no matter what your plan is, you know, giving mansion some time to try to chase down ten republican votes for a voting rights bill is always probably going to be neltsz necessary if you're able to persuade him to vote for some reform to the filler buster to let democracy reform pass. but i think that now the big question is will the white house get engaged? will president biden get personally engaged in starting to make the persuasion? they have given him the time. he's shown he cannot get ten re

of course our harry reid international airport at one point we had about 50 million visitors a year. and now this last july we had 4.1 million visitors. we're nearing prepandemic passenger volume but we have to improve that. mr. bidwell, how can the meaningful guidelines that were set forth in this legislation help with the airports and how can strategic infrastructure investments improving our airports also addressed in the bill help revive the tourism economy in the wake of the pandemic? >> thank you, chair rosen. airports have experienced a host of operational challenges particularly during the pandemic and needed flexibility in implementing and complying with security requirements. we appreciate our tsa partners for working with airports to provide such flexibility. it greatly assists airports when requirements are outcome focused as opposed to overly restrictive. in terms of infrastructure our airports continue to face substantial infrastructure needs to replace or upgrade aging terminals, gates, security check points, and ramps, and other things. inadequate infrastructure at ou

he worked on bipartisan manner with ted kennedy, harry reid, john mccain and others to push for immigrationthe border to know what a mess was left by the last administration. >> he said i've been there before, you are saying he drove by for a few minutes, does that count? >> what is the root cause? where are people coming from coming to the border, peter? i'm asking a question, people should understand the context. >> i'm asking you -- >> i will answer for you, people come from central america and mexico to go to the border. the president has been to the country 10 times to talk about border issues. there is focus right now on photo op. the president does not believe a photo op is the same as solution. >> that is not what he said, he said i guess i should go down, does he think he needs a photo op? >> he doesn't, that is disagreement he has. the former president went to the border at least once, maybe more. how did that immigration policy result, peter? resulted in separating kids from parents, building a border wall that cost billions of dollars for taxpayers. the president disagrees how w

imagine george mitchell or harry reid doing something like that. it was very interesting to us. give and they give and they give and they get what they see is a $1 trillion republican infrastructure bill, they still don't love it, they don't get what they really want in the reconciliation package, and they lose their majority next year, this is the moment. we're into -- these guys are thinking about 2022. they have one eye on 2022. they are negotiating with one eye on that. i think that's what we have to think about when we think where progressives are at. >> john, you're right about the frustration of the progressives and even some moderates are feeling with manchin and sinema and sinema in particular. i was texting someone yesterday who said we don't even know what kyrsten sinema wants. back to gene because i think this is so important. i don't feel like the communications message around the components of the bill whether it is child care, a whole load of women in america have lost their jobs during covid, and what does it reveal? there is not adequate child care in this count

harry. ainsley: reid. brian: as speaker was out saying hey, guys we have to secure our border.ve to secure your border. they're so afraid of the left they go radio silent the things with the 1.3 trillion, combining them together. ignoring the mod draft which he said he was. and maybe his track record indicates he is what so scary about his left? will: i don't know. is he certainly catering to the left. that's certainly true. we wondered about this during the presidential election. we wondered who would he be? would be a blank slate and manipulatable. we know the answer. we see who he is nominating as the comptroller and head of the border patrol. a guy advocated for sanctuary cities. every single policy and every bit single personnel filled by those on the far left. ainsley: you think about the fentanyl problems. jon stewart the comedian had a message about everyone blaming president trump for everything and he says enough. we need to move on. listen. i think we make a mistake focusing this all on donald trump as though he is, i don't know, magnito and some incredible super vil

harry. >> thank you. there it is. fall back. that's what i'm going to do. my time is up. "the reidout" with joy reidicious fish dinner. >>> a fight of texas size proportions a. law signed by abortion bounty hunter greg abbott limits conversations about race in history in schools with one school administrator using the law to urge teachers to include opposing view points on, on the holocaust? >> make sure that if you have a book on the hole cast that you have one that has an opposing, that has -- >> how do you oppose the

harry. >> thank you. there it is. fall back. that's what i'm going to do. my time is up. "the reidout" with joy reid is up. >> all you need know is a delicious fish dinner. >>> a fight of texas size proportions a. law signed by abortion bounty hunter greg abbott limits conversations about race in history in schools with one school administrator using the law to urge teachers to include opposing view points on, on the holocaust? >> make sure that if you have a book on the hole cast that you have one that has an opposing, that has -- >> how do you oppose the holocaust? >> what? >> believe me, that's come up. >> the super inten demt of that school district has since apologized but the texas law is still in the books helping to emboldened parents that impose any idea or conversation on anything that might make white people feel bad. elevating one group, white christian america's feelings over the facts about history as if jewish children haven't had to process their feelings about facts like the state sponsored persecution and murder of 6 million jewish people by the nazi regime and black children for t