us into with infrastructure vote. >> it is a shame that the republicans did it, it was led by mitch mcconnell, note a leader you know that known that for a long time, i have i have known for the a long time i am the one got him elected with when i endorsed him, i endorsed him went up 20 points in kentucky, i love kentucky if they like me, i shouldn't have done it i should have taken him out in primary i could have done we had a guy could have absolutely beat him easily much mitch doesn't know i heard yesterday he said less than 1% our budget in that -- we spent 40 billion dollars in afghanistan, it is a fortune for our country those like 20 say liz cheney doesn't know she is alive, mitch mcconnell say there forever you can't say that here is a problem withdrawing is the right thing to do, but the way they withdrew will go down in infamy, there has never been a worse withdrawal there has never been a more super stupid group of people doing a withdrawal this is unbelievable military leaves first then they say oh, we have to go back civilians talking about very, very hostile people people that a

i think it would be very hard to beat herschel. >> trump knows, molly, that mitch mcconnell is tryingn this alternate parallel campaign against him. he criticizes mcconnell every opportunity he gets. under the leadership of mitch mcconnell, they continue to lose, he lost georgia, he ignored election fraud and he doesn't fight. nothing in that statement is factual, i don't think. >> shocker. >> yeah, shocker. but this is a giant tension and mcconnell tries to navigate it privately. i'm going to go behind closed doors, i'm going to find the best canaddidate. but can you? >> like you said, this is the same movie republicans have been waking up to since 2015. trump seems to like nothing better than tormenting mitch mcconnell and the establishment. that's the reason he became president. he's free to do it basically full time. it's really a testament to how concerned republicans are about what's definitely going to be one of the marquee races of the midterms. they would rather have a cand candidate who's already lost than this guy because he's such an unknown. maybe trump is right. he has p

last night on the floor of the senate republican rob portman who is usually closely aligned with mitch mcconnellpressure on mcconnell about an important bridge that joins their two states -- ohio and kentucky. the brent spence bridge crosses the ohio river, joining the two states. and last night senator portman who has been the lead negotiator on the bipartisan infrastructure bill for republicans let mitch mcconnell's voters in kentucky know what is at stake for them in this bill. >> for 25 years i've been involved in the effort to try to find the funding to replace this bridge. because it needs it. finally we'll have the ability to do that. we'll have the ability to help with kentucky and with ohio and with the federal government working together with the local community to complete this brent spence bridge project. we are putting an incredible amount of money into not just bridges but bridges like this one that are major commercial bridges, bridges that are functionally obsolete which ours has been for years. bridges that desperately need the help. >> today senator schumer explained why what w

infrastructure package and is pushing americans to get vaccinated, a moment of good press for mitch mcconnellwe'll see how long it lasts, howie. howie: mcconnell doesn't famously care for what the media thinks. this package could collapse on infrastructure, it's not really paid for. after months on life support the president is giving -- press is giving president biden a lot of kudos because he campaigned on the idea of working across the aisle. >> this plays into the narrative that president biden likes out there and his white house team likes out there that he can reach across the aisle, he can work with republicans and so 17 is a significant number. let's give him credit on that. after covering capitol hill for a decade i will tell you nothing is done until it gets to the president's desk for his signature. so this could bounce around some more. there could be some more obstacles. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez today threatened that basically if the t senate doesn't pass the $3.5 trillion democratic progressive wish list that there will be no bipartisan infrastructure bill getting

but that would require mitch mcconnell's full cooperation and last night on the floor of the senate, rob portman, usually closely aligned with mcconnell, put public pressure on mcconnell on an important bridge that joins their two states, ohio and kentucky. the bryant's pence bridge, it crosses the ohio river joining the two states. last night, senator portman, the lead negotiator on the infrastructure bill for republicans, let mitch mcconnell's voters in kentucky know what is at stake for them in this bill. >> for 25 years, i have been involved in the effort to find the funding to replace this bridge, because it needs it. funding will give us the ability to do that. we will have the ability to help with kentucky and ohio. and with the federal government working together, with the local community, to complete this expense bridge corridor project. why? because we are putting unprecedented amounts of money to bridges like this one, not just bridges, bridges that are major commercial bridges. bridges that are functionally obsolete, which hours has been four years. bridges that desperate

here is a portion of mitch mcconnell from monday. [video] >> i understand they sent out the treasury secretary to argue both parties have addressed the debt ceiling together. of course it is our senate democratic colleagues who have no interest in what is historically in order. they are borrowing and -- there borrowing and spending are historically abnormal. democrats boast about how wild and revolutionary their partisan vision is. our friends across the aisle should not expect traditional bipartisan borrowing to finance their nontraditional, reckless taxing and spending spree. that is not how it is going to work. democrats have all the existing tools they need to raise the debt limit on a partisan basis. if they want 50 lockstep, cutting votes to spend trillions and trillions more, they can find 50 democratic votes to finance it. if they don't republicans, they don't need our help. host: mr. bixby, those of the statements paid by -- made by the minority leader of the senate. how do you respond? guest: a flaw in the argument is the b

you have a mitch mcconnell standing in the way.re that the senate sees the light. police officers and police reform and police must be held accountable. >> congresswoman lee. thank you so much. >>. >>> we have a lot more tonight including, we hear you. we see you. we have msnbc's viewers reactions and remixes of that savage schumer moment. >>> how close did we come to some are calling trump's coup. michael beschloss is joining us next. michael beschloss is joining us next downy unstopables feel the clarity of non-drowsy claritin. and 24-hour relief from symptoms caused by over 200 indoor and outdoor allergens. try claritin cool mint chewabls for powerful allergy relief plus a cooling sensation. live claritin clear. verizon launched the first 5g network and now we want to be the first to give everyone the joy of 5g, by giving every customer a new 5g phone. old customers. new customers new 5g phones when you trade in your old ones. upgrade your phone. upgrade your network. at usaa, we've been called too exclusive. because we only ser

mitch mcconnell doesn't want to be on the wrong side of popularity. maybe on the wrong side of history. but these are popular plans where people. what's so radical, why can't we afford better hearing aides or vision for older people or all of the things that make us a more resilient and just country. i'm not a huge fan of bipartisanship, but today, we saw something. biden hassa gotten part of his agenda. the 3.5 billion budget plan essentially put forward by senator sanders, but not a single republican supporting it last i checked, is going to complete what i would call the human infrastructure. not that i'm opposed to, you know, broadband access, but the human infrastructure of this country will be made more resilient, just, and fair with thatnd 3.5 billion and that's going to be a tough haul. you'd need all 50 caucus members. i think in washington today, what mcconnell and the republicans did, not only on the 3.5 million, but on the voting rights, you've got to see the need for fixing the filibuster it seems to me. and that is not necessarily the be

good for mitch mcconnell. >> president biden gave his adversary a shot. >> i have to complement mitchean left and don't like the fact that he worked with donald trump. but the journalistic reassessment of mcconnell is rooted in the way he broke with the former president after january 6 and said trump bears moral responsibility for the capitol riots. >> mcconnell said he would vote for the infrastructure bill, trump attacked him for "weak leadership." mcconnell has never much cared about being roasted and ridiculed by commentators and op-ed warriors. when i asked if he is enjoying it, his spokesman told me i don't think it affects him one way or another. >> shannon: howard kurtz, thank you so much. good news before we say good night. a big smile to the face of a 3-year-old. he has been battling leukemia after finishing his treatment he faces a weakened immune system. he doesn't really leave the house but he does look forward to trip to the local publix for groceries. his favorite thing to do is ride in the car. republic sent him his very own cart fleet with his name on the license plat

. >> with mitch mcconnell what is on your reading list these days? >> not surprisingly i tend to tilt towards american history, much of it political. but actually one book i just finished was not about politics. it was about the history of the polio app academic from beginning to end. when a pulitzer prize i've always had a special interest with regard to vaccines but one of the things we've been pushing lately is to get vaccinated. one of the big differences between the situation we found ourselves in now and polio as it took 70 years to come up with two effective vaccines for polio. our marvelous country and pharmaceutical company three vaccines in less than one year. to give us an opportunity to get past the pandemic. one of the most interesting things about polio was fdr. he came down with polio at age 39. most people thought it was a children's disease but it does hit adults from time to time. in his own struggle to come back and ultimately go all way to the white house considered warm springs from the place whose go after he was afflicted. the

. >> mitch mcconnell, what's on your reading list? >> not surprisingly i tend to lean towards american history , much of it political but actually, one book i just finished was not about politics. it was about the history of the polio epidemic from the games and. it came out in 2006 and it won a pulitzer prize and as a polio victim myself, i have always had a kind of special interest in it. and i thought with the pandemic going on were some lessons with regard to vaccines and one of the things we've been thinking lately is get vaccinated and of course one of the big differences between the situation we find ourselves in now and polio is 70 years to come up with 2 effective vaccines for polio. our marvelous country and our marvelous pharmaceutical industry came up with effective vaccines in less than one year. to give us an opportunity to get past the pandemic. one of the most interesting things about the polio period was fdr came down with polio at age39 . most people thought it was kind of a children's disease but it did affect adult

this go around with you as the senate candidate that you are the one, you're not running against mitch mcconnell, that was amy mcgrath, you think overcan overtake rand paul this go around? >> we can. and, you know, what we showed in the last cycle, against one of the most well funded senate campaigns in history is when you listen to the people, when you organize and meet people where they are, they can inspire a movement anywhere, even in kentucky. and the issues that we were lifting up ending generational poverty, making sure everyone

mitch mcconnell? please. mark milley doesn't report to mitch mcconnell.cconnell doesn't control the fbi or the intelligence agency. mitch mcconnell is unarmed. what's he going to do about it? give a grumpy speech and drive back to his condo? that's what they're saying. that's what criminals always say when they shake you down at gunpoint, and make no mistake, that's exactly what they're doing because that's exactly who they are. charlie hurt is opinion editor at "the washington times," he joins us tonight. thanks so much for coming on. i never thought that i would live to see the day within administration would acknowledge in public that what they are doing has been prohibited recently in clear language by the supreme court but they are doing it anyway and they don't care, because who's going to stop them because we are armed and you're not? i mean, what system is that? >> yeah, it's beyond unconstitutional. it's anti-constitutional lawlessness and you ask why are they doing this. the reason they are doing this is because democrats control every lever of

and for mitch mcconnell, the mission is personal.a polio survivor and has been trying since the beginning to try to get ahold on it. and rand's messaging is threatening to undermine that. and i point out that cases and hospitalizations are surging in kentucky like they are in much of the nation. >> you mention the personal nature. it is interesting. mcconnell using his e peerps as a polio survivor saying i'm living proof, get your vaccine. rand paul is a doctor. an eye doctor, but a lot of people -- public health professionals get frustrated. he's known as dr. paul and says stuff which is nuts. >> he says i'm not anti-vaccine, but i'm not going to push people to get it. it's a personal choice. that's a problem in the party. >> a problem in the party. what about the personal relationship. when tea party paul came to town, he didn't get along. then they tried to say we will get along. is this a difference or a difference that makes it even worse? >> they have had a hot and cold relationship. more on the cold side lately. but look, i've

sometimes mitch mcconnell just has to wait for the people who actually run the senate.the right soundtrack because his move was pretty savage. ♪♪ >> this is "the beat" so we put it to megan thee stallion's "savage." we'd like your ideas. go to @arimelber on twitter or instagram and tell us what song should we remix to that moment. what song was playing in chuck schumer's mind when you took the mic right out of mitch mcconnell's hands. tell us and we might do updates to this story. "the reidout" starts right now. jonathan capehart is in for joy. hi, jonathan. >> wow, ari, i've got nothing. look, that's pretty good. you were talking to nicolle a little while ago, she showed you her mommy mug. i have a martini glass just under the desk. but this is family hour so i can't show it to you. just want to put that out there. >> good idea, sir. >> thanks very much, ari. all right, good evening, everyone. i'm jonathan capehart in

mitch mcconnell voted with biden today. that means that mitch mcconnell and he's 100% with biden today. so we are now here at this pivotal moment, a pivotal moment of what the president trying to do to rebound off of covid. it is a contrast of donald trump's many, many claims infrastructure weeks which were over shadowed that he never got anything done with infrastructure and it became a national punch line. biden is built on that well-known theme. today he's hitting his predecessor and some of the critics. >> after years and years of infrastructure week, we are in the cusp of an infrastructure decade. this bill is declared dead more often anyway. if bipartisanship is a thing of the past, it was characterized as an earlier age. as you may well remember, i never believe that. i still don't. that's biden flexing on his victory lap. 110 b for roads and bridges. 65 billion for water and clean and drinkable. this will go to the house. speaker pelosi intends to act when the senate sends a $3.5 trillion safety net bill. if you are

mitch mcconnell has been one of the more consistent and responsible voices in the gop when it comes tothe vaccines. he paid for radio ads to get that message out. early on he was talking about the importance of wearing masks and social distancing. and rand paul, meanwhile, got suspended from youtube this week for spreading misinformation about masks. he's publicly sparred with dr. anthony fauci and he himself refused to wear a mask last year even ach he contracted covid-19. this is not the first time these two have been at odds. rand paul is the thorn in the side of a lot of colleagues in the senate, republican and democrats alike. but this is different than politics and policy. this is public health and rand paul says he's not anti-vaccine his other messaging and behavior is undermining mitch mcconnell's effort to get people vaccinated and protect them. not to mention, their home state of kentucky is seeing cases and hospitalizations on the rise. >> it's clear, mcconnell seems much more responsible. he seems responsible and rand paul seems irresponsible quite frankly when it comes to

[laughter] why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> the senate republican leader who deniedupreme court pick merrick garland has embraced a negative nickname. >> i whether it comes to the socialist gleand that has abruptly changed since the hard nosed tactician agreed to work with the white house on bipartisan infrastructure bill despite plenty of media skepticism. >> is mcconnell really going to give biden a win? >> but the popular compromise is moving forward prompting politico to declare pigs fly. mcconnell is drawing credit from cnn and others for spending campaign found promote covid vaccines on 100 kentucky radio stations. >> does anybody out there willing to listen? get vaccinated. >> i'm going to use a sentence here that is not uttered very often on msnbc airways, good for mitch mcconnell. >> president biden give his adversary a shoutout. >> to identify compliment republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. he hasn't made political. >> the media always lean left and don't like the fact that he worked with donald trump. but the journalistic reassessment of mcco

i want to repeat what mitch mcconnell said earlier, senator mcconnell was absolutely right.o have ever-increasing levels of vaccination and to the degree that we are talking about these side issues of whether or not first graders ought be wearing masks or not, the time devoted to that is time that we can't spend and don't spend on encouraging more people to get vaccinated. >> chris: meanwhile, there were several new developments on covid this week at a want to put them up on the screen. more than 100,000 covid hospitalizations across the country on thursday and more than 2,000 deaths across the country that same day, first time we crossed the 2,000 mark since march. the fda gave full approval to the pfizer vaccine and after the president talked about a third booster shot eight months after the second shot from the vaccine, we got this. >> president biden: the question raised should be shorter than eight months, should it just be five months and that's being discussed. >> chris: juan, where are we now in the fight against covid? >> well, chris, i think let's start with the nu

i want you to react to this statement mitch mcconnell put out. when you look just at how the -- sorry, wrong statement here. unless president biden adjusts course quickly the taliban is on track to secure a military victory. the news of a further drawdown in our embassy and a hasty deployment seem like preparations for the fall of kabul. president biden's decision has us hurtling toward a sequel to the humiliating fall of saigon in 1975. president biden's strategy has turned an imperfect but unstable situation into an embarrassment and a global emergency. resident biden is finding that the quickest way to end a war is to lose it. the costs and ramifications will echo across-the-board -- echo across the world. what do you think? guest: senator mcconnell is one of many politicians who over the years have been saying the same exact thing over and over and over. any time there was some sense a president or there was a movement to get out of that war, to reduce the troops, to start ringing our men and women home there have been politicians like senato

senate condolence book which is turned to mitch mcconnell's signature.hotomontage throughout his life. the early life. they were married younger. he was still in the navy when they got married. we have a montage of photos from his life and career at the library and some photos, a nice photo in texas as you before the 141 traveled from houston to the library carrying the body with an intersection of railroad track that was cut out by you. a section that the train actually went over and one of my favorite cartoons, one of a series of two, mrs. bush died there was a cartoon of mrs. bush going to heaven and being greeted by her daughter and when president bush died 6 months or 8 months later, the cartoonist from jackson, mississippi did a cartoon of president bush meeting robin and mrs. bush in heaven and from the train, president bush loved trains and railroad travel and early in the planning process he wanted to be brought from houston to college station and so the drum late from the train to bring the family up and had a car designed for the casket to an

were responding and taking orders and in close contact with speaker pelosi and senator schumer, mitch mcconnell and other congressional leaders to sort of strategize and understand what was happening and they didn't really care what he had to say because the resident said nothing. >> what you just said, let's not just let it pass by. that's an extraordinary statement from the acting defense secretary. chris miller was on the phone during the riots at the capitol with nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, mitch mcconnell and he listed all of those people and others that reached out to him, and not once did you hear from the president of the united states. >> no. >> that is just an extraordinary statement. >> we have less than a minute left. i want to put you on the spot quickly does he run again. there's two of you so you can give me yes and no and one of you will be right. >> i think that he is making all of the noise of somebody that wants to run again. we know how much he enjoys the spotlight. we are not in the prognostication business, but right at this moment he sure sounds like a guy that is runnin

senate condolence book which is turned to mitch mcconnell's signature.hroughout his life. of course the early life, they were married young. he was still in the navy when they got married. we have eight montagef otos fro his life and career here at the library. and some photos, a nice photo from texas as the u pete 4141 traveled from houston appear to the library and carried the body with it. and then a section of the railroad track that was cut wils bush. and then the light from the train, president bush crazy loved robo travel and early the planning process for this funeral, he wanted to be brought from houston to the station as his final resting place. library and in the train and so, the drone light from the train and then that you be you and some of itsts heritage fle, to bring the family and they had a car specially designed for the casket and then they had created the ub 4141, four and exhibit that we did here in american railroads more than ten years ago and that railcar, that you pete 4141, locomotives was used to pull the train and it will be c

mitch mcconnell's signature we have a photo montage of throughout his life. of course. the early life they were married young. he was just baby when they got married and so we have a montage of photos from their life from his career. here at the library. and some photos a nice photo from tomball texas as the up 4141 traveled from houston up here to the library and carried the body with it and then a section of the railroad track. that was cut out by up. but that's a section that the train actually. went over and then one of my favorite cartoons there's this is one of a series of two and mrs. bush died. there was a cartoon of mrs. bush going to heaven and being greed by her daughter. and then when president bush died about six months or eight months later ramsey mcdonald or marshall ramsey. sorry cartoonist from jackson, mississippi did a cartoon of president bush meeting? mrs. bush in heaven and then the drum light from the train president bush loved trains, they love railroad travel and early and the planning process for his funeral. he wanted to be brought from housto

plus, our interview with the top senate republican, mitch mcconnell. flames: a northern california wildfire burns 50,000 acres in just 24 hours. pesticide ban: how soon until your fruits and vegetables will be free of a chemical linked to neurological damage in children? pregnancy and covid: tonight, the new warning for pregnant women, as doctors say they're more likely to be hospitalized and need a ventilator. and, taking a stand-- a young student who loves honey bees has the state capital buzzing. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. tonight, president biden is trying to get a handle on two legacy-defining crises. his administration is grappling with how to evacuate those thousands of americans and afghan civilians after the taliban takeover. we'll have late reporting on that in just a moment. s summ surge. with new evidence that vaccines lose effectiveness over time, and with the delta variant raging, the administr

mitch mcconnell just wrapped up speaking a few minutes ago and we're expecting to hear from chuck schumer also within the hour, just ahead of the final vote. also our latest vote count on how many republicans are expected to support this bipartisan bill and just how short-lived that bipartisanship will be today, with democrats preparing to turn immediately to their $3.5 trillion budget plan. leigh ann, they're back. it's infrastructure day. things are happening. we're expecting an action-packed morning. walk us through what the next few hours are going to look like. >> hey, garrett, that's right. this vote is finally happening on a bipartisan infrastructure bill, something that the former president donald trump talked about a lot and wasn't able to get done, even president obama used to talk a little bit about infrastructure, wasn't able to get that done. it will be a big day for the senate and president biden today. this vote is expected to pass going to take place around 11:00 a.m. this morning. if we look at how many republicans will vote for it, a good indicator is a key procedural vo

the thing is, it is worth it for mitch mcconnell to vote for a bipartisan infrastructure bill if it meansster. if it means they can kill other democratic priorities including the protection of our voting rights. while it's great this country is getting new roads and bridges, what does it matter if the country ends up not being a proper democracy anymore? i'm joined now to talk about all this by democratic senator chris van hollen of maryland. he's a member of the budget committee which crafted the $3.5 trillion budget resolution which the senate passed overnight. the bipartisan infrastructure bill was a big win for your party, for the white house, but it also seems like mitch mcconnell and the republicans see it as a win for them, as a way of blunting the effort to getting rid of the filibuster in order to get an even bigger win for themselves on voting rights. >> well, medhi, i'm glad that we got the bipartisan win on modernizing our physical infrastructure, but probably the more important and more revealing vote was the one right after that when we moved to go to the budget resolution w

on sunday, at 12:45 eastern, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell shares what's on his reading listhe hardest place: the american military adrift in afghanistan's pech valley." national security analyst peter bergen talks about his book and from freedom fest, libertarian institute director scott horton that the war on terror has been counterproductive and too costly to continue in his book, "enough already." watch american history tv and book tv every weekend on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org. >>> general dwight d. eisenhower ordered that the horrors of the holocaust be documented as world war ii came to an end, determined that the evidence be preserved for future generations. it was a signature move by the man who later occupied the white house. next, on the presidency, his granddaughter, susan ei

look at mitch mcconnell who always has his eye on the ball. mcconnell obviously thinks that if we pass this, it's less likely they pass the 3.5 trillion extravaganza. i think he also think that is the hundreds of thousands of jobs created and the waterways and the ports and the internet broadband that goes across the nation are good for the country. good for the country, good to stop the tax and spending extravaganza, people should be voting yes. jacqui: all right, we will be catching, senator cassidy, thank you very much for joining us. senator: thank you, jacqui. griff: more to talk about details and what to expect when it gets to the house democratic congressman from massachusetts and long-standing member of the transportation and infrastructure committee steven lynch. congressman, thank you for taking time. let's pick up where your colleague in the senate left off. it appears that this will pass eventually one way or the other. what do you foresee happening when it gets to the house? congressman: well, a lot depends on what is actually in

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infrastructure bill was a big win for your party, for the white house, but it also seems like mitch mcconnellepublicans see it as a way of blunting the filibuster. in order to get a bigger win for themselves on voting rights. >> well, maybe i'm glad that we got the bipartisan when, modernizing our physical infrastructure, but probably more important, more revealing vote was the one right after that, when we move to go to the budget resolution, which will help expand job opportunities and educational opportunities for every americans, republicans voted no. that legislation would cut the cost of prescription drugs, they voted no, that would allow medicare to cover dental and hearing and vision services, they voted no. but here's the catch, we were allowed to go forward with it because the senate rules say that when there's a budget related thing, you can cast things with a majority, it's 51 senator vote, the way democracies push to work. and if you can do it for a budget related thing, for god sakes, you should be able to do it to get a majority to protect our democracy, and so that should be t

but i frankly could care less what mitch mcconnell has to say about this.or decades has refused to really debate this ongoing war. even recently, he shot down debate on use of military force. nor do i care about all the policy think tank discussions that are happening or all the white papers that are going to be produced about this. all the monday morning quarterbacking by members of congress who are now for the first time weighing in on this issue. this is really simple right now. we have one mission and one only. and that is we have to get security over the airport in kabul. we need to send troops in to secure that airport and we need to hold it as long as possible to evacuate all the u.s. citizens and get as many of our afghan partners out of kabul. that is our mission for the next three to seven days then we'll have to debate this after that. >> congressman, there are reports of up to 60,000 afghans could qualify for a special visa. we've only managed to get 2,000 out of there, which i think is a scandal. can you guarantee to our viewers right now that

he thanked mitch mcconnell. that might be the only time this year you'll hear that. i think it's why you saw the former president trump, come out with this snarky anti-mcconnell statement before the vote today saying mitch mcconnell is over rated. why is he giving biden this gift? republicans understand and those 19 republicans thought every one need a road or bridge or internet access but in doing this, they also handed joe biden a big political win. >> a massive >> a massive $1.2 trillion piece of legislation. thank you all. >>> we just heard president biden address the mask controversy in so many schools, florida especially. florida governor ron desantis has threatened to revoke the pay of superintendents, school board members who enforce mask mandates at school. my next guest is one of those school officials who is potentially willing to put her salary on the line. the school board in broward county, florida, has decided to maintain their mask mandate in classrooms, but the decision did not come without a fight. we have the chair of the broward school board. thank

we can let our viewers and listeners know mitch mcconnell was a yes vote on the infrastructure bill. is that a separate at all? >> no, mitch mcconnell has said from the word go that infrastructure was something on which he thought there could be bipartisan progress, and i think it's interesting to note his three lieutenants all republican senators with the first name of john all voted against this, so the jockeying to eventually be the next republican party in the senate as they are trying to align with the majority of republican senators. mcconnell wanted to be out on front of this for two reasons, the straightforward one where he said he wanted to see infrastructure get done, and the other thing this does for him is it takes some of the steam out of the effort to get rid of the filibuster, to change senate rules to pass big things. mcconnell has been making the argument and will continue to make the argument that the passage of this bill, he will say, proves that you can do big things in the senate with the rules the way they are. that argument may carry water with joe manchin and

you are right about one thing and mitch mcconnell used to say this all the time.ners win and losers lose. what he means is winners win policy and losers lose policy and he is talking about elections. this is a dominant view in the senate. if you went elections you get to make policy. the problem is once you win an election, there's another election coming in the senate tries not to do anything in between elections because i think if they do that they may not be awarded by the voters. they don't want the uncertainty. everything is geared toward the next election. the winners of these elections haven't been making policy and the senate looks a lot like it did when republicans are in control and when the democrats are in control. both parties are focused solely on elections. elections are important but what happens in between is also important and we have forgotten that in the senate. host: let's talk to jerry who is calling from burlington, vermont, on the independent line. good morning. caller: thank you for this program. i would like to talk about the comment the

the bipartisan deal mitch mcconnell, elizabeth warren, hand in hand, at least metaphorically voting for, how surprised were you to have mcconnell on board and how big of a deal is that bipartisan passage? >> it was a huge deal. mitch mcconnell has seen what this can help his state and every single state. you have this massive investment in roads and bridges which everybody needs. you got a massive investment in making sure that we can have broadband everywhere. that will help kentucky. it will the help the states of the other 19 republicans who joined. they see this and americans see this as a huge benefit for investing in the bones of our country. so, it's a big deal. >> if it is such a big deal and will do all those things, why not ask nancy pelosi to have the house pass it this afternoon? why wait on something else to happen to have this become law? >> yeah. the president is committed to both pieces of his agenda, so this bipartisan infrastructure plan was one piece and the second piece is going to be the follow-on bill that was the budget resolution was passed late last night or ear

and sawhill, you mentioned the mitch mcconnell dynamic, and i wanted to draw you out on something thatncentives are more complicate and that the dr. no imagine he has cultivated over the last century and a half. by acquiescing to a deal, he can reward the republican allies and head off the democratic efforts to end the filibuster, and secure some goodies for his state. and this is going to give the republicans cover to distance 24e7 themselves from donald trump with this midterm election coming. >> yes, there is a slice of the repelling from the republican party to the democratic party and well educated affluent suburban party that is less interested in governing, and this is the republican party to court those suburban voters to let them know that they are not the party of trump, and still interested in governing and doing big thing, and for mitch mcconnell, this is a low-cost, low political cost way of kind of showing that. infrastructure is popular and it does not have a major constituency opposing it, and there are members in his conference that want to do things, and the second pa

mitch mcconnell opposed it. there are two republicans on the committee, cheney and kinsinger, do you have faith in them? >> i respect both of them but i do not think it was right for the speaker to decide which republicans should be on the committee. normally you have a select committee. the minority leader and the speaker get to pick the members. >> yeah. i mean, just -- the reason she did that is because at least two of the members mccarthy picked to be on the committee are election liars. jim jordan is possibly a material witness. he spoke with trump that day. >> there were many communications with president trump that day and, look, as you know, i believe that he -- that while the rioters are primarily responsible for what happened, there's no doubt in my mind that president trump helped instigate and motivate the rioters and that's one reason i voted to impeach him. the hallmark of our democracy is the peaceful transfer of power, and for anyone, the rioters, the president, anyone to try to interfere with th