and always on instagram @c-spanwj.et's set the scene with the poll that came from cnn this week where they are asking americans how they feel about democracy in the united states and this poll was surprising to many people. we have this information. most americans feel democracy is under attack in this country with 56% saying they feel like democracy is under attack. let's go straight to the poll. 51% say it is likely elected officials will successfully overturn the result of a future election because their party did not win. nearly all americans feel democracy in the u.s. is at least being tested. 93% say democracy is under attack or being tested -- but not under attack. 6% say american democracy is in no danger. republicans are far more likely than democrats to say democracy is under attack as that is prevalent among those who support former president trump. 75% of republicans say democracy is under attack compared with 46% of democrats. among republican leading independent, those who support trump are more likely to

you can reach us on facebook and twitter @c-spanwj.he labor secretary you heard from monday but on sunday the white house chief of staff talked about the states efforts in providing unemployment. here is part of that exchange. [video clip] >> president biden says the states can use leftover stimulus funds to extend benefits on their own, but according to the washington post, no states have indicated they plan to do so. the delta variant is wreaking havoc on the economy still. why did the president make the decision to let these benefits expire and not push to extend them again? >> congress when they passed these benefits set the expiration date. >> right. >> i would say the delta variant is having an impact but not so much on employment. we are at the lowest unemployment rate we have seen in this country in a year and a half, 5.2%. we added jobs every month we have been here. the states were given money as part of the rescue plan in march to deal with the consequences of any economic dislocation due to covid. states are using that mone

otherwise, catch up with us on social media, on facebook.com/cspan, and @c-spanwj.ou can go ahead and start calling in now. here's the headline on that pouille research. fewer than half of u.s. adults, 44% now prove of the way that biden's handling of the job as president. 353% disapprove, a reversal in biden's job ratings since july. while opinions about biden remains divided on partisan line, the decline we've seen and his public standing has come amongst members of both parties. there's ban 13-point drop of democrats leaning independents and right now, only 9% of republicans and republican leaners approve of his job performance, down from 17% two months ago. we will go through that pew research -- pew research later. he was asked about these lower polling numbers and here was his response. president biden: this is a process and it's going to be up and down. that's why i don't look at the polls. not a joke. because it's going to go up and it's going to go down. it's going to go up. and hopefully, at the end of the day, i'll be able to deliver on what i said i woul

catch up on social media on twitter @c-spanwj and facebook at facebook.com/c-span.t is a question we return to from time to time. is the united states of america the greatest country in the world? that question very much part of the discussion following the withdrawal from afghanistan. here is one of the recent headlines from the discussion from "the new yorker." is the u.s. withdrawal the end of the american empire? for the time being america retains its military prowess and economic strength, but for two decades now it seems increasingly unable to harness either to its advantage. instead of enhancing its hegemony by deploying its strength wisely it has repeatedly squandered its efforts, diminishing the aura of invisibility and its standing in the eyes of the other nations. it feels as if the american era is not quite over but it is not what it once was either. john lee anderson in the new yorker. we want to have this discussion mostly with you this morning. is the united states of america the greatest country in the world? democrats (202)-748-8000, republicans (20

d at c-spanwj. in the moments leading up to these new laws, governor abbott made comments about the voting bill and what he thinks it accomplishes. here are his thoughts from yesterday. gov. abbott: in texas because of the early voting and voting on election day, it ensures that texas provides even more opportunities for people to engage in the voting process and the president of delaware as well as many other states across the entire country. the law does make it harder for fraudulent votes to be cast. one area that makes it harder to keep, concerns mail-in ballots. mail-in ballots, this is an area where both republicans and democrats every -- agree has been the easiest way to cheat in the election process. the law i am about to sign fixes that problem. another issue that this law addresses is ballot harvesting. it makes ballot harvesting a third-degree felony. [applause] ballot harvesting is a serious problem in the state of texas. that comes from a federal district judge who was appointed to serv

and always on instagram @c-spanwj.et's set the scene with the poll that came from cnn this week where they are asking americans how they feel about democracy in the united states and this poll was surprising to many people. we have this information. most americans feel democracy is under attack in this country with 56% saying they feel like democracy is under attack. let's go straight to the poll. 51% say it is likely elected officials will successfully overturn the result of a future election because their party did not win. nearly all americans feel democracy in the u.s. is at least being tested. 93% say democracy is under attack or being tested -- but not under attack. 6% say american democracy is in no danger. republicans are far more likely than democrats to say democracy is under attack as that is prevalent among those who support former president trump. 75% of republicans say democracy is under attack compared with 46% of democrats. among republican leading eden independent, those who support trump are more like

catch up on social media @c-spanwj, on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. good monday morning to you.ou can start calling in on this question of whether you support employer vaccine mandates. here is the latest polling from last week on abc of 1000 u.s. adults. 52% support businesses requiring employees who come to work to be vaccinated. just under two in 10 say they are required to be vaccinated. 3 in 10 are unvaccinated and were asked what would happen if the mandate was imposed. 16% said they would get vaccinated, 35% said they would ask for exemption, 42% said they would quit. those numbers from washington post abc news poll. recently this idea of an employer vaccine mandate discussed by the u.s. chamber of commerce in discussion with u.s. surgeon general. he answered a variety of topics. this is what he had to say. [video clip] >> there are a lot of people who bristle against the idea of requirements but the notion of having requirements for safety in the workplace is not new. many employers are familiar with this, especially health care workers. they have to get certain vaccines

otherwise, catch up with us on social media, on facebook.com/cspan, and @c-spanwj.ou can go ahead and start calling in now. here's the headline on that pouille research. fewer than half of u.s. adults, 44% now prove of the way that biden's handling of the job as president. 353% disapprove, a reversal in biden's job ratings since july. while opinions about biden remains divided on partisan line, the decline we've seen and his public standing has come amongst members of both parties. there's ban 13-point drop of democrats leaning independents and right now, only 9% of republicans and republican leaners approve of his job performance, down from 17% two months ago. we will go through that pew research -- pew research later. he was asked about these lower polling numbers and here was his response. president biden: this is a process and it's going to be up and down. that's why i don't look at the polls. not a joke. because it's going to go up and it's going to go down. it's going to go up. and hopefully, at the end of the day, i'll be able to deliver on what i said i woul

catch up on social media on twitter @c-spanwj and facebook at facebook.com/c-span.t is a question we return to from time to time. is the united states of america the greatest country in the world? that question very much part of the discussion following the withdrawal from afghanistan. here is one of the recent headlines from the discussion from "the new yorker." is the u.s. withdrawal the end of the american empire? for the time being america retains its military prowess and economic strength, but for two decades now it seems increasingly unable to harness either to its advantage. instead of enhancing its hegemony by deploying its strength wisely it has repeatedly squandered its efforts, diminishing the aura of invisibility and its standing in the eyes of the other nations. it feels as if the american era is not quite over but it is not what it once was either. john lee anderson in the new yorker. we want to have this discussion mostly with you this morning. is the united states of america the greatest country in the world? democrats (202)-748-8000, republicans (20

catch up on social media @c-spanwj, on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. good monday morning to you.ou can start calling in on this question of whether you support employer vaccine mandates. here is the latest polling from last week on abc of 1000 u.s. adults. 52% support businesses requiring employees who come to work to be vaccinated. just under two in 10 say they are required to be vaccinated. 3 in 10 are unvaccinated and were asked what would happen if the mandate was imposed. 16% said they would get vaccinated, 35% said they would ask for exemption, 42% said they would quit. those numbers from washington post abc news poll. recently this idea of an employer vaccine mandate discussed by the u.s. chamber of commerce in discussion with u.s. surgeon general. he answered a variety of topics. this is what he had to say. [video clip] >> there are a lot of people who bristle against the idea of requirements but the notion of having requirements for safety in the workplace is not new. many employers are familiar with this, especially health care workers. they have to get certain vaccines

our twitter feed is found at c-spanwj.n the moments leading up to these new laws, governor abbott made comments about the voting bill and what he thinks it accomplishes. here are his thoughts from yesterday. gov. abbott: in texas because of the early voting and voting on election day, it ensures that texas provides even more opportunities for people to engage in the voting process and the president of delaware as well as many other states across the entire country. the law does make it harder for fraudulent votes to be cast. one area that makes it harder to keep, concerns mail-in ballots. mail-in ballots, this is an area where both republicans and democrats every -- agree has been the easiest way to cheat in the election process. the law i am about to sign fixes that problem. another issue that this law addresses is ballot harvesting. it makes ballot harvesting a third-degree felony. [applause] ballot harvesting is a serious problem in the state of texas. that comes from a federal district judge who was appointed to serve

we will look for your posts on facebook and comments on twitter and instagram @c-spanwj.hen the house is in session members get a daily update from the key leaders in the house on both sides, including the majority leader. many members of the media as well so we can follow what is going on, what the schedule is like. this is from the majority leader. tells us if the house is coming in for morning business at 10:00 and legislative business at noon but there is uncertainty. first votes predicted, question mark. legislation providing funding for 2022, possible consideration related to the debt limit, and additional items are possible. this is because of the uncertainty over the infrastructure plan, over that $3.5 trillion measure. taking a look at how rollcall is reporting moderate and democrats , progressives are not budging as infrastructure deadline looms. they write, they hope to have an agreement between moderate and progressive democrats on a framework for partisan spending in the next 48 hours to ease passage of another bill. but many progressive democrats say the elu