looking forward the white house said that its focus is passing the legislation. what are other strategic steps or new steps the white house is going to take to try to address some of the concerns that were clearly raised by vote efers in virginia and new jersey and other states around the country or does it feel that passing those two are sufficient to make up some of it? karine: i think what the president was trying to say is voters were tired of the inaction they were seeing and want us to get things done. i think that's what he's trying to say. the president agrees which is why he has been calling for congress to vote on these pieces of his economic policy. but i do want to say one more thing is that, you know, we all know that no election determines the outcome of future elections. that the mid-terms will be determined by voters in 2020, in 2022 and this one election is determined by votes for the 2021. and the mid terms are still a year away. and a lot could happen over the next weeks and months which is what we're focused on. this is why we're trying to get

the white house covid-19 response gordon nader -- coordinator talked about that. [video clip] >> on osha, the team has been working to >> we'll leave this program here. you can watch the rest of it on our website c-span.org. we'll take you live now to a conversation with arkansas senator john boozman on the 2022 midterm elections. this is hosted by "the washington post." >> good afternoon, welcome to "washington post" live. i'm jackie, author of the congressional correspondent for "the washington post." my guest today is senator john boozman, sooner senator from arkansas. dean of arkansas delegation. he's here to discuss the status of the biden economic agenda, what republican senators want. but first begin with food production. senator, welcome. thanks so much for joining us today. post live. senator boozman: thank you so much for having me. it's a pleasure. >> all eyes are on the cargo ships anchored off of california. talk about the supply chain issues we are seeing. specifically with regards to trucking. you are supportive of legislation to help train addition

so this is coming from the white house. and most democrats aren't being consulted. not just with agriculture but the entire package. this really is unique. because of that you don't get good legislation. you get unintended consequences which i think we'll see in the future, which will not help them at all. jackie: before we run out of time i wanted to ask you one more question. we have a big election tomorrow in new jersey and virginia. i'm wondering if he glenn youngkinn does win tomorrow what do you think it means for the republican party heading into 2022? mr. boozman: i think we have to be careful because that doesn't mean that people will be voting for republicans. it will be voting -- they'll be rejecting what the democrats are trying to do right now. so republicans need to get ready. they need to have good solutions to the problems that we are facing. they need to present that to the public so that they'll be voting for us rather than against the administration what's happening right now. but this will be a big bell weather. i think we all agree. as a result

but we have a bill signing at the white house in just a few minutes by president biden. this is a big deal. we passed a bill that petroleump couldn't pass with a republican congress and without a republican congress. president biden and this congress passed it. it's going to mean road repairs, bridge repairs, airport additions. bridge observations and repairs. ports in our country will be improved. broadband will be extended. the electric grid will be improved. people get access. this is what used to be bipartisan. people working together to get the infrastructure of our country that moves goods to ports, goods to people, makes our country tick. helps business, puts jobs together. this is an important bill. the democratic congress with 13 republicans passed it. a great day to celebrate. america is on the move again. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman i

he said they came from the white house. that indicates to me that the white house preparation of a document only went to that point, to identify essentially half of what the money is being spent on. host: ok. there is details there too, but i don't want to belabor the point. guest: i think i understand what you're guest is getting at. right before i came on the show i was looking at headlines and trying to get more background info on the infrastructure bill and its passage, because i knew we would be discussing it. most of the headlines said $1.2 trillion bill passes and so forth, there were a couple of headlines that said $550 billion infrastructure bill passed. i ran out of time, but i think what you're guest is getting at the math is not getting up -- adding up. if it is $1.2 trillion, where's the rest going? that is something we will have to listen to joe biden and go through the work ourselves and see how this coverage lays out. host: akron, ohio, mike, independent line. morning. caller: yes, thank you for c-span. i am

house, senate, white house, and written. we made some changes since last week. people need to familiar ayes -- familiarize themselves with it. that was the purpose of our meeting this morning. made me very proud and inspired by once again hearing the depth of knowledge and breadth of vision of our colleagues. we'll let you know. i think many of you know i was really very unhappy about not passing the bill last week. i was very unhappy because we had an october 31 deadline. and i thought that that was eloquent, but not enough, i guess. now we are going to pass both bills. reporter: thank you, madam speaker. you don't want members to vote on something that may not have a good prospect that goes over to the senate. when it comes down to paid family leave which is included in this bill, senator joe manchin believes it shouldn't be. do you believe the president can convince him otherwise? what's your message to senator manchin on why it deserves to be in this bill? ms. pelosi: i don't make a habit of talking to senator manchin on the tv. we are friends. i respect him

that's according to the white house. among the reaction to minority leader mccarthy's speech, representative grace meng said, "i delivered a baby less time. step aside and let us deliver real change to american families." "it is 1:25 in the morning. our colleagues have gone home and we are just getting started. the american people will know what is and bill back broke. keep it up, minority leader." that full speech available on a website and the c-span now video app. robin in alabama, independently. -- independent line. caller: i love this show. i have a couple of comments into question. the comments are one party, when one year. the republican be two-part -- the republic can be two parties, three parties. why can't we spend some of the money we have already signed into law and see if there is any left over and put it toward some of these things everybody is worried about? the children and stuff like that? my question is, pedro, how long were those stilettos that nancy hello seek -- nancy pelosi wore? host: i don't know.

this added diversity, the growth is not made it more favorable to democrats they won the white house in 2020 that they did in 2012. the more important part of this is how lines are drawn from state to state. republicans get to draw the map in 20 states totaling 187 districts that's because state legislatures for the most part bear responsibility for this compared to 75 districts and eight states. there also tend states that he is independent or bipartisan commissions the total one or 21 districts are six states with control split between the legislature of one party and a governor of the other. that adds up to 46 a districts. then there are six states that only have one district in the upcoming decade and do not need to divide their states into multiple seats. well, six states texas florida north carolina montana and colorado seven states are losing a member of congress new york, pennsylvania, michigan, ohio, illinois, and west virginia. when people move out of a state like illinois or west virginia, two states that lost population each are you losing a seat as well do they take the

. ♪ announcer: now today's white house briefing with secretary jean-pierre and pete buttigieg, who answered questions about the infrastructure legislation that was signed into law on saturday. >> hi, everybody. this is all for pete, i know. secretary pete. good afternoon, everyone. good to see everybody. joining us today as a set -- is the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, who is here to talk about the president's bipartisan infrastructure deal. i don't want to steal his tundra, but as you all know, the once in a generation bill is the largest ever federal investment in public transit, clean energy transmission, and electric vehicle infrastructure and clean drinking water. it delivers for the american people i rebuilding our roads, railroads, and railcars, bridges, buses, ports, and airports, all while creating good paying union jobs. with that, we'll will turn it over to secretary buttigieg. this isn't his first time at the podium, i think this might be his third time. but it's his first time joining us as a father. so on a personal note, congratulations to you on the birth of gus

the white house unveiled strategies for that net zero goal. scott wong with us for the next 5-10 minutes to answer your questions. caller: was hoping you could answer a couple of questions about these two senators. senator manchin, he is farther to the right on this topic of free community college then at my republican governor, larry hogan, who gave our state free community college a few years ago. i believe the price tag was something like $60 million a year. the government -- $16 million dollars a year. the government waste more money than that. further, kyrsten sinema on drug prices. she is further to the right than donald trump on prescription drug prices. of course, trump never got that through the republican congress, and i do not understand how she can be farther to the right than donald trump when it comes to negotiating drug prices, which would save the government money. that is in, the government. the only thing i can think out -- did she get some kind of lobbying contract with big pharma so that when she is out of congress, she can

from the house to the white house. two, people like jamie and frank fonseca who live in inner city san antonio that go out and door knock and help candidates win at all different levels. we need more people, the republican party needs more people like jeannie and frank if we're going to take back the house. now i'd like to it turn it over to my good friend, julia letlow, from louisiana. ms. letlow: thank you. as a single mom of two, a former educator, and a concerned american, education is a topic that's near and dear to my heart. it is no secret that our nation faces tremendous challenges in education, and during the pandemic this last year, many of us joined our children in the virtual classroom and found ourselves concerned with the curriculum we witnessed. the other side's proposed solutions to nationalize the curriculum and push a one-size-fits-all approach to education has proven to fail time and time again and is clearly not the answer. as republicans, we believe that education is a true partnership between pare

house, who is in the majority. i hope that people will see my record for what it is, that it is constitutionally consistent and that is the only thing that i care about is protecting the foundation of our nation. host: for your party, has donald trump been an asset? guest: certainly his policies. under president trump, we saw so many great things while he was president. for starters, he signed into law the first step act which was the first bipartisan prison reform bill signed into law in a very long time. it is an issue that republicans should champion more of. he lowered taxes under the tax cuts and jobs act. we saw folks that were making low wages get higher wages. in my hometown, if you were an entry-level employee at a fast food restaurant, you are making $15 an hour or about to get a raise to $20. you did not need the government to mandate higher wages when they were happening as the market was so good and you had record unemployment across the entire country for every group of humans, whether you were black,

the white house says better days are coming out of that the infrastructure bill has passed, but is it too late? how has inflation affected -- impacted your finances? we will open up regional lines. in the eastern or central time zone, you can call (202) 748-8000. if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones, your number is (202) 748-8001. you can always text us at (202) 748-8003. we are always reading on social media on facebook, at facebook.com/c-span, on twitter, @cspanwj, and you can always follow us on instagram, @cspanwj . inflation is surging. let's start our conversation by seeing what is going on with the inflation rate. we will have a story from usa today that tells you about what the numbers are now. their story says this. "inflation over the past 12 months surged to a high as rising prices undercut president joe biden and hurt consumers despite evidence the u.s. economy is rebounding from the pandemic. the consumer price index increased by 2.09% in october, the u.s. bureau of labor statistics reported, leaving inflation 6.2% higher than a year earlier, the largest 12 mo

addicts -- block pages of white house records sought to buy a house committee investing the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. lawmakers met to certify the two thousand 20 presidential election. polling, campaign communication -- -- 2020 presidential election. privilege claimed by trump would hold the records from congress ultimately rests with the current president, joe biden. when a former and current president disagree, courts ought to defer to the incumbent, she suggested. bob, chicago, democrat, good morning. what you want to talk about? caller: i love c-span. i had to last. -- i had to laugh. biden, you are doing a good job. just be honest with the american people. at first i was with the progressives and -- progressives, wanted to block this first infrastructure bill. after they passed that after they passed, i'm going along with it how they feel about it. and then bite on the other with until they pass. they are more smarter than me, senators and congressmen. i am just a lay member. if you don't mind, it made me laugh talk about go to rusher -- go to russia, saudi arabia. t

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from the house the white house. number two, those that live in san antonio go out and knock on doors and help candidates when all the different levels. we need more people, the republican party needs more people like cheney and frank, if we are going to take back the house. now turning it over to my good friend from louisiana. >> thank you, congressman. as a single mother of two, former educator and a concerned american, education is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. it is no secret that we have faced challenges in education and many of us join children and found ourselves concerned with the curriculum that we witnessed. the proposed solutions to nationalize the curriculum and a one-size-fits-all approach to education has failed time and time again and it's not the answer. as republicans, we believe that education is a true partnership between parents and the learning environment that works best for their children. we don't think that the relationship between the family and educators needs to be adversarial

the white house says better days are coming out of that the infrastructure bill has passed, but is it too late? how has inflation affected -- impacted your finances? we will open up regional lines. in the eastern or central time zone, you can call (202) 748-8000. if you are in the mountain or pacific time zones, your number is (202) 748-8001. you can always text us at (202) 748-8003. we are always reading on social media on facebook, at facebook.com/c-span, on twitter, @cspanwj, and you can always follow us on instagram, @cspanwj . inflation is surging. let's start our conversation by seeing what is going on with the inflation rate. we will have a story from usa today that tells you about what the numbers are now. their story says this. "inflation over the past 12 months surged to a high as rising prices undercut president joe biden and hurt consumers despite evidence the u.s. economy is rebounding from the pandemic. the consumer price index increased by 2.09% in october, the u.s. bureau of labor statistics reported, leaving inflation 6.2% higher than a year earlier, the largest 12 mo

he lives in the white house. i said the other day he is my president, your president come our president. we have to deal with the fact it was an election like we have never seen before. it does not mean joe biden is not president. it does not mean people like me should be suppressed from explaining the fact that i do not know the level of illegal voting because we have not put the hood up on the car and walked through in every state why the results should not have been the result. that is what we need to do. host: kentucky, go ahead. caller: good morning. it is regina. i am good. i was a trump supporter. i supported his policies. i even like his style in fighting new, holding the media accountable i should say. i am a black woman, a woman of color, and i wanted to help the republicans to continue on this path of having these policies across the country, starting with my own state, so i reached out to our state to see how i could help with outreach to communities of color in kentucky. i was given a contact to a re

host: that one thing was a statement the white house put out particularly when it comes to the build back better act and small businesses. they wrote this saying, revenue ratings from creating a fair tax system will help investment and create jobs including investments in small businesses. this includes creating a paid leave benefit leveling the playing field for small businesses that cannot afford to provide this benefit. it also is has the agenda would increase access to contracting opportunities and create tens of billions of dollars in financing and technical assistance program -- programs. if that is the case, what is wrong with that approach? guest: that is one approach. you can call me a skeptic as to whether all of those reported benefits will come to fruition. i don't speak to any business owner who says i need the playing field level by changing a tax system or applying a new mandate onto businesses. they more often than not, when i speak to business owners, they want the government to get out of the way. i do push back on that with the federal government can help equal the

and, of course, if the party and the president in the white house is not popular, they can be quite bad, some simple notes from the past, really only three times since the civil war where the party in the white house has gained seats. that was in 1934 before we had polling, 1998 and 2002. there in those races president clinton, president bush, 60% or over approval rating, very, very popular, gained a handful of indications, in the other cases, something like 34, they have lost seats and sometimes very large margins when you have lost many, many seats. it's true also in the state legislatures where that pattern falls almost exactly, two of those elections have gone for the president in the white house. so i think the obvious point is, with close margin, it's hard to see midterm elections going well for democrats. if the word terrifying is used. what does joe biden look like next year in 2022, that's what i say about the governors and michael about the senate, certainly about the races where if joe biden is where he was today or last week where democrats had a roughly 12% move against

just this year, chuck engaged with the white house on a lengthy weeks ultimately the democrats couldn't agree to. republican senators came together with the democrats to implement the infrastructure bill. although it's stadium out right now. and just last week, senator sullivan and braun came together with an energy plan to start addressing the potential energy shortages we're going to face this winters because of biden policies. on immigration, on the economy. the democratic party is the party that's trying to shut down robin hood. when you look at innovation and where the republicans are on crypto and other financial instruments and other opportunities for people to diversify their portfolio, expand to new technologies. silicon valley doesn't love us but we've always protected their right to exist where folks on the left, want to break them up and do other things to them. with policies, we're actually pretty sub stan active in a minority situation, especially when the other side, as my co-panelist said is destroying themselves. look at mccarthy. he formed seven working groups which is

the biden white house is still insisting. so join with us, accept this motion and stop it right now once and for all. i ask unanimous consent that the text of the amendment be included in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. brady: you know, americans need to know what's in this bill. and under this $4 trillion biden-pelosi scheme, let's look at a day in your life. so you wake up in the morning and pay a heat your home tax. you shower and get ready and pay consumer products tax. drop your kids off at childcare and pay a toddler tax. drive to work, paying a higher gas prices. take a break and pay a bigger nicotine tax. and work at a company and pay a made why america tax, a tax on your retirement plan. and the way -- on the way home, you swing through your pharmacy and pay a no generics tax. stop for grocery store. pay a biden inflation tax. you get your mail and you get a letter from the i.r.s. you're being audited. then, you're getting your kids ready to bed. democrats are forcing you to send $12,500 o

he said they came from the white house. that indicates to me that the white house preparation of a document only went to that point, to identify essentially half of what the money is being spent on. host: ok. there is details there too, but i don't want to belabor the point. guest: i think i understand what you're guest is getting at. right before i came on the show i was looking at headlines and trying to get more background info on the infrastructure bill and its passage, because i knew we would be discussing it. most of the headlines said $1.2 trillion bill passes and so forth, there were a couple of headlines that said $550 billion infrastructure bill passed. i ran out of time, but i think what you're guest is getting at the math is not getting up -- adding up. if it is $1.2 trillion, where's the rest going? that is something we will have to listen to joe biden and go through the work ourselves and see how this coverage lays out. host: akron, ohio, mike, independent line. morning. caller: yes, thank you for c-span. i am

in 2018 and the white house in 2020 but republican voters saw him win in 2016 and saw republicans come close to winning back the house in 2020 and they think this kind of politicking can work, so it is hard to make the case that this was a failed experiment when there are so many pieces of evidence politically that it worked in so many ways, even though it had negative repercussions for republicans in other ways that is why i think it when he 24, whether trump runs or not, but especially if he does, you will see every candidate in some fashion or another try and tell trump -- tell republican primary voters they will be the next trump. host: you say a lot, in your book -- influence over his four years in office. you write in particular that even after trump engineered a hostile takeover of the gop, he was suspicious of the party that he led and did not have a very high opinion of it and that is why after leaving the white house in 2021, he sent cease-and-desist letters to the nrsc, now under the chairmanship of 2024 contender in florida senator rick scott, demanding excessive permission

she was iconic in her leadership, from the white house to the speaker, working both sides of the aisle. and, yes, $150 billion. when i think of congressman bobby scott, i think of education and labor. there has not been a stronger voice in the congress than bobby scott in the congressional black caucus. you heard earlier from congresswoman sheila jackson lee. pell grants. h.b.c. historically black colleges and universities. billions of dollars going into our universities. and madam speaker, let me take a point of personal privilege, because i am a proud graduate of a hbcu. so i know what this means to young girls and boys and men and women who are me trick lating in our metriculating in our hbcu's. when we talk about the child tax credit, when we talk about universal childcare, this is so critical. breaking news, congresswoman -- $400 -- i want to say that again $400 billion into childcare. taking some 40% of our children out of poverty. we know how important our climate is to us. if we didn't, if you were out on that south lawn today, you clearly understood climate change. madam speak

house tribal nations conference. watch washington journal at 7:00 eastern sunday morning -- monday morning. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. >> axios jose discussion with tim scott on financial inclusion and what steps the public and private sectors are taking to expand access to capital and services for those who have been excluded from the financial system. watch live coverage monday at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or watch full coverage on c-span now, our new video at. -- cap. >> the chair of the national committee took questions from reporters on the 2022 and 2024 election cycles at an event hosted by the christian science monitor. she was asked about the role of former president donald trump within the gop and upcoming elections, as well as the party 's strategy to bring back which arteries in the house and senate. this is just under an hour. an [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> all right. good m

the white house, oh, 400. 400. tried to press so many times -- times, madam speaker, i felt so sorry for josh. all those time he was promised they were going to have a vote. wanted to press you before you could read it. were the c.b.o. score would come back. i don't even know why people waited for it or asked for it. didn't change the outcome. i thought, i don't know, maybe i'm wrong, i thought when i listened to them on tv, said we cannot vote for this until we get the c.b.o. score to prove that it pays for itself. i guess that last part was kind of like the 21 people that wrote that said the i.r.s. has to be out of it. you just need a c.b.o. it doesn't matter what it says. you just want the paper. think of the fabric of this country it's going to tear. everyone in the country knows what covid-19 pandemic did to families and local businesses. almost immediately, the trump administration and the last congress took action to provide immediate relief. we got a we leaver. -- we got a reliever. we can only put kevins i

listen to q and a on our c-span now at. >> president biden held a cabinet meeting, at the white house, where he talked about plans to sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and appoint someone to oversee the new law's implementation and spending. president biden: i want to thank you

the white house said sunday evening, appearing on a talk shows, dr. francis collins questioned the americans on the emergence of omicron and a reminder that the pandemic is far from over. live coverage on the c-span networks this morning at 11:45 eastern. dr. fauci was asked yesterday about potential shutdowns and lockdowns. this is from abc's this week george: should we be expecting more mandates? dr. fauci i do not know. it is too early to say. we need to prepare for the worst. it may not be that we will have to go to the root that people are saying. we do not know a lot about this virus. we want to prepare, but it may turn out that this preparation may not wish us to the next level -- people talking about lockdowns let us see what the information tells us. we will make decisions based on the science and evidence. but you want to be prepared to do anything and everything. that is the reason why we are paying such close attention. host: georgia, independent line. caller: how much do i love c-span? happy thanksgiving. omicron, i saw the news yesterday

the average midterm loss for the party in the white house in the post-world war ii era has been 26 house seats and two senate seats. republicans only need five and one to retake the majority. it is a really uphill climb for democrats. another factor here is the retirements that we are seeing. so far there are 13 democrats who have announced they are not seeking re-election compared to 10 republicans. which may not sound like a large disparity, except it's the kinds of seats where we are seeing democrats leave. out of those 13 seats, there are eight democratic seats that are potentially vulnerable either as currently drawn or in the redistricting process, which is a factor in why you are seeing members like connor lamb in pennsylvania or tim ryan in ohio decide to run for statewide office instead. or perhaps why john yarmuth in kentucky or ron kind in wisconsin are retiring. and on the republican side of the 10 retireees, there are only two districts that are potentially vulnerable in redistricting in new york. when you add all of that together, kevin mccarthy looks like a formidable favo

and long time republican communication strategist in the white house and congress. let's start first with a little bit from your perspective. we spoke a lot with the earlier panel about virginia and new jersey, i would want to get your thoughts first of all on what happened. did we see a playbook of how republicans are going to run in the future? or was this specifically tailored to this moment in time and this kind of governors race. mr. chairman, let me start with you. >> it is great to be back here with the nyu family. i looked at this race for a while now. and certainly, knowing terry personally, i did not know glenn youngkin, but understood his background. he was tailor-made for that race. on a number of levels. and he very early came out and did the one thing that every candidate should do. he did it unobstructed. that was to find himself. he had the family thing, people liked the vibe, it worked. terry mcauliffe, who i've known for a long time, who surprised me by not responding to that and getting in front. the narrative of november of this election was set

for a while, the white house tried to downplay the problem. president biden and his team told american families that the costs were not revising as much as it seems. or that, ok, costs are rising, but it would only last a few months. for some liberals argued, to remove food, housing and transportation costs, inflation wasn't all that bad. some have tried to argument rapid inflation is actually a high-class problem to have because at least we are not in a recession. i'm not kidding. i guess they think working americans should be grateful things aren't even worse. but the sad irony is that inflation is just the opposite of a high-class problem. inflation is likely a huge regressive tax that hits the middle class, the working class, and the poor far more than it hurts wealthy people. the three biggest drivers of the inflection plate -- inflation rate last month warehousing, transportation and food. these are not luxuries, they are essentials. and they take up a much bigger share of family budgets than the middle class. host: mitch mcconnell yeste

i serve as an editorial writer and white house correspondent. i am also the author of several books, including eyes on the prize. i am going to be your moderator for today's panel and i'm going to introduce each of the panelists in greater detail in a moment. you should all know, get ready. you are going to learn and listen to amy walters of the political report, chris of american enterprise institute, john, dippy director of public management at brookings and the woman who put together this panel, elaine, who is director of the center for effective public management at the brookings institution. i would like to remind the audience they can submit questions via twitter at #election2021. let's get the party started. last tuesday, we had an off year election that rocked the political world. republicans won the governor seat in virginia and whoever controlled the legislature in new jersey, democratic incumbent who is thought to be issue in, barely squeaked by with a narrow win. in minneapolis, home of george floyd, a police reform measure was turne

they then went down to the white house, talked to the white house, and the president worked with them. and they agreed so this is a bill that the president, 19 republican senators, 50 democratic senator, agreed was good for america. that's what we are enabling tonight. the nation unfortunately has long underestimated -- underinvested in the infrastructure and social needs and been slow to the re-- slow to respond to the threat posed by climate change. our national security apparatus, including the four-star generals who lead our various service arm, have said the most existential threat to the security of the united states of america is climate change. global warming. this bill deals with that existential threat. it also -- the policies being considered would direct the benefits of the stronger growth to lower income americans. that may be why it's sort of not what my republican friends think ought to be done. although the whip talked about that somewhat. that's not what their bill did. it addresses the long-running skewing of the income and wealth distribution in america. the richest

today, the white house, president biden will host a signing at the white house for the infrastructure bill, that $1.2 trillion piece of legislation that re-authorizes the current service transportation projects. $110 billion is in that bill for roads, bridges and other projects. $65 billion for broadband internet. another $39 billion for public transit. $17 billion for ports and waterways. that is just some of the money and that bill that becomes law today. with that, it is time to lead the discussion. i know you are waiting in that last segment. sorry we could not get to you. caller: i had to return to work at 70 years old, just so i could keep my home. i believe that we have a real problem when we have a democratic senator in west virginia, one of the states with the lowest population, being allowed by our democratic party to block such important legislation. there needs to be some adjustments in social security so that we become more equal. most people on social security are well below what other states consider the poverty line, but not every state follows those rules. we are a co

caller: just like the white house up there. it is full of 200 and 300 people and they can't to people agree on one thing -- two people agree on one thing. when that takes place there is nothing that can be done. host: this is rory in california, republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. basically they need powell to get him out of this mess. i think they know nothing about how to make money. they only use republicans to make the money so they can steal it later on for the leftist democrats. otherwise there would be nothing to steal, nothing to tax. powell is a good person, he knows how to do stuff. he will be more in control of the democratic party as a person who does finance. as for anything else, i think it's only a matter of time before biden and harris are both impeached. host: do you think the federal reserve chair delves into issues of politics rather than just monetary policy, or do you think that politics is part of it? caller: politics has become part of it under biden. at least with trump he let people do