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Progressive caucus. good to see you back on the broadcast. thank you for joining me. lets talk about the six of your progressive colleagues who voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill. you voted for it, we should remind viewers. i want to start first with why you voted the way you did. >> well, thank you for having me back. for me, i had conversations with colleagues across our caucus, and i feel confident that when we bring the build back better act up for a vote, we will have the vote...

Especially protecting against the serious consequences that we see with this very contagious delta variant. >> you feel confident the j&j vaccine is effective against the delta variant? >> yeah. good data on that including recently published study out of south africa where, again, for all the vaccines, very good protection against serious illnesses that cause hospitalization and death. we are unquestionably seeing a number of breakthrough cases and thats why people need to pay attention to masks...

Ultimately at the end of the day im confident, rev, that were going to be able to proceed along both tracks and do whats necessary for the american people in order to build back better. >> all right. you know, one of our staff at "politicsnation" said whats with the congressmans pink tie and your light three-piece suit? were just two brothers from brooklyn trying to make a difference. thank you. lets fwling two former members of congress, democrat donna edwards and former republican david joll...

Supporters. the former president describing the scene like this. >> they were ushered in by the police. i mean, in all fairness, the capitol police were ushering people in. the capitol police were very friendly. you know, they were hugging and kissing. you dont see that. >> reporter: president biden says everyone knows what happened that day. >> democrats and republicans, i dont care if you think im satan reincarnated. the fact is you cant look at that television and say nothing happened on the ...

World has seen, capitol hill police officers crushed by the violent crowd of trump supporters, the former president describing the scene like this. >> they were ushered in by the police. i mean, in all fairness, the capitol police were ushering people in. the capitol police were very friendly. you know, they were hugging and kissing. you dont see that. >> reporter: president biden says everyone knows what happened that day. >> democrats and republicans, i dont care if you think im satan reincarn...

Need to know more about what happened on january 6th. i think that just to take this to an end, these people are going to act up, cause a problem and people said to me, put them on. then he they act up, you can take them off. i said why should we waste time on something as predictable? the republicans that they put on will have their own point of view. nobody is saying that it should all be one point of view going on to the committee. but it is -- when statements are ridiculous and fall into the...

Women _ unique by any means. they were 16 women who— unique by any means. they were 16 women who had concerns about staff at some _ women who had concerns about staff at some of— women who had concerns about staff at some of these hotels. one details that she _ at some of these hotels. one details that she was taken out for her exercise. _ that she was taken out for her exercise, grabbed on the arm by a security— exercise, grabbed on the arm by a security guard who then showed her off to _...

January 6th. i think that justice to take this to an end, we -- these people are going to act up, cause a problem and people said to me, put them on and then when they act up you could pick them off. i said, why should we waste time as something as predictable. the republicans that they put on will have their own point of view. nobody is saying that it should all be one point of view on the committee, but it is -- when statements are ridiculous and fall into the realm of you must be kidding, the...

Unemployment in this country. and so these are the things that i think that we have to wrap our heads around. >> again, almost 300 mass shootings so far this year. and that is where four or more people are shot. and that is more than all of 2014. and we are not even halfway through this year. act up on an airplane, face the consequences. airline trade and labor groups once the justice department to enforce harsher penalties for those air travelers exhibiting bad behavior. authorities have rece...