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I appreciate this but shes -- i appreciate that. senator. >> you have a phone and email. >> i do. its a great email account. senator, do you have any -- >> they monitor it all the time. >> garrett, you havent reached our office. >> senator, do the people who have been protesting you have any effect on the way youre looking at this issue? all right. thank you senator. >> thanks garrett. >> thank you. >> that was garrett haake trying to get senator sinema to recognize the concept of accountability...

There is still time for republicans to get out of the way and allow this bill to pass with a simple majority vote. if republicans want to vote no tomorrow, if they want to be the party of default, that is their choice. >> they convince senate republicans and they are currently falling on deaf ears. democrats might be getting that massive spending bill back on track. lets get to our spaniel. we have garrett haake. we also have susan paige, and former new york congressman and democratic congressio...

Our garrett haake is on the hill. >> reporter: facing a possible make-or-break moment for his multi trillion dollar agenda, president biden meeting with democrats tonight on capitol hill. >> im telling you were going to get this done it doesnt matter whether it is in six minutes, six days or six weeks, we will get it done. >> reporter: the president grappling with a string of setbacks, struggling to unite his own party behind his two massive spending plans. >> come on, man. unite the party. >> r...

And jon stewart returning to tv after six years why he chose now to make his comeback this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. potentially good news tonight for millions who depend on a federal paycheck heres where we are. with the midnight thursday deadline looming, congress is working to avert a government shutdown democrats and republicans now expected to come together on a spending bill that would allow the government to keep paying its obligations. it is the most press...

Safety net package gets an agreement between the house and president biden. i spoke moments ago to congressman bowman of new york. lets play what he had to say. >> infrastructure vote, do you believe it will happen tomorrow? if it happens, what will the end game be? >> i dont know. well see if it happens before the build better act, i think it will be votesed down. i know it will be volted down. but well see what happens. still a lot of hours in the day to negotiate where we are. >> now, there i...

What schumer and democrats are going to do about this, but whatever it is, theyve got to do it fast. government funding expires on thursday and even with all of that drama going on, todays biggest draw on capitol hill could actually be a senate hearing, an extraordinary clash between senators and military brass, it is starting just a few minutes from now, its when top military leaders will be facing members of congress for the first time since the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan and the firs...

Much all of president joe bidens domestic agenda, but also political stakes for democrats as they head into the midterms next year, wanting to show theyve been able to accomplish something on behalf of the american people, kendis. >> wow, a crucial weekend indeed, josh lederman, thank you for setting us up with all that. >> needless to say the president is faced with trying to get two sides of his own party to come to an agreement. the moderates want to do infrastructure first, but the progressi...

Of his closest advisers. will they get it? welcome to "meet the press daily". im garrett haake. as the white house faces a numb of political crises and tries to salvage the agenda on capitol hill, we begin with breaking news on the ongoing struggle against the pandemic. right now the coronavirus task force is briefing the public after the cdc announced its formally recommending a third dose to the pfizer vaccine for anyone over the age of 65, or anyone under the age of 18 with an underlying me...

>> i can tell, this is an emotional move for you. dave lara, thank you for joining the show and talking about it. >> thank you. youve got the 2022 gubernatorial race, yes, next year, heating up, with reports coming out, former congressman beto orourke might be considering running against the current republican governor greg abbott. abbott has energized democrats in particular after he put in place some conservative policies like that restrictive ban on abortions, strict rule on how and when te...

Away. from one battle to the next, new confusion surrounding covid booster shots as the white house and members of the scientific are at odds. and theyre set to make a decision on pfizers booster shot tomorrow. and spacex just launched four people into orbit for the companys first ever all civilian mission. i speak with a former astronaut about what this means for nasa and the future of space travel ahead. welcome to "meet the press daily." i am garrett haake in for chalk todd. the agenda ...