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Experience or is it a systemic one, even in a community like southlake. >> i think thats what makes your story so powerful. its recognizing that racism sadly is bleeding across socio economics and we have to address it as a country because we are a multicultural country. antonia hylton, thank you for joining me today. the next episode is available on monday morning. listen and subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. dont go anywhere. weve got much more this sunday morning. house majori...

Regularly is in americas cities and with mayors. today the message we want to bring to the white house is we stand in partnership ready to move and take action to see infrastructure actually get digging in americas cities. >> mayor holt, one thing that republicans in congress are balking at is how to pay for this. as a republican mayor of a big c city, what do you say to republicans in congress who arent going for this yet? >> well, i want to be careful to draw the distinction. mayor whaley allu...

And others meat plants and others, so we have got to ensure cybersecurity is included in that infrastructure discussion. jon: there seems to be growing concern among the american public that all of this spending is going to bring on the kind of inflation we havent seen since the 1970s and 1980s. according to moan moth university poll when asked how concerned are you that president bidens spending plan could lead to inflation, 47% say they are very concerned. 24% somewhat concerned and you see th...

Are taking new shape on capitol hill this morning. back with us, josh ledderman. and our capitol hill correspondent garrett haake is back with us as well. following a couple of major developments on the hill. josh, whats president bidens next big focus? >> huge challenges awaiting president biden on his domestic agenda now that he is back from the summit and his first overseas trip. first and foremost, the infrastructure discussion, which has been raging here in washington even as the president ...

Legislatures can ledgislate. the president appears to be trying to say if you keep on investigating, there is no legislating. they hope to govern as well. nancy pelosi described it as a moment where she could have held along with democrats to give the president and achievement on infrastructure and that as she said shes praying for the president really notable thing and the tone and the way she said it really marks a day that when the history of the trump administration is written. this seems to...

Drinking water, greenhouse gas emissions. he joins us now and thats whae should expect for the state of the union address. when the president talks about infrastructure, he is not just talk about money but regulatory reform and to try to make sure the federal government isnt impeding efforts to start new projects, at least unnecessarily. will epa be a part of that process? we know epa is one of the last office to try to get something approved. >> we have been for the last several months. its bee...

The whole infrastructure discussion. >> many smart people think were 20 years behind on the power grid. we have been promised for a long time wii by politicians, not just on that, on the airports, the roads, the bridges, on the schools. i read a heartbreaking story, in classes, didnt have heaters in some classes. >> gary. >> let me-- its about time that something gets done. politicians need to get onto these essential things for the future growth of in country today. >> but, gary, lets not get c...

This is something that the president campaigned on. democrats said were willing to work with him on this. so why hasnt more materialized in the last seven months and what could materialize coming up is this because we saw some infrastructure discussion with folks in the house and that hasnt seemed to have gone anywhere fast. >> well, like you mentioned, that is kind of what is crazy to remember here. early on in december and january, dchls were actually on board with infrastructure. chuck schume...

But i would put in human infrastructure. so things like education make human beings more productive and efficient over time, and money for basic science, those are things that put people to work right now and make us more productive over time. its incredibly valuable and useful. >> what were up against here with this infrastructure discussion is were stuck between two prongs that are going in the same direction, but they feel like theyre competing. everybody talks about the need to improve our i...

Also put in human infrastructure so things like education make human beings more productive and efficient over time, and money for basic science, those are things that put people to work right now and make us more productive over time. >> what were up against here with this infrastructure discussion is were stuck between two prongs that are going in the same direction, but they feel like theyre competing. everybody talks about the need to improve our infrainfrastruct. its good for the country in...