argue that infrastructure doesn t matter if we lose democracy. that s one argument that people are making and that president biden should have had a different priority set to begin with, but here we are, and do you understand the argument that we just heard from jerry gonzalez, that time s over for speeches? time s up for speeches and some other action now needs to be taken? i do understand the groups that are not attending the speech today. historically, in movements, in particular the civil right movement, there are strategies and tactics that everyone has to play. i remember when i was in the white house and then at a civil rights organization, everyone has a role in this ecosystem of democracy, and so the groups that are not attending, they are shining a light and putting the urgency, yes, it is great that the speech is happening today, but it would have been great if it had happened not just six months ago but every single day as infrastructure and build back better was a part o
it s impacting society in such a large way but it s unavoidable for, as she says, most americans? well, i didn t think dr. woodcock s comments were particularly helpful. a, i haven t seen the evidence that she seems to be citing here. i haven t seen evidence that most people are going to get it. that s an empirical statement which has to have evidence behind it. and second, the thing that she said about it is that we have to keep our systems functioning in that context, but the way to keep systems functioning is to make sure that even if you believe that everyone is going to get covid, that it doesn t happen all at the same time, which means that people have to do things to protect themselves and one another, whether that is making sure that they are wearing their masks, getting vaccinated, using rapid tests, but if you tell people that they re just going to get it anyway, then you ve killed the incentive that people have to protect themselves, to slow the spread and make sure they d
before the committee. now, the big open question here is, the form and fashion in which they seek that cooperation. the committee s done this in a variety of different ways. sometimes they send a letter asking for voluntary cooperation. they ve done that with sean hannity, for instance, and a few members of congress. other times, they just go straight to the subpoena route and issue that subpoena that would legally force someone to hand over documents and then meet for a deposition. at this point, thompson says they are just reviewing the process and talking through the process before making a final decision as to how they are going to reach out to giuliani, but the key point here, victor and alisyn, is that they are interested in talking to giuliani. they view him as an integral part of their investigation. it now just seems as a matter of when and how they go through that process. ryan, the question is, then, how successful, regardless of how they reach out, whether it s a request
j jayapal. we re here to make transform mansion in a moment of tremendous crisis. we re here to deliver on climate change and health care. we re here to deliver on paid leave and child care so women can get back to work. we are not going to leave people behind. but i just mean in terms of the broader negotiations, are you confident if infrastructure doesn t get a vote coming out of this you can have a real conversation with the joe mansions and the biden can have a real conversation hopefully he understands he s not the only one with power with a slim majority. mark, i think you said it. both of you probably said it. the progressives are flexing muscles in ways that we haven t seen before but you said that biden was elected to be the center. so what is that dynamic going to look like for the rest of his presidency? first of all, kudos to congresswoman jayapal. she s done an outstanding job and beenfecteffective. there was a reason joe biden was
he needs the democrats to deliver right now. he can t wait. yeah. and he can t. and um, look. and terry mcauliffe is also an example of where the democratic where most of the democratic party is. where they actually win elections. mark, the upcoming episode of the circus is all about this. this is a clip featuring progressive caucus chair, pramila jayapal. here it is. we are here to make transformative change for people in a moment of tremendous crisis. we are here to deliver on climate change. we are here to deliver on healthcare. we are here to deliver on paid leave and childcare so women can get back to work. we are not going to leave people behind. but i just mean in terms of the broader negotiations. i mean, are you confident that if infrastructure doesn t get a vote coming out of this, you can have a real conversation with the joe manchins and that biden can have a real conversation? well hopefully, he understands that he is not the only one that has power with a slim m