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for electric vehicles. thats any minute now. well bring it to you live. the president also putting gas prices front and center today, announcing new plans to try to tackle high prices at the pump. how hes responding to criticism that the move is purely political, with election day now less than three weeks away. and were on subpoena watch. the january 6th select committee set to formally issue one to former president trump soon, but how soon? well talk to a member of the economy, c...

And allocate les money for each policy item. thats the conversation happening on capitol hill. president biden has tried to refocus americans on the policy elements in the plan rather than the price tag, and he frequently points to how his policies have high approval ratings, and hes used that to try to get buy-in from moderate democrats. i want you to take a listen to what congresswoman maxine waters had to say earlier today. >> it is absolutely not to be understood that these two members of th...

Policy items might expire, that theyll be forced to extend them. this has been a real holdup among democrats. theres a lot of disagreement between moderates and progressives, and its been a real head yat for the white house. take a listen to what some senators have had to say about this. >> my number has been 1.5. ive been very clear. i dont believe we should turn our society into an entitlement society. >> senator manchin really believes that seniors are not entitled to digest their food and th...

Which is kind of a stock thing they can go back to on any of these policy issues but they are not going tit for tat with house democrats on policy elements of this bill in part because they havent had to. thats not even the focus on the democratic argument on a broad national scale. they have largely been on the sidelines of this particular debate. >> we are lucky on days like today to draw on all of our friends and reporters, claire mccaskill, garrett haake -- thank you for starting us off. all...

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The johns hopkins bloomberg school of health. good to see you again. the president will have a six-part battle plan tomorrow stressing the need to vaccinate more americans, we understand. what do you want to hear from him beyond get those shots? >> i think that there will be several important policy elements including the approach to vaccine mandates where appropriate, what the federal government is doing to support safety in nursing homes and schools. but i also hope to hear a little bit of the...

Vice-president in a way he cant against some new generation. >> think about the vulnerabilities hillary had. things that biden has done more so. >> you think that matters more than personality? theres a difference. >> there are cults of personality. i think we cant talk about this realistically without talking about sexism and gender issues. that wont be at play if biden is the general election candidate. its sad thats a factor, but it is. i think when you look at the policy elements of it, bide...

Republicans to be about less government and less spending because thats tied to this notion of conservativism and limited government that has been an anchor of the american party. >> the deficit was nowhere in this past election. the third issue you bring up is the one that has received a lot of attention. thats tone, particularly when you are dealing in some of these republican districts. you write, they dont want to condone behavior that is counter to what they have taught their children. soun...

>> i get the argument because you heard me make it with donovan that this could have been solved. everybodys had a lot of time. theres these six senators who have come up with a plan that seems to have some broad support, at least abasis for having the conversation. how do you answer the republican argument that this hasnt got anything to do with an appropriations bill and a continuing resolution which is your obligation as members of the united states congress? >> two things. first, any signifi...

Could have been solved. everybody had a lot of time. there are these six senators who have come up with a plan that seems to have some broad support, at least a basis for having the conversation. but in the end, how do you answer the republican argument that this hasnt got anything to do with an appropriations bill and a continuing resolution which is your obligation as members of the united states congress? >> well, two things. first, any significant continuing resolution or appropriations bill...