democracy and that's why we're fighting for it so passionately and that's why the rhetoric gets passionate. >> fair point there. house majority leader steny hoyer, appreciate you coming on and sharing your perspective with us. up next, how does president biden politically survive that seems to be an inevitable defeat in his attempt to adjust the filibuster. i guess this is plan b. do they have a plan c? later the white house's strategy to tackling the omicron surge that's crippling hospitals and making school staffing a huge problem. americans await the rapid tests. the tests may be rapid, but i don't know if they're coming in a rapid pace. you're watching "meet the press daily." n a rapid pace you're watching "meet the press daily.