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We'll go to congressman who is standing by ready to talk to us. he's a member of the progressive caucus and he's on the appropriations committee. nice to see you, congressman. you were just in a meeting with speaker pelosi and democrats about the president's agenda. what was her message? >> i think we want to get this done. we've been negotiating as you know for a number of weeks. down to just a few issues. but what we want to do is pass these two bills that build back better agenda of the president's. and that's what the american people are going to benefit from. 40 million american families ...

Take that away once you get the enshrinement of climate control into law and $550 billion, you're not going to be able to take that away, once you get bridges and highways and somehow they weren't so perhaps, it will work and the question was will that change people's daily lives enough by the midterms to make them feel, again, our lives are changed? but that's what counts, what you feel in your daily life. >> as you correctly point out, democrats, so far, have been unable to pass these two big bills, despite the fact that they have a narrow window to enact what's called real transformative ch...

Methane initiative _ the us administration do? t�*i 3 methane initiative today is one part of a comprehensive agenda that president biden is putting in place. he has done more in his first year in office than any other us president in that time period and in addition, the methane rule announced today he is taking steps to tighten rules on emissions from automobiles and also proposing rules to curb emissions of h c —— h rules to curb emissions of h c -- h fc's rules to curb emissions of h c —— h fc�*s super pollutants and before congress is a historic investment, over $550 billion i...

Number one issue for the democratic party as you talk about. >> harris: let me step in. did you say great leadership? he is bragging about boasting about whatever words you want to use. it hasn't passed yet the $550 billion said for his long term strategy he releases today for climate change. so it's interesting what you say that he is showing leadership. it was the leadership opening statement that we showed. all the leaders are doing this. it is not like he stands out in that particular way. let me move on. >> we're back at the table at least. >> harris: what could be even worse for the pres...

For much of the deforestation and all the problems we have so far have an overwhelming obligation to the nations who in fact are not there, have not done it and we have to help much more than we have thus far. god bless you all and may god save the planet. thank you. [applause] >> harris: you were watching the president of the united states as he is abroad for the 26th meeting on climate. this is a large summit. some said it rivals what happened in 2015 with the paris talks then. today the president talked about the u.s. long term strategy. it is his idea of going forward. he says he will rele...