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Convert pledges for real action. that's the challenge for the united states as twell. the democratic party seems committed to advanced the climate agenda, and the republican party is sitting on sidelines. that is a challenge here, how do we create a unified political position whereca both democrats andde republicans are committedo advance the climate agenda. that's really a challenge for the country, that this has become deeply polarized. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much. e. we'll dive right now into all r that legislation on capit hill. aftern a months' long logjam, house d...

Package. one of o my colleagues on capit hill just spoke with senator berniewi sanders, chairman of t budget committee. sounds like they're talking about $6 trillion as an initial proposal fors reconciliation package. is there anyon way a package wi that kind of price tag, $6 trillion, would get 50 democratic votes in thege senat? >> look, i think we would have to see, it seems a bit hefty to me. but we have to see what's in it to make sure that it's money that, number one, is well spent and o helps move our economy forward and helps keep us ke competitive. as i said earlier, you know, our chi...

A vas laits vacillates to the other side. doesn't understand the ukraine issue. asking advisers why the ukraine issue is the issue that got him to this point, brooke. >> sure. to this hearing under way, jeffrey, for you, a reminder to everyone. for anyone who covers capit hill, right? there are many rules committee hearings that never seat light although of day on national television, but today is different. and today they will eventually push past the partisan bickering and get to setting parameters ahead of the vote tomorrow. can you just explain to us what those rules will look like what it...

Iran nuclear deal. he was asked whether the republican the will succeed in the obamacare. >> we think this has a very good chance but obamacare's only getting worse. it's disfunctional now. at some point, the senate is going to be forced to make a deal. they're just about at that point right now because obamacare is so bad. >> later today, the president returns to his golf resort in new jersey where he's likely to keep tabs on health care negotiations up on capit hill. thanks. the graham/cassidy gives states more control over health care but could leave millions of americans paying more, bas...

Comes to his defense? how do they defend him when he is really creating his own separate universe maybe even they don't understand. >> it's the universe of alternate facts, alternate reality, as you said, mike. this is one of the more troubling developments for the truth in american political discourse right now is that even when the facts are not on donald trump's side, there are people around him in talk radio, in conservative media, on capit hill, in hiswn west wing offices who will create their own set of facts to back up whatever outrageous claim he has made. what i'm referring to here is...