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You can't expect anybody in the democratic party to be nice to anybody across the aisle on the republican side. we see that in washington. you in d.c. are setting the standard. you are the ones putting the town out there that it's a constant fight. and enough is enough. we need more bipartisanship, i think, in particular in washington. i think people are voting that way right now, in particular with more moderate choices. >> lauren: and you know it doesn't help, todd? we are frustrated because we have been sort of locked down and restricted with covid, and constant testing, and being -- you kn...

Session about, you know, it being -- these things not happening before christmas. this supply chain issue is going to go on for a long time. there are short-term reasons for it but also long-term reasons for it i think the most important thing to understand is that the average american is suffering mightily. it's not about the christmas presents people may or may not have gotten. i'm waiting on few things, including some air hockey tables i don't think will make it. but the point is, you know, these sessions should be designed to seek solutions, you know, and every time they turn into some sor...

The truth because number one and number two is an unsustainable position for the white house. now you have the biden administration looking like they are trying to be in control by adopting a position which is they had no idea that this was going to be as bad as it was while their poll numbers are sink and while the american people, who elected joe biden, who put him in office based on the fact that they were going to get this virus under control, now has testing problems as you've been talking about, they have control problems, and everything they promised the american people is actually not ...

Speed up and modernize our ports. and tomorrow the department of transportation will announce over $200 million in grants to ports nationwide. we're making significant investment in freight rail as well and also working to unstick bottlenecks between the ports and the stores by getting more trucks moving all around the country. we've heard a lot about the need for more truck drivers and it is real. and we have gotten to work to address that. for example, i see marti from the labor secretary. you've done a hell of a job, pal, cutting the red tape so companies can set up registered apprenticeshi...

You have disagreed with the mayor's policies in the past. she announced $400 million in spending for crime prevention now. do you think it's enough or maybe she is shifting her views and is it heading at all in the right direction? >> good morning, benjamin. what we're seeing from mayor lightfoot right now is what i term the great pifshiot. she sees the writing on the wall. people in chicago as well as people across this country view their personal safety their number one issue facing them as we go into 2022. and while she is announcing all these great things and making great asks of the feder...