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Money for enforcement. democrats say that's one of the best ways to pay for the plan, and that's just the bipartisan part of biden's two-pronged legislative push, as cnn's congressional correspondent ryan nobles reports. >> reporter: the legislation hasn't even been drafted. but already president joe biden's agenda is in serious trouble on capitol hill. >> i don't think it's dead, i think it's still alive. >> reporter: biden and congressional democrats are attempting to shepherd through two massive pieces of budget spending, a more than $4 trillion expansion of the federal government along two...

John lewis advancement act hasn't even really been written in the house or senate. so there's not a lot of legislative push. civil rights leaders spoke with him for hour and 40 minutes, not supposed to be that long, we were all waiting. when they came out said they know they have to take to the streets and build a public campaign. what was interesting, they reminded a lot of us of the '60s. said when it looked dire, when civil rights, asking for civil rights, kept pushing and pushing and something happened. that is what they're bringing to the table. president biden, he's going to on tuesday t...

That he has and that's with the civil rights leader said to him yesterday. they wanted to hear him uses pull pratt more than he has. kamala harris as for the test to lead on voting rights. but when it comes to legislation, it's kind of over and dead. that is what happened with espy while not allowing any debate, republicans blocking any debate on it on the people act, essentially, democracy reform. john lewis advancement act hasn't even been written in the house or the senate. so there's not a lot of legislative push so the civil rights leaders, they spoke to him for an hour and 40 minutes, it...

Breakthrough in combatting mental health emergencies could make it easier for people to get help. this month, the senate commerce committee and the federal communications commission approved a new three-digit suicide prevention hotline. 9-8-8. remember this. write it down. let people know about this. this thing has to become as prevalent as 9-1-1. 9-8-8. this could take months to implement, however. currently -- currently, the national suicide prevention lifeline is a ten-digit number. 1-800-273-talk. we'll tweet this all out so you've got it. callers who call this number are routed to one of ...

Changed that in washington or in various states across the country. >> as a father, my heart aches for the center is a families. you send your kids to school, you expect them to be safe. where is the leadership in washington going to come from? both parties. >> like i said, it is just heartbreaking to imagine what the parents of these victims are going through. with the families and teachers that lost their lives, what they're going through knowing after every shooting previously that has occurred not much has been done. >> is also the political context. election year for the entire house of r...