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Let's turn now to the top issue on capitol hill. on the one hand, the pressure is on for democratic leaders to craft their reconciliation bill that will strengthen the u.s. safety net and garner the support of nearly every democrat in washington, but they face another big hurdle in the meantime, staving off a debt default that could send shock waves through an economy still recovering from the pandemic. joining me now, democratic senator, alex padilla from california. senator, it is great seeing you this morning. let's talk about -- >> congratulations on the show, by the way. >> thank you, sir...

Don't say much about the future. but i think, you know, she's just facing reality. the court by 5-4 let the texas law go into effect, which effectively bans abortion in the state. and there is this mississippi case which you mentioned, which is upcoming, which bans abortion all together in mississippi. that 5-4 majority looks like it's ready to change the law of roe v. wade, which women and men have expected to be the law for 50 years in this country. and she's just telling people, get ready. >> let's talk about -- you mentioned the mississippi case. the term is about to begin. what are the ca...

She knows who she married. but she was humiliated and angry and what she didn't do is what typical political spouses do, which is sit down on a news talk show program, or walk hand and hand, in fact, she did the opposite, she demanded separate motorcades, she wouldn't walk across the lawn with him, and she requested that handsome military aides be selected to walk with her for state of the union, to be photographed with her, so she was very like melania trump, very calculated in her visual messaging saying i'm not okay with this. >> knowing how important optics is to the former president. >> e...

Deteriorating bridges, that's important. but when you think about the child care system where huge segments of the providers have simply disappeared, mothers can't go back to work. we have to address the entire picture in order to have a prosperous, successful country. we need both bills. >> so let's talk about, then, the second one, the $3.5 trillion one as it stands now. moderates say they will only support the spending bill if the price tag is reduced. progress sives have said that's non-starter, but nancy pelosi said it is evident that the smaller bill would be 3.5 trillion. would you vote...

Have your milk of magnesia. >> 1972. >> when you're watching "wheel of fortune," warm milk and crackers. donnie loves that. >> poor donnie. >> really does. >> donnie just cited geratol. >> i know. >> what did we do? >> going sideways here. >> this is a guy that watched lawrence with his grandmother. he saw the commercials. >> seriously. >> let's talk about -- since we don't want to get to the news. >> we should get to the news. >> let's talk about the emmys for a second. >> "ted lasso." >> willie is so happy that shows that i watched and loved were there. what made me the happiest was "ted las...