does the first bill passing endangered the second bill passing, and what links them? when is it going to be voted on? >> we'll, if the passage of the first bill didn't threaten the passage of the second bill, it would not have been held hostage for three months. the president could have had a signing ceremony in august, with several republican senators who are supported this bill and instead, we're looking at the barrel of the week before thanksgiving at best. it could go later than that though. i do think there has been enough of a commitment from different factions of the democratic party, and the democratic caucus to each other and it will pass. we just don't know when. i think the problem for democrats, on messaging the second bill, you heard secretary buttigieg talking about the quote infrastructure bill being very popular, with 70% of americans favoring. it they promised a lot of programs that will not attempt in the final bill. the people will be extra confused about what's in, it dual nazi projects in their communities. they drive down the road, that will be a

bill tonight? >> well, first of all, let's just be honest. and there's a reality of writing legislative language. discussions have been going on all weekend. it is going to take time for that language to be finished, and then many members have expressed wanting 72 hours to look at the language. i am hopeful. i think most are hopeful we will be able to do something by the end of the week. but i think it's more important to do it right. i do believe the time is here to land this plane, and i'm -- i think we will land the plane this week. >> every member i talk to tells me there's some other issue they're interested in that they want to see included. how open do you think negotiations still are on prescription drugs or immigration or paid family leave? like, how finalized are we looking at it in terms of a framework becoming a bill? >> you know, here's the way. the president laid out his framework. there are other issues we all care deeply about. when these bills are passed, we'll get up the next day

so we will benefit from the infrastructure bill. but again, there's the concern about voter protection. there's the concern about police reform. none of which has been able to even move forward for a debate. when you can't pass a procedural vote, they're saying they won't even discuss it or debate it, which is the epitome of an insult to many black voters. >> rev, totally agree with you. but when you look at the they you just referenced, how much is that joe biden versus mitch mcconnell or kevin mccarthy? it's the republicans who are really putting their foot down and opposing it vehemently. so is there not an ability to distinguish between the president and those opposing republicans? >> first of all, there's no question mitch mcconnell and kevin mccarthy, but i think what the white house must do is come out and aggressively champion these bills even more by saying they're willing to see a carve out. if they had come out and if they still come out and say that we would support a carve out to the filibuster on voting, a carve out to

, the build back better bill. what's your feeling of the political prognosis there? my understanding is you're essentially waiting on a cpo score and hoping with the president's word backing up the moderates, this thing can at least get through the house? >> well, and that's another important element. obviously president biden and vice president harris have worked tirelessly to get an agreement with our senators, and in the house, we now have an agreement between the moderates and the progressives. why? because the build back better bill is going to cut taxes for the majority of american families with children. it's going to create millions of good-paying union jobs. it's going to address our care economy by providing funding for elder care and home care. and it's going to reduce cost on everything from housing to child care to health care. and i am so confident, and i'm excited, quite frankly, that democrats when we're in the majority, this is what we do. we deliver for the american people. yes, there's more work

we need to pass this bill. >> yeah, it is overwhelmingly popular in america, the provisions of the bill. congressman, don't go anywhere. after a quick break, i want to talk about an issue extremely important to both of us, transgender rights, safety and equality. >> for the rest of you, if you don't like your congressional district, no problem. lines are being redrawn all over the nation and republicans are using this redistricting frenzy to gain the upper hand. and then barely two days after kyle rittenhouse walked free far right republicans are trying to profit from it, even rittenhouse's defense lawyer is calling it disgusting and with midterms under a year away, both sides of the aisle are getting ready and whether democrats learn from past congressional losses. we'll get real talk from two lawmakers that lost their house seats in 2020. lawmakers that lost their house seats in 2020. wealth plan across your full financial picture. a plan with tax-smart investing strategies designed to help you keep more of what you earn. this is the planning effect. ♪ limu emu... & doug ♪ ♪ sup

we wanted to vote for both bills, on the bipartisan bill and the build back better bill. we had no say on the other bill. before the weekend, before senator manchin's statement, we came to a consensus that we wanted both bills to be voted on this week, and we're going to do that. >> you can't really vote on the reconciliation bill until the cbo has scored it. it wouldn't be a proper legislative bill in the senate without that cbo score. what manchin was saying, as kind of threatening as it sounded,s was describing what the senate procedure is. >> correct. let's see when the cbo scores cuts. i know they probably ex pe dated it by the end of the week. i think what will happen is both, your bill will go where the president says. that becomes law. with the other bill, there is still some risk. it depends on the senate voting for it. i am confident that this president will prevail and we will get universal child care, and that those priorities will be in the final bill. >> so your position, then, is let's have the house basically just call the senate's bluff on this, which is

in the bill. the power economy bill. the people's economy bill. the economy's future bill. that the e-word is in the bill. that it's -- the job stimulus bill, something, by the way, you go back to obamacare, it was a healthcare bill. civil rights bill was a civil rights bill. this is an economic bill. and you need to own it that way. it's no more complicated than that. but it's not a spending bill because spending can be a dirty word in a lot of places and it's not a build back better because i don't know what the hell that means and i don't mean to dump all over -- that might have been a good presidential term but it's not a term -- it's not a term for this bill. get the e-word in. you want to brand it, b-word, get the e-word into the bill. >> okay, so, what's the ad look like, donny? make me an e-ad. >> okay. it starts out with an old morning in america like it's evening in america, it's a dark america, it's what we inherited, it was covid, it was, you know, the economy in ruins, it was january 6th. and all of a sudden, this economics future bill has shed light. it's crea

holding this bill hostage is not going to work in getting my support for the reconciliation bill. throughout the last three months i've been straightforward about my concerns and i will not support a reconciliation package that expands social programs and irresponsibly adds to our $29 trillion in national debt that no one seems to really care about or even talk about. nor will i support a package that risks hurting american families suffering from historic inflation. simply put, i will not support a bill that is this consequential without thoroughly understanding the impact that it will have on our national debt, our economy, and most importantly, all of our american people. every elected representative needs to know what they are voting for and the impact it has, not only on their constituents, but the empire country. that is why we must allow time for complete transparency and analysis on the impact of changes to our tax code and energy and climate policies to ensure that our country is well-positioned to remain the superpower of the world, while we inspire the rest of the world

this bill is going to be the biggest cost kufgt cutting bill in this country. it will go at costs that are persistent problems for american people in their lives. >>> meanwhile, a brand-new report sheds light on president biden's political future. president biden and members of his inner circle have reassured allies in recent days that he plans to run for reelection in 2024. however, interviews with 28 strategists and officials show the assurances have not stopped the internal debate on whether biden will appear on the ticket. >>> tomorrow marks the deadline for a requirement for all tsa employees to be vaccinated against covid, at the start of a busy travel holiday people. today transportation secretary pete buttigieg alleviating concerns that this deadline will impact americans traveling for thanksgiving this week. >> i have seen no indication that vaccine requirements are going to impact travel in any way, certainly in terms of our ability as a federal administration to provide the services that are needed. i can tell you, my agency, we see numbers approachi

to pass the second bill. big bill, rather, not a done deal. but nonetheless, i mean, there's a lot that can happen and has happened. >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely. so, i'm sure everyone is relieved that we're finally getting to the point where we're no longer talking about bills but acts that have passed and will have the president's signature on them. the biden administration has been, for months now, prepping to -- how to actually implement the provisions within both this bipartisan infrastructure act that passed last night and the broader build back better agenda that is still going through the wringer, really, in congress right now. so, i'm sure they're excited to be talking about what's actually to be done to put this -- put people to work, get bridges, roads, et cetera, fixed, broadband expanded to rural areas. i'm sure they're excited to stop talking about what's happening on the hill and start talking about what's happening in the districts once this is actually put into place. >> i'm going to pick

the buck stops where with the implementation of this bill? >> well, obviously i take very seriously the responsibilities that we have for everything that flows through the department of transportation. that's over $280 billion of new funding in addition to the baseline funding that was in the bill that we were planning on the whole time. and can i tell you that everyone in my organization feels the same way. we know that we have a responsibility to be creative, to be smart, to be entrepreneurial, but also to be careful, cautious, and accountable if these dollars. of course, the work we do reflects on the administration as a whole which is why i'm so glad my friend, the new orleans mayor, the president to the conference of mayors when i was relatively new to the job. his role at the white house, looking across different departments. my department, the department of energy, epa, just to name a few are part of the task force, making sure the big picture looks good even as we're going into our respective individual areas of responsibility. partne

bill that will hurt us. for the sake of the country, ours is the house to vote and pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill. holding this bill hostage is not going to work, and getting my support for the reconciliation bill. >> president biden pledged to pass his build back better agenda during a speech at the united nations climate change conference. the spending bill includes a huge investment in clean energy and the president is insisting he'll get it done. >> this is a chance in my view to make a generational investment in our economic resilience and in our workers and communities throughout the world. that's what we're going to do in the united states. my build back better framework will make historic investments in clean energy. the most significant investment to deal with the climate crisis that any advanced nation has made ever will demonstrate to the world the united states is not only back at the table but hopefully leading by the power of our example. i know it hasn't been the case, and that's why

as it relates to -- the major bill, the senate bill, that we are discussing, is two parts. the first relates to private employers and employees, and how to file a complaint with the department of legal affairs, an extension of the attorney generals office. the second is about prohibiting mask mandates among students, which is now moot. because the last major three school districts, including miami-dade, have done away with it. so that is moot. but they pat would file a complaint -- and this is in the minutiae of the bill. this added layers and layers of confusion to that question, to the point that you don't find out as a small business that you have been in violation until you receive a notice of violation, which is not acting in good faith to the small business owner. give them proper notice that the complaint has been filed. and perhaps it can be remedied or cured. this is in the -- and mode. >> this increased cost on the small businesses, and legal fees, who have to deal with new regulatory burdens. >> there is a scheme being devised, with no attendant cost associated w

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he hailed the passage of the infrastructure bill. i mean, it is a huge achievement, but the build back better bill simply got that rule vote and your progressive caucus had wanted a vote on both bills at the same time. so how did the equation change? >> yes, alex, it's great to see you, my friend. always good to be on with you. look, we have been committed to how we get both bills through, and i would just remind everybody that four weeks ago we had nothing on build back better. we had an infrastructure bill, but we had nothing on build back better. we didn't have a framework. we didn't have legislative text. we certainly didn't have a vote on the floor. we didn't have any agreement that it was actually going to pass, and what we were able to get last night is to the place where we were able to pass the infrastructure bill, get a firm commitment from all six moderates that they would vote for the rule, and you know, they were not wanting to vote for the bill at the time. they would vote for the rule, and that in ten days that they wo

this bill fixes a lot of stuff. i think that the joe biden for having the fortitude and press on and get it done. >> as we watch the president sign the law into law. the fate of the $2 trillion spending plan remains uncertain to the public. i will say also i'm told that there's going to be the directing of a lot of the contracts to black and people of color contractors and business people. will be involved with provides jobs. how's moderates are yet to receive the cost estimate they demanded in order to get behind the next plan. most house progressives agreed to that request. but there's still no public date for a vote despite a push to get one before weeks end. and the senate appears poised to take up this national defense bill. will we see this bill get passed? >> i'm very hopeful we will. i know we said we'll do it the week of the 15th. that's coming up. i hope we get this done. i think it's very important we do so. when you talk about roads skb bridges and rail and all the other things. you have to talk about hu

and also final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill tonight. the president says, quote, i am confident that during the week of november sath, the house will pass the build back better act." they're trying to pass the structure thing tonight in a rule like a procedural vote to get them to the build back better. if the house does what the president is urging, that would mean the smaller roads and bridges bill will get signed, will -- it will pass the house. it's already passed the senate. it will go to the president's desk tonight. remember he stayed in washington. he didn't go home. he could conceivably do it tonight. that would be a big deal. the plan is for the house to pass the larger social spending bill later this month. remember, progressives have said from the beginning they're only going to do them both together. we'll see. you know, once the house passes the bigger social spending bill, the senate will have to pass that, too. make of that what you will. this is a live issue. there may yet be substantive votes tonight or not. it was ever

it's a bipartisan bill. last night or this morning they're going to pass bbb. >> i looked at that thing is supposed to be a bill. it does look like a cigarette by the way. dude, i don't do cigarettes. now they're going to pass this universal pre-k and health for citizens and tax cuts for a lot of americans. this is a bill that 58% of americans support and only 38% opposed. a lot of things breaking. things are breaking fast. >> yeah, no question about it. there is a reason democrats want to get back to recess and spend some time of what they just passed. we saw president biden burned out in the electric car. they'll talk about the infrastructure bill. kevin mccarthy did not stop the build back better bill, he just delayed it. the house will meet to finish consideration of the build back better bill act, democrats have planned to vote yesterday. process was held last night because of a speech of minority leader lasted eight hours and 32 minutes. >> kill me. >> jesus. >> breaking the previous record. speaker pe

he has not decided to get behind this bill. there will be weeks of negotiations to come on the senate side, although senate leader schumer has indicated he hopes to bring the bill to the floor for passage sometime before christmas. keep in mind that biden very much wants this piece of legislation to pass and be signed into law by the end of the year because he is aware that next year it's all politics, and the democrats in both parties and both houses are going to be focused on the midterm campaigns. so it's really a narrow window of opportunity here to get this measure passed and signed into law. >> well, speaking of politics, jackie, we see kevin mccarthy continuing to talk at various times. democrats sitting there have responded from the gallery. ron klain, the white house chief of staff texted this, tweeted this. it's a sandberg quote. if the facts are against you, argue the law. if the law is against you, argue the facts. if the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell. what do you make of this

these bills, in fact, are the two bills weir talking about, build back better bill which we'll be working on now and this bill are all designed to gifford near people a fighting chance to begin and not punish everybody. it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people. what it means is bet on the american people, give them a shot. give them a shot. that's what these plans do. they bet on average americans they believe in america and they believe in the limitless capacity of the american people. if you look at the history and the journey of this nation, what becomes crystal clear, not a joke, given half a chance, the american people have never, ever, ever, ever, ever let their country down. we're about giving them a full chance this time and when we do, there will be no stopping us. i truly believe that 50 years from now folks will look back and say this was the moment, this was the period and this year and the next couple of years when america decided to win the competition of the 21st century to get in the game full bore. so my message to the american people is let's get to

now it's a moot point, they have to vote for build back better bill when it comes up. they're fighting for child care, pre-k and prescription drug costs being lower. now their message is we must keep for build back better bill package otherwise the infrastructure plan does not matter. >> now with the conservative senators. we are about a week from election day and we have already one thing when election day ends, we start thinking of the next one. midterms, a year away. what are democrats and republicans taking as a prepare for it. >> democrats are figuring out how not to take the bait from republicans who want to draw them into cultural war issues and take them away from what they want to talk about and what voters care about. republicans are trying to tie vulnerable house democrats to this reconciliation package which has not passed yet to force them to accept every single provision in it or even the more controversial, socialist aspects. talk to us about the calculations democrats are making. there seems to be reluctant from moderates to wrap their arms around it. b

would very much like to pass the social spending bill. and along the way maybe i don't know fund the pentagon and avert a government shut down. back with us tonight, our two friends. a veteran political strategist. progressive candidates and causes and author writer, thinking. a veteran of the reagan bush administration editor at large at the bull work. good evening to you both. without trying to spin your modest host, how much pressure are the democrats under and what percentage of this stuff are they going to get by new years eve? >> they are under immense pressure. i'm not even going to guess at the percentage. let's project what they should get done. 100% of it. they have to do basic things like fund the government and raise the debt limit and fund whatever other essential budgets. that has to be done as well as the build back better act. this is what democrats have promised to voters. the same voters who turned out in mass during the pandemic. to give them the house, the senate and the white house. in 2020. this is what they have to

jean-pierre bill passed. what's going to be in place and americans are going to feel the effects of safer roads and better bridges and faster broad band. >> the president announced coordinator over night last night, mayor landrieu is going to be the coordinator that's going to oversee this big bipartisan infrastructure bill that the president is going to sign into law later today. one of the reasons that he picked mayor landrieu because he wanted to make sure this historic investment had the biggest impact on people's lives. miss landrieu is the perfect person to make it happen. the recovery act you are speaking about in 2009 was a big deal. the president makes sure that he took that on with transparency and it was incredibly successful. now this is clearly different. it was a stimulus that was a different time of the economy and so we are going to make sure that we are working with -- remember there is going to be other agencies that's going to be vofred in this as well. we'll get this done for the american

to put this bill together and build the support to pass this bill. it took hard work. it took patience. it took diligence. it took compromise. those are the qualities joe biden brought to the presidency. obviously not the qualities donald trump brought to the presidency. as a result we have the result we have tonight. >> the going forward with the as speaker referred to in her remarks there's a second part of the legislative agenda. that is the one you intend to pass with only democratic votes. she said with a score coming out at the end of the week there might be able to have a vote in the house this week. what is the timetable for that? >> i think the speaker try is going to intends to bring the bill to the floor this week. once they have the data they need from cbo to validate the bill is fully paid for. once it passes the house we're off to the senator. we're working close with senator schumer to pass it there. this bill only democrats have supported. i don't think that will change. it's unfortunate. the bill addresses another set of vital needs for the american pe

will that bill and the crucial build back better bill finally make it across the finish line this week? joe biden's agenda depends on it. >>> good evening. ever since i joined msnbc i have been talking about the f word. facism. every time i do someone somewhere has accused me of exaggeration, hyperbole, tried to tell me that is not really where america is or even close to. well, tonight i'm here to report that we are at the book banning stage of american authoritarianism. are you still not worried? republican lawmakers in texas led by this guy matt krauss have launched an investigation into school libraries to see if they are carrying books on certain subjects. a list that includes more than 850 books and critics say targets books about women, people of color, and lgbtq people specifically. it is shameful. it's shocking. and what else is shocking is representative krauss is refusing to provide any specifics about his probe claiming it would compromise the integrity of the potential investigation. what might he investigate? thoroughly educating the children of texas? i'd call this a wit

which is not procedural that's them passing the bill the senate has already passed. >> the actual bill so the one that's on the screen that says on the motion to concur in the senate amendment and there's about ten minutes left in that particular vote, your belief is that this bill will -- is expected to pass tonight and this will go to the president tomorrow, perhaps? >> reporter: yeah, i get the sense that they want to send this thing over there as soon as they can and certainly the white house is ready to receive it. we heard the president this morning urging his colleagues here in the house to vote yes on this package, of course, he wants to see both of these two bills passed in tandem. at the same time a notched win is as good a win at any time and the white house want to get this too. >> dizzyingly complicated, but you do a fantastic job of making it clear. so fantastic you can't go anywhere because i'm going to hand you over to my colleague in a moment. ali vitali is live and it continued with "the 11th hour" with my colleague brian williams now. >>> indeed, good evening, once a

but if they don't do something in the rollout of these bills, the infrastructure bill, this family care bill, if that doesn't go well, there is going to be issues. that's something they are talking about. but they do have a sense of urgency because they know they are running out of time because by the time we get to january, february, there is not going to be a lot of legislation passed at that point. >> i think eugene gets it right there. the results are open to interpretations and when you listen to them they most low affirmed people's world views prior to tuesday. everybody using this as proof of concept. listen to senator joe manchin. >> we can't go too far left. this is not center left or a left country. we are if anything, a center right country. that's being shown. we ought to be able to recognize that. >> now officer demand, i know you were a pollster by trade and training. i know exit polls probably want to make you roll your eyes so hard that you worry they might stay like that forever but this notion the party being called to the left would seem to me to be an oversimplificat

they made it clear if they wanted to pass the infrastructure bill and larger social spending bill, the build back better act, they'd have to move quite expeditiously on this. in the end it became a conflict over which bill would be first and how prose depressive the people would leverage to make sure they got this more expansive infrastructure bill. in the end the president was heavily involved talking with speaker pelosi, other house leadership eventually jumping on the phone with one of the other leaders, josh gottheimer, editing statements that were being put out, to make sure progressives voted. they were holed up in the second part of the residence over pizza, dove ice cream bars, and coca-cola, and they finally got this done. they finally did. the president came out as you just showed and celebrated its passage. >> dove ice cream bars, key to any negotiation. we focus on the politics of this and we'll talk about it. walk us through what's in this bipartisan infrastructure bill and how it could change american lives. >> yeah. i think this is a big thing that the white house wants

the bill added that murkowski said the bill with broader consensus. the bill is expected to fail as senator murkowski, well, she's the only republican expected to vote in favor. >>> jurors in the trial of kyle rittenhouse heard starkly different procedure trails of the 18-year-old in the opening trial yesterday. rittenhouse is charged with killing two men and wounding a third last summer. the associated press reported a kenosha, wisconsin, prosecutor said rittenhouse set the bloodshed in motion when he initiated the confrontation with a man that night and killed him with a gore to the back. but rittenhouse's attorney told the jury that his client acted in self-defense when others clubbed the teen and kicked him in the head with a skateboard. the first is domenic black. he testified to being with the teenager right after the shooting. >> he wasn't really talking. he just said he had to do it. it was self-defense. people were trying to hurt him. >> did he ever say to you that someone was trying to attack him with a gun? >> no. >> did he ever say to you

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as it relates to -- the major bill that we're here for is senate bill 2 is basically two parts. the first part relates to private employers and how they file a complaint with the state attorney general's office. the second part of the bill is about prohibiting mask mandates on students, which is now moved because the last three of the major school districts including miami-dade have now done away with it. but the path is basically to file the complaint. and it is even in the very technical and manutia of the bill, just added layers and layers and layers of confusion to that question, to that point. you don't find out as a small business that you have been in violation until you receive a notice of violation, which is not acting in good faith to the small business owner. gift them prompt notice that a complaint has been filed and perhaps either remedied or cured. this is a gotcha and slap you moment. >> and obviously incurs legal costs and lawyers fees on these small businesses that have to deal with these sudden, new regulatory burdens. >> lawrence, if i told you that there is a

bill? >> well, president biden has, thank you, for having me back, president biden has obviously gone somewhat out on a limb and i hope that it will have the receipts to show that woe can all trust him that joe manchin and kyrsten sinema will vote for the build back better act. i am pretty confident that the president would not have made that assurance to the cpc if he didn't feel pretty certain he could deliver. i think we will get it done. i'm happy about that. >> as you say the president knows something we don't. if he doesn't get it done there will be a lot said about what was said in the last 48 hours to get the first bill through. let's talk about the direction of the party. both the "new york times" and the economist have published resented torials arguing the democratic party moving too far to left and that position has become almost conventional wisdom if parts of my industry. i wonder though. democrats championing policies like medicare negotiating lower prescription drugs prices

i should say this bill includes near and long term efforts. some things will happen very quickly because we're taking grant programs that already exist in my department they're just going to have much more funding to work with. for example, this week will be rolling out the latest awards for what's called the raise grants. that's about a billion-dollars going to projects around the country that enhance safety and economic development and other things that communities need. for that $1 billion of funding, we got $10 billion in applications which means we know there are a lot more projects, good worthy projects ready to go we have a chance to fund next year and we won't wait until november to do it because we know how much interest there is. having said that, this isn't like the stimulus bill back in 2009 where it was all about shovel ready projects getting the money out into the economy as quickly as possible. this is yes for the near term but really about the long term, too and we're as interested in what we call shovel worthy projects as shov

the first bill that passed and whatever comes out of the second bill when it passes, largely because they have seen polling, brian, that shows that americans do not appreciate or feel or remember what they got out of the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan that was passed in the winter, early spring, and that is a huge alarm bell for democrats. that in the height of this before we were vaccinated, americans did not really appreciate and then remember their $1,400 checks and everything else that came out of that. so that is a warning sign for the build back better agenda when they pass it. they better really tell people what's in it because a lot of the money in that bill won't even be spent and felt anyway until '23, '24. the messaging will be critical when looking at the midterm elections next year. >> critically for us both of these guests will stay with us while i fit in a break. coming up, what's at stake for this white house as they prepare to sell all of this to the american people when we come back. to the american people when we come back feel stuck with student loan debt? mov

send the infrastructure bill to my desk. send the build back better bill to the senate. let's build an incredible economic progress. build on what we have already done, because this will be a boost when it occurs. let's show the world that america's democracy can deliver and propel our economy forward. let's get this done. i'll be back to answer some of your questions when they pass. may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. thank you. >>> we have been listening to president biden speaking about this month's jobs report and his agenda before he attends general colin powell's funeral at the top of the hour. at the washington national cathedral. he's saying unemployment decreased this year more than any year since 1950 and said paychecks are going up as well. in october we added more than a 530,000 jobs, beating expectations. and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.6%. the economy was the top issue in virginia's governor's race the democrats lost. it's all looming over capitol hill where the economic agenda hangs in the balance as we speak. right now a momen

forget about these bill words. this bill is paid for and it will be paid for. that's going to be a fact. it's not going to add to inflation. there's this great hebrew song you sing at a holiday and it's called dianu. it means that would be enough. it talks about all the miracles god created. that would be enough if he did one. this does four or five things that are really extraordinary. just one alone is enough. i'm excited about this. i think language is important. i think we should listen to david. he's very support. >> d i dianu, senator boxer. always good to see you. >> thanks. back to you. >> thank you. we'll see you again. coming up, we have something special. think about all the pandemic heroes. we haven't even caught up with all their stories. in a way, it's too many and yet we need them so much. we have someone who has been documenting that and is one of the most trusted writers on earth. i'll explain why. james patterson next. hi susan! honey? yeah? i respect that. but that cough looks pretty bad... try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love..

this nfrtsds bill is a big step forward. it represents the biggest investment in ports in american history. for american families it means products moving faster and less expensively from the factory flew through the supply chain and into your home. the fact is this, with the bill we passed last week and the steps we are taking at home and abroad we are set to make significant progress. we are already in the midst of historic mick recovery. very soon we are going to see the supply chain start catching up with demand. so not only will we see more record breaking job growth. we will so lower prices and faster deliveries as well. this work is going to be critical as we implement the infrastructure bill, as we continue to build the economy from the bottom up and the middle out. bypassing the build back better plan we need to unlock the file might and dynamism of our economy, guys, and of our people. i really mean it. and with this plan, we have set in motion -- that's exactly what we are going to do. we are going to build a bett

it's a victory lap for his infrastructure bill, right when the speed bump, his bigger spending bill, is getting closer and closer. schumer says the goal is a vote by christmas, but that only wants us -- after completing the signing ceremony for the trillion dollar infrastructure bill, mr. biden returns to a much harsher reality. historically low approval ratings, unified republican opposition to the centerpiece of his domestic policy, growing alarm in his party about the prospect of losing control of congress next year and a surprising surge in inflation. put it that way, it sounds serious. back with us tonight, juanita tolliver, veteran political strategist to progressive causes, and amy starter of real clear politics. juanita, how much pressure is on democrats elected members of congress, to pass that second bill? >> let me put it this way. they hear, every time the clock ticks down, they are feeling the weight of time running out on them, especially ahead of the midterms. and they know they have to deliver. i think that what was a helpful indicator about the need to deliver was th

i think build back better bill is great. it's so important. there is a lot there and we should be talking about the specifics of it. as you know it was a wittel down build back better bill better plan. the question is, where is the fight. i worry about the largest growth in terms of people who are disapproving of joe biden are latinos and latinas. so you know that's what i am thinking about. i am not thinking about that other guy. i understand it completely. the whole republican party is obsessed of what he's thinking. maria makes a good point about approval of joe biden among communities of color. what would a message sound like in this moment now that you have build back better bill in the house. what would it sound like to those communities of color who are frustrated at this particular moment so they understand how this particular legislation benefits them. >> well, a couple of things. first of all, let's talk about kevin. i don't understand why any person would want to apply a job from a guy that got fired from another job. whatever. that

this is the bill, joy. not the infrastructure bill. this is the bill that delivers on climate. so i think that i do feel very good about where we are. i can't say that that would have been the case six weeks ago. >> yeah. >> had we not held the line but what we got was we did get the infrastructure bill passed and we got the commitment that we would get this vote in the house this week and then it would quickly go to the senate. so, you know, look, i think we have to continue to deliver for people and we're not leaving anybody behind and that's i think that's what the progressive caucus has been able to do. that's what you've been highlighting on your show. these are jobs that are going to women, to folks of color. they are good, people talk about the infrastructure bill as a jobs bill and it is. it creates a lot of good union jobs, so does build back better, in fact, more jobs and more living wage johns for caregivers and people of color, for poor people across this country and really investments in things that will pay off for the long run. >> exactly. you guys have taken car

and my build back better bill. get it to my desk. >> there are members of the president's party who thinks he's giving the wrong message. democrats who believe voters sent an actually different signal that the president and his party don't have the mandate they think they have. virginia congresswoman abigail spanberger who saw her state's governor seat flip from blue to red told this to "the new york times." nobody elected him to be fdr. they elected him to be normal and stop the chaos. and there's another reason for this new urgency. only a few weeks remain before congress breaks for the holiday season. after that, the race for 2022 will begin with gusto. minority leader kevin mccarthy with the speaker's gavel in his sights making this prediction about those midterms. >> if you're a democrat, and president biden won your seat by 16 points, you are in a competitive race next year. you are no longer safe. >> joining me is nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali, nbc correspondent monica alba, and ashley parke

however, both of these bills put together are transformative. they are looking to change the way we work, the way we live, the way we care for our children. so, yes, if they want to do something massive and significant, doing them together is the way to do it. however, right now what joe biden has banging against him and certainly republicans are banging about it all day long are the issues around inflation. there is increased pressure not just on the president but on lawmakers in every state from people saying, deal with my high gas prices today, that's my most urgent issue, so it's a balancing act. >> michael, talk to me about the politics of inflation. >> the politics of inflation are very problematic for this administration. it certainly, as has been expressed by stephanie, this goes back to last year, supply chain, the course of the economy, the recovery from covid, people going back to work, all of these external pressures have fueled this sort of inflationary increase that we've seen. this is the first time, and certainly, you know, we're

they got to pass the bill to negotiate on the bill. i will say democrats are looking for a reason to be positive. people are being critical for this process. they're looking for a reason to be critical. they'll pass a landmark infrastructure bill that's bipartisan. that's going to be huge. it's going to be huge for joe biden and democrats and the republicans that voted for it. it's going to be good for america. then this other bill that's controversial. what's going to happen is, it's schoolhouse rock time, willie. that bill is going to be debated in the house and the senate and they're going to come back together in committee and try to line it up so both sides can vote for it. this is regular order and people should not be melting like snow flakes. there is going to be some tough debates. it's not something that happens over night. >> we want $6 trillion in this package. now it's willow down to $1.75 trillion. now that feels disappointing to some people. that's what senator manchin says yesterday. send it over to the senate and mark

the bipartisan infrastructure bill. the biggest bill of its kind in the last decade. that means democrats legislative attention is now focused exclusively on the second part of that infrastructure plan, which focuses on social policy and environmental policy, and is expected to pass with only democrat votes. house speaker nancy pelosi is considering having a vote on that as early as next week. -- create slower pace in the senate. senator joe manchin has been raising concerns about how more government spending could affect inflation. president biden insists that his legislation will actually help fight inflation. the new york times reports, a wide range of economists are agreeing with the president. but only in part. they generally accept his argument that in the long, run the bill and his infrastructure plan could make businesses and their workers more productive, which would help to ease inflation as more goods and services are produced across the economy. others say, that any near term effect on prices would be small

bill that they've already passed. and with the spending package that they're hoping to make progress on during thanksgiving and in the weeks after that. >> with diplomacy like that you can come to the state department, thank you for example a with us and covering the story so beautifully tonight at the capitol. ali vitali are women on the hill. don calloway remains with us tonight, democratic strategist, founder of the -- 's susan del percio political analyst and a veteran political strategist. susan, i'll start with you on these liberal democrats who have not voted for infrastructure. and maybe a tougher 60,000 foot question. what are we? are we a progressive country? are we have senator country? a rehab center right? center-left? what do you think we are? >> yes. we are all of that. >> that's all the time we have, good evening everybody. >> here is the thing, is this infrastructure bill is fantastic, it is great, it is bipartisan. but it could've been done three months ago, and the president would not have seen his

before you even vote on the bipartisan bill? >> listen, i've already voted on the bipartisan bill. i got 69 votes. it is enormously popular all across the country and takes on not just roads and bridges but takes on resiliency, something i know the president is going to be talking about in glasgow. it takes on $85 billion on moving toward cleaner energy, not as much as it will do in the reconciliation bill. i think the sooner we can get that bill voted on the better. i think both manchin and sinema, they have been obviously intimately involved in the contours of this now bill which is around 7.5 billion. and i think we'll get that done as well. >> how soon do you think you'll vote on the infrastructure bill? progressive jayapal thinks this will be ready in the next couple days, or is that overoptimistic to think it will happen this week? >> the house operates on a different schedule than the senate. i'm not going to predict the house, but if they can put a couple wins on the board this week, all better for all concerned. the bip

this bill goes after that. has a minimum tax that they have to pay and it's finally bringing that tax fairness. so as a small business owner, i especially appreciate this because it adds to my competitiveness as a small business and also it's showing that no one can get away with not paying their fair share like all of my constituents do. it's one of the stronger provisions in the bill is how we actually pay for it. >> congressman mark pocan, thank you very much for joining us. i'm sorry that we took you away from listening to kevin mccarthy's speech. we appreciate your time. >> i think i'm going to watch it on rerun a few times tonight, in order to get to sleep. it won't be a problem. thank you. >> thank you very much, congressman, appreciate it. >> take care, thank you. >>> the chair of the democratic congressional campaign committee, sean patrick maloney will join us on the day that kevin mccarthy decided to make the next election a referendum on paul gosar. that's next. a referendum on paul gosar. that's ne

. >> well, now, they actually know what's in the bill. any lawmaker is welcome to joy. for those who think paid family leave doesn't make sense but you're down with carried interest being in our tax law and you can explain why a private corporate jet gets 100% write-off year one. i'm all ears, john, ali, kristen, great to see you. >>> coming up, she was one of jeffrey epstein's closest confidants, she was his number one. now, she gets her day in court. what to watch for in the highly anticipated trial of ghislaine maxwell. get better yeah! then your bank should help you budget even better. virtual wallet® is so much more than a checking account. its low cash mode℠ feature gives you at least 24 hours of extra time to help you avoid an overdraft fee. you see that? virtual wallet® with low cash mode℠ from pnc bank. one way we're making a difference. ♪ ♪ traveling has always been our passion, even with his parkinson's. but then he started seeing things that weren't there and believing things that weren't true. that worried us. durin

bill. i'll ask white house chief of staff ron klain about the trump comments in a moment. we have all grown quickly accustomed to reporting on multi trillion dollar legislation, but it's worth noting, that the last major infrastructure legislation, was in 1991. it was passed when both houses of congress were controlled by democrats, signed into law by republican president george h. w. bush. the total cost of that huge bill, which was considered just massive at the time, was 155 billion dollars. in legislation, it carried the technically precise name, the intermodal surface transportation efficiency act. since everything in washington need sure, in the shorthand of that bill was, i.s. t e a, which we all pronounced as a city. senator joe biden voted for, never dreaming that he would be signing the next big infrastructure bill into law, as president, and the word billion would be replaced with the word trillion. >> here in washington, her countless speeches in promises, today, we are finally

we are going to take up both bills this week. both bills will pass. and i agree with what norman ornstein, was observing. and i include myself among the group. i have been very pragmatic. i have been willing to trust that the president in the senate will get the votes to pass the build back better act. that's an act of faith. and i think that feat this will please. i have confidence in the speaker, in the president, and senator shimmer -- we are going to get this done. and it really is miraculous. that with a 50/50 majority, and practically 50/50 in the house as well that president biden will be able to achieve new deal magnitude investment in the american people. which is so desperately needed. it will be a dramatic accomplishment. >> has the speaker told you that they are going to vote on both bills this week? >> i haven't had that personal conversation with her. but i think she has made it clear that we are taking these up. i'm confident that she is ready to take those up. that she is confident that we will pass this in the senate. >> congressman a