, thank you very much. — for today. jim mcmahon, thank you very much, shadow _ for today. jim mcmahon, thank you very much, shadow secretary - for today. jim mcmahon, thank you very much, shadow secretary of. for today. jim mcmahon, thank you i very much, shadow secretary of state for transport. you may have questions about all of this, very complex area. and at 3:30pm this afternoon, we'll be putting your questions and whenever we have one of these on travel, we are inundated with travels questions. do send in your questions using the hashtag bbcyourquestions, or by emailing us at yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. that is just after 3:30pm. we will be joined by the sun's travel editor, lisa minot and the travel editor of the independent, simon calder. any queries you have about the rules and travel generally the summer, please send them to us as that will be a really interesting session at 3:30pm. it's about people trying to visit family as well, not just about trying to get away to the sun. lots of people have not in their loved ones for a very long time due to this pandemic, so that is comi

the real secret to his success according to ed mcmahon his sidekick got the cierzan the sidekick back in the days said johnny knew who he was and he stayed true to it. unlike some he never really imagined himself as a star in a movie or even on a sitcom. he was actually offered the role of rob petri made famous by cbs's second joystick bandit. her frequent guest on the "tonight show" mail brooks wonder carson to be in "blazing saddles" and carson said things that no thanks and the role went to gene wilder. carson was a very inhibited man and he used drums is via goes for his aggressiveness. success never cools that anger. one journalist said talking with carson was like addressing an elaborately wild security system. carson carried himself as a midwestern product of every man in occupied described by one media observer as west hollywood than hollywood and less the -- less nebraska been oppressed it. he was said to be fed in the conveyed in earnest charm. he was a world war veteran is shared menu real-world experiences with the viewers of his generation. his personal foibles including

we are so delighted to have on we're delighted to have linda mcmahon. leading charge of former president trump rawts against big tech censorship, how many phone calls have you gotten from concerned americans who want to join theho lawsuit. >> thank you. for having me on. i can tell you, since last wednesday, when the lost was announced, web site take on big tech, has received over 50,000 responses of people who want to tell their stories about how they were censored. of them asky can join the lawsuit. that is take on big tech.com. elizabeth: okay, critics say that social media, they're not public squares. they're private companies. they can do whatever they want the first amendment doesn't apply here. it covers government censorship and the government can't koppel them to host people. what is your case against that? >> well i can tell you that when big tech first started, these companies furs started they were private companies but when they cross over the line, i might add have done wonderful things for social media, connected people all over the world

joining us former sba administrator linda mcmahon. also tonight former "wall street journal" editor mike gonzalez, senator bill hagerty. congressman michael waltz, joe concha, former dhs acting deputy secretary ken cuccinelli. tonight the update on cuba. it has been assaulting and disappearing thousands of prodemocracy protesters. still no word from the progressive left as senator mitch mcconnell calls them fatally naive into the propaganda that cuba is socialist paradise. we hear top democrats are worried that moderate democrats in the senate will balk at the president as new all-in 4 trillion-dollar spending spree in infrastructure and the budget. both democrats and republicans opposing senate majority leader chuck schumer bare-knuckle politics, forcing a vote next week when a bill has not even been introduced. big warning from wall street, the dollar will take hits. house democrats finally holding a hearing on the origins of the pandemic. this after more than 600,000 u.s. deaths and trillions of dollars lost in shutdowns. we're goi

. >> he's a third generation mcmahon. your grandfather and-- >> my grandfather worked here almost 50 years and uncle 43, third generation, proud to work here. >> going to get better. make an awful lot of electric vehicles pretty soon. >> yeah. >> all right, well, that's cool. so, this is over. >> you'll see as we go around the corner, department of sanitation in new york city is our customer, one of the best operators in the world of this kind and if i may, mr. president, take you up to introduce you to colleagues here and introduce you to the electric mack truck. >> what's your name. >> jacob evans. >> and heather. >> heather, good to see you. >> and shaun. >> can i open the door? >> we don't actually have the keys. >> oh, man. >> i can tell you a lot about this truck, however. >> so i'm honored, we're honored to be standing here today to show off the mack electric lr to you. it's a feat of engineering in my personal opinion. mack trucks has been building trucks that have built america for 121 years now and this is just

mcmahon. thank you, madam deputy speaker- can — mcmahon. thank you, madam deputy speaker- can i — mcmahon. thank you, madam deputy speaker. can i thank _ mcmahon. thank you, madam deputy speaker. can i thank the _ mcmahon. thank you, madam deputy speaker. can i thank the secretary i speaker. can i thank the secretary of state for advance sight of his aim of this morning? when i question the secretary of state on publishing the secretary of state on publishing the data, he said thejc vi and public health england published methodology and the data behind it is already published, however, the assessment to the 15th ofjune only has published a limited data on 23 countries. even with this very limited data, it shows absolutely no data for incoming passenger testing, no data for new variant testing for some of the countries which were moved from the green list including the balearics. the debate last time focused on india, pakistan and bangladesh, yet none of those countries have had their data published. nor have the countries which are critic

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she's carrying it out to a level that nobody saw, and she's done it very quickly together with linda mcmahon, a tremendously successful woman who did an incredible job in the administration. one of the best. and everyone at the america first policy institute for their support of this vital initiative. from the very beginning of our nation, freedom of speech has always been understood as a bedrock of our liberty. liberty and strength. in america, we recognize that the freedom to speak our minds and express the truth that is our heart -- really, that's a big chunk of our heart. it is our heart. it is not granted to us by government, it's given to us by god, and no one should have the power to take that right away. [applause] the founding fathers inscribed this right in the very first amendment to our constitution, because they knew that free speech is essential to the prevention and -- look, the prevention of horror and the preservation of our republic. remember the words, "the prevention of horror." we are close to seeing that now in our country. we never been in a position like this, and it'

elizabeth: let's watch linda mcmahon here. i will get your reaction after the sound bite. watch this. >> social media can do a lot of good things but they have stepped over the boundary this time, when they have colluded with the government, when they have taken down teachers who inquired about masks, when they have taken down doctors who have tried to talk about the benefits of hydroxychloroquine and they have just gone too far. they colluded with the government to do that. as president trump said, look, if they can go after me, they can go after anyone. this is not a lawsuit about democrats or republicans or anyone. this is about the american people. elizabeth: yeah, trump said if they can do it to me they can do it to everybody. that is what bernie sanders said last march. he said the exact same thing. go ahead. >> well, the left is concerned but we're seeing a lot of it on the right more than we are on the left. and it is an interesting argument that there is collusion going on with the government via amazing discovery process to see exactly what kind of conversations

okay trump advisor linda mcmahon said they have received over 30,000 calls from americans wanting to join former president trump's lawsuit against big tech over censorship. that is a lot of people. what do you say? >> i think the american people are on to big tech and they want to see action, whether >> i see the american people are on to big tech whether it's from congress in big or the court, we need to active rain and big tech elizabeth: leta mcmahon here. i will get your reaction after the sound bite. watch this. >> social media can do a lot of good things but they have stepped over the boundary this time, when they have colluded with the government, when they have taken down teachers who inquired about masks, when they have taken down doctors who have tried to talk about the benefits of hydroxychloroquine and they have just gone too far. they colluded with the government to do that. as president trump said, look, if they can go after me, they can go after anyone. this is not a lawsuit about democrats or republicans or anyone. this is about the american people. elizabeth: yeah, t

them to come out and see other other but he's going to be there to put a hidden agenda with mr. cement mcmahon. i'm with the, with out that the ask you about well, how much idea of motors called as a unifying force, welcoming libyans from all over the country. regardless of the origin, all political affiliation was shared by many of the fence he met with my blood. my husband has helped me out in a copy of the general setup direct. we have about the and so that was done, roddy was up and running. i hi, lise melissa market for the rich and powerful i was needing special work undercover . just yours investigative unit, exposes the inner workings of key players in the murky underbelly of football finance. he's a part you need to tell some people when magician has been said that you can make an elephant disappeared. i have many of the brazen example i've seen the men who so football coming soon on. i just, you know, with sandy beaches, judy free shopping and low taxes could probably go island of high non become china's new hong kong. 11 east investigate. and i was just 0 a year ago, one of the larg

i did not know in the day a son like ed mcmahon. i did not coming up next. and destination japan how to acclaim ships are adding up a new twist to traditional >> as we continue to cover the olympics in tokyo are spotlighting different elements of japanese culture across the country. >> new york city, of course, taps many world cultures when it comes to dining christian call looks some of the top destinations there for japanese cuisine. >> when one thinks of japanese cooking. so she comes to mind first but it before day in midtown manhattan. they're turning to butter and fresh flowers cream and seasonal fruit and creating magic co executive chefs to hero, and you should both hail from japan. i start game 5, 6, yeah, they my my father. that gets in fall. >> how cut the fees to make everything but withdrawn to the fine food crafting of french cooking president to show baby. >> it's going to culinary school in osaka, japan and then legal in france working in michelin-starred restaurants across that country until they landed here in new york. >> the four-day. the

just prior to larry kudlow and myself and other officials from the last administration linda mcmahon, shannon wolf, a lot of superstars launched the america first policy institute with the idea that the four years previous we had transformational policies enacted and implemented and lives changed across the country. had we keep those going to build the coalition nobody expected? and those steps that were brand-new to the idea of freedom and liberty and less government and prosperity so that's very exciting. steve: tammy, it feels like it is the answer to the situation you so brilliantly described to take back the reins of power. this looks like that intellectual fight back that we need. >> it is. it remains a reflection of the trump ideal and the donald trump vision. there may be trump is him that it is that conservative ideal and american personal freedom. but not know why they think it is a crazy scheme that donald trump i would argue is exactly the guy that they imagine for the presidency because of the power this country has a powerful vision with no center of gravity in the white

um, yeah, mcmahon, i called in yesterday with my neighbor. we sat in front of the house and i got 2 glasses. we opened a bottle of wine and said cheers to each other. to the new year. another woman found okay, 5 days after she had left it behind in a lot of house. yeah. yeah . what is striking in the wind city of iowa is he optimism also 5 for who have lost everything but a simply happy to be alive by keeping themselves busy with the largest clean up the city has ever seen. they don't need to think about everything they loft, but community leaders say that moment will eventually come, while the things might be replaceable, the trauma of losing their businesses and their life's work may be stuck with them forever. i'm afraid of the situation. that's not long away was the situation when people are finished with work, they have nothing to do. that's time to read. and i'm afraid that then the situation is the people are falling apart inside of them. so far, the spirit in this town, despite the enormous mass, is one of confidence and hope that tog

my my name is oscar mcmahon, i am one of the cofounders of this brewery here in newtown, sydney, australia. what we're trying to work out how much algae you need to adjust the amount of co2 that beer creates. microalgae or phytoplankton are tiny photosynthetic plants. can't see them with the human either they are a fantastic biochemical factory. they are a fantastic biochemicalfactory. 70% they are a fantastic biochemical factory. 70% of the planet is water, and that is where the phytoplankton are growing. so one of the things that we can do to address climate change is to actually use the algae to capture co2. we capture co2 off the top of a beer fermenter and we feed it through a bioreactor which houses microalgae. brewers yeast heeds sugar, creates co2 and alcohol. algae or microalgae eats co2, creates more algae and releases oxygen, so they become dizzy and antigang organisms that naturally balance each other out. that would be like knocking down a city block and planting trees and letting them grow for 20 years, and that is something that can be made in a warehouse within weeks. think

is carrying it out to a level that nobody saw and she has done it very quickly together with linda mcmahon. a tremendously stressful woman did an incredible job in the administration. one of the best. and everyone at the america first policy institute for their support of this vital initiative. from the very beginning of our nation, item of speech has always been understood as a bedrock of our liberty and our strength. in america, we recognize that the freedom to speak our minds and express the truth, that is our heart. that is really a big chunk of our heart. it is our heart. it is not granted to us by government. it is given to us by god, and no one should have the power to take that right away. [applause] pres. biden: --fmr. pres. trump: the founding fathers inscribed this right in the very first amendment to our constitution because they knew that free speech is essential to the prevention and -- the prevention of horror and to the preservation of our republic. but remember the words, the prevention of horror because we are close to seeing that now in our country. we have never been in

there are lots of really great documentaries off the bat, and sarah burns, my daughter, and david mcmahon, my son-in-law and i, have made a few films like the central park five, we've been wants to tell a story from birth to death not that many years ago and all that he represented, all that he did and all that he came to mean. the film i just finished, brian, as you know, is on ernest hemingway and that didn't end too well. this guy dies the most beloved person on this planet which is something maybe all of us should think about tilting towards. >> final question, ken, we've talked about how troubled you are about our nation and our world right now. we've talked about mr. franklin. we've talked about mr. ali. just a quick final question about your process. how many future topics do you walk around with every day on that list we all keep in our head? how many topics ahead are you normally watching, asking for a friend who is still stuck on country music? >> well, i can get you there. i'll sing, if you want me too, brian. we have so many projects already under way. you know, if i were give

tonight, special correspondent cat wise and producer kate mcmahon take a look at the military's child care system and white seems to work so well. it's part of our series, "raising the future: america's child care dilemma." >> it was a big day last month, dozens of military families gather to celebrate 45-year-os -- 4-5 euros rajoy writing from preschool and heading off to kindergarten in the fall. it's an army base just outside d.c. in fairfax, virginia, about 10,000 service members and civilians live and work at the fort. many of them are parents who need childcare in order to do their jobs. for the u.s. military, childcare is not just a family issue. it's a matter of national security. >> we have to take care of our families, and that means childcare. cat: he is the garrison commander at fort -- at the fort. he says the military's childcare system is mission-critical. >> when you think about readiness, childcare provides a key facet of that readiness and how we take care of our soldiers, but that maintained that also maintains a readiness to deploy worldwide at any given moment. ca

tonight, special correspondent cat wise and producer kate mcmahon take a look at the military's child care system and why it seems to work so well it's part of our series, "raising the future: america's child care dilemma." >> reporter: it was a big day at fort belvoir last month. dozens of military families gathered to celebrate four and five year olds graduating from pre-school and heading off to kindergarten in the fall. fort belvoir is an army base just outside d.c. in fairfax, virginia. about 10,000 service members and civilians live and work at the base. many of them are parents who need child care in order to do their jobs. for the u.s. military child care is not just a family issue-- it's a matter of national security. >> we have to take care of our families. and that means child care. >> reporter: colonel joshua segraves is the garrison commander at fort belvoir. he says the milita's child care system is mission critical. >> so when you think about readiness, child care provides a key facet of that readiness and how we take care of our soldiers, but also maintain our readines

"raising the future: america's child care dilemma," special correspondent cat wise d producer kate mcmahon examine a key question confronting the country: what now? >> reporter: it's the busy lunchtime hour at sehnert's bakery and bieroc cafe in downtown mccook, nebraska. the man behind the counter is matt sehnert. he's a fourth-generation baker who won a james beard award a few years ago. >> this is a family tradition. >> reporter: sehnert says there are a lot of ingredients needed to run a successful business, and for him, reliable workers are key. he has about 30 employees. and over the years, some ohis staff have had to quit due to child care challenges. >> our people have to be here on time every day to make the product, because our patrons expect rolls and donuts and breads and sandwiches to be here. and when there's not adequate child care, it causes problems. >> reporter: sehnert is one of the many americans who have been impacted in some way by the country's patchwork child care system, which cost the overall economy an estimated $57 billion a year before the pandemic. >> im a reg

our series, raising the future, america's childcare dilemma, special correspondent and producer kate mcmahon examined a key question confronting the country. what now? >> it is the busy lunch hour at the bakery in downtown the brassica. the man beat -- downtown nebraska. >> the figure eight is popular. >> he is a fourth-generation baker who wanted james beard award. >> this is a family tradition. >> he says there are a lot of ingredients needed to run a successful business. for him, reliable workers are key. >> get three, ok? >> he has 30 employees and over the years some staff have had to quit d to childcare challenges. >> our people have to be here, to make the product, on time, every day. to make the product because our patrons expect roles and donuts and breads and sandwiches to be here. when there is not adequate childcare, it causes problems. >> he is one of many americans impacted in some way by the country's patchwork childcare system which costs the overall economy an estimated $57 billion per year, before the pandemic. >> i am a registered republican. as a businessperson, my mind g

over the past several months, special correspondent cat wise and producer kate mcmahon traveled across the country for our series "raising the future: america's child care dilemma." they begin with how we got here and what's at stake. >> reporter: america's fragile child care system was thrust into the national spotlight last year. >> daycares across the state are closg its doors because of the coronavirus. >> reporter: forcing parents to scramble, and driving millions of women out of the workforce. today, as the country emerges from the pandemic, with businesses and the economy roaring back to life, the same can't be said for the child care industry. >> now many parents who want to go back to work are faced with a new problem: child care shortage. >> reporter: child care has been one of the biggest struggles for working families for decades. >> we were blown away by the cost of child care. >> reporter: heidi lohman and her wife marenda chamberlain live in portland, oregon with their two-year-old daughter autumn. heidi is a high school counselor and marenda is an electrician. when they

tonight, special correspondent cat wise and producer kate mcmahon report from mississippi where many working parents have struggled to find affordable, quality child care long before the pandemic. among those most impacted: single mothers who often are stuck in low-paying jobs and have a difficult time accessing government support. >> reporter: mississippi is one of the poorest states in the country, has the highest rate of child poverty. and like pretty much everywhere, child care is expensive. >> a lot of times i would quit jobs or just stay at home because it was easier that way. >> reporter: ethel williams is a 42-year-old sile mother of five. she grew up in jackson, mississippi and worked for years in low-paying jobs. like many parents who can't afford reliable child care, she had to come up with patchwork solutions which included having her older kids watch their younger siblings. >> i wanted to be able to work. i wanted a career. i wanted a place where my kids could grow and be kids and not have to worry about the responsibility of taking care of the younger kids a having such

special correspondent cat wise and producer kate mcmahon traveled to nebraska to see how two small towns there are working to solve problems. it's all part of our series, raising the future, america's childcare dilemma. >> it's a peaceful morning outside the coffey family home in schickley, nebraska. inside, the morning rush has begun. >> getting hank ready, homework. there you go. >> sadie coffey is a mother of four ranging in age from a year and a half to 14. her husband heads to work most mornings by 5:30. she's in charge of getting everyone up and ready. schickley is a small town, just 341 people. agriculture drives the local economy and supports businesses along main street. about 10 years ago, there was concern that those businesses and the wider community were facing a rocky future. not because of falling crop prices. but for a lack of childcare. a community v.a. survey revead childcare was a critical need for young families. worried they might move away, the town took action. in 2013, using state tax money, schickley created an infant and toddler childcare program owned and opera

special correspondent cat wise and producer kate mcmahon traveled to nebraska to see how two small towns there are working to solve problems. it's all part of our series, "raising the future: america's child care dilemma." >> reporter: it's a peaceful morning outside the coffey family home in shickley, nebraska. inside, the morning rush has begun. sadie coffey is a mother of four, ranging in age from 1.5 to 14. her husband heads to work most mornings by 5:30, so she's in charge of getting everyone up and ready. shickley is a small town, just 341 people. agriculture drives the local economy and supports businesses along main street. about ten years ago, there was concern that those businesses, and the wider community, were facing a rocky future-- not because of falling crop prices, but for a lack of child care. a community survey revealed child care was a critical need for young families. worried they might move away and businesses would suffer, the town took action. in 2013, using state grant money, local tax dollars, and fees from parents, shickley created something the nation has seldo

over the past several months, special correspondent cat wise and producer kate mcmahon traveled across the country for our series raising the future: america's child care dilemma. they begin with how we got here and what's at stake. cat america's fragile child care : system was thrust into the national spotlight last year. larry: day cares across the state are closing its doors because of the coronavirus. cat forcing parents to scramble : and driving millions of women out of the work force. today the country emerges from , as the pandemic, with businesses and the economy roaring back to life, the same can't be said for the child care industry. >> and now, many parents who want to go back to work are faced with a new problem, child care shortage. cat: child care has been one of the biggest struggles for the working families of -- for decades. heidi: we wer blown away by the cost of childcare. cat: heidi lohman and her wife, marenda chamberlain, live in portland, oregon, with their 2-year-old daughter, autumn. heidi is a high school counselor and marenda is an electrician. when they bega

tonight special correspondent cat wise and producer kate mcmahon report from mississippi, where many working parents have struggled to find affordable, quality childcare long before the pandemic. among those most impacted our single mothers, who have a difficult time accessing government support. our series is called "raising the future, america's childcare dilemma." >> mississippi is one of the poorest states in the country, has the highest rate of child poverty, and like pretty much everywhere, childcare is expensive. >> a lot of times i would create jobs or stay at home because it was easier that way. >> at the williams is a 42-year-old single mother of five. >> gone like the wind! >> she grew upn jackson, mississippi and worked for years in low-paying jobs. like many parents who cannot afford childcare she had to come up with patchwork solutions, which included having her older kids watch their younger siblings. >> i wanted to be able to work, i wanted a career, i wanted a place where my kids could grow and be kids and not have to worry about thresponsibility of taking care of th

when those two did a press conference together, trump was basically putin's ed mcmahon "russia had noththing to do with election hacking and anyone who disagrees will be sent to the slauson cut-off, where we will cut off their slauson. [ laughter ] "very good!" now, biden's summit with putin was a tricky balancing act on the one hand, you want to hold putin accountable for his actions, but on the other, you don't want it to escalate into conflict, as biden explained >> when you run a country that does not abide by international norms, and yet you need those international norms to be somehow managed so that you can participate in the benefits that flow from them, it hurts you that's not a satisfying answer "biden said he'd invade russia." you know, it is not -- you know. by the way, that was a joke. that's not true. >> seth: thanks for clarifying, but also, no more jokes. especially after a meeting with putin. that's the last place we need you workshopping new material. but i understand and appreciate the point biden was making diplomacy can be complicated we can hold putin accountable for hi

am the president and ceo of the america first policy institute was before we found along with linda mcmahon and larry kudlow the america first policy institute i had the honor and privilege of working for donald trump as his domestic policy advisor in the white house. my most important title is not any of those. whatever my role i am an american first, a wife, mother, daughter, sister, neighbor, entrepreneur, everything being an american peace. ashley: we have to wait for the former president, how much influence does donald trump have midterms in 2024? >> i think a lot. he remains enormously popular among republicans. a number of instances where he endorsed candidates in primaries who have gone on to win. he can raise money, give money. he steps in the room and pays attention, the people who were never trump types, lynn cheney have mentioned off to the side so he will be influential in 2022. if he decides to run in 24 it is probably his nomination for the taking and if he doesn't run my guess is ron desantis is the front runner, a young donald trump with a little bit more of a calm demeanor

. >> disparate medical recordkeeping in the 21st century was a gut punch lynette mcmahon didn't need either. >> my diagnosis was confirmed, it was bile duct cancer. >> chemotherapy had helped, but she wanted to be in a clinical trial matched to her and her disease. something anil also wanted for his sister. >> i was sitting in her hospital room at hopkins and furiously going through all the clinical trial websites that are out there. but i can't find anything. the organization isn't meant to be searched. >> it's not for patients to find where can they go, how can they get help. >> correct. so i printed out like 300 pages from ct.gov, and here i am in the industry, flipping through documents one by one, just trying to find out something about, you know, is there anything that can save her. >> if there was, he couldn't find it. >> she was telling me, well, what are you going to do? i said, what do you mean? she said, "after i die?" >> i said i don't know. >> she said, you're not going to retire, and you're not going to take a sabbatical, and you're not going to go to the beach, and i s

san bernardino county sheriff john mcmahon will retire this month after 36 years of service to the people of san bernardino. his career started in 1985, when he was assigned to the sheriff's station in the town of needles. and since then he served in 15 different stations, he has served in every rank possible to hold in the san bernardino county sheriff's department, and he served as the sheriff of my county since 2014. in that time, the san bernardino county sheriff's department has become known as one of the premier law enforcement agencies in the entire nation, under his exemplary leadership. we thank him for his service to the people our district and we wish him and his wife, shelly, the best of luck in retirement. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? mr. grothman: i request to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. grothman: recently, if you look at the c.d.c. numbers, we hit an all-time record in drug overdoses for a 12-month p

confident about travelling to britain again. people confident about travelling to britain again-— jim mcmahon is labour's transport secretary. welcome to you. patricia said there that we need to get the economy back up that we need to get the economy back up and running in, do you agree? it is quite clear that tourism industry have been devastated by the restrictions by a government that has been all over the place in its plan and by the constantly changing landscape where travellers don't have the confidence to book ahead so what we have been calling for is an international vaccine passport where we reach an agreement with our key destinations like america, canada, the eu, to make sure that when it is safe to do so, when data allows, passengers have the confidence to travel again. this passengers have the confidence to travel again-— travel again. this is an equivalent of an international _ travel again. this is an equivalent of an international vaccine - of an international vaccine passport, isn't it? everybody would have to be double vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination? it is cae

and when we get into contending mcmahon. and of course then our president george w. bush felt compelled he had to vote for this. they said it was about leverage the playing field because there was too much money spent in politics. and what happened? it went ten fold higher >> right >> i don't know that you can trust people that claim they're there for your best interests. >> one last question, we are asking everybody a question about what motivates you keep the fight? you were in congress 20 years, lost a race could have gone on and had a normal life. you came back for this. what motivates you for this -- to keep this up? the theng that motivates me is is that they did not win it off their ideas. they won it off being silent and saying we can do better than the other guy. what they have done since then is the last three years, torn the fabric out of the underpinning that made america great. and i don't mean mean making america great like donald trump. i mean the things that brought america to be the greatest nation in the world, the things that brought america to whe

in the shadow transport secretaryjim mcmahon said the government, at the moment, should be proceeding far more cautiously. it is quite clear that travel, tourism, _ it is quite clear that travel, tourism, aviation has been devastated by a year and a half of restrictions by a government that has been — restrictions by a government that has been all over the place, in terms — has been all over the place, in terms of— has been all over the place, in terms of its plan, and by a constantly changing landscape where consumers and travellers just don't have the _ consumers and travellers just don't have the confidence to book ahead, so what _ have the confidence to book ahead, so what we — have the confidence to book ahead, so what we have been calling for is an international vaccine passport, where _ an international vaccine passport, where we — an international vaccine passport, where we reach an agreement with our key destinations, like america, canada. — key destinations, like america, canada, like the eu, to make sure that when— canada, like the eu, to make sure that when i