biden: i didn't say progressive. my whole career i wish i had been labeled as a moderate the seven times i ran. i have never been labeled as a moderate. of all aecord traditional organizations, i have never walked away from them. i am not sure when everybody came out and said they are for gay marriage and talked about a lot of the things i talked about, but my point is, the definition of progressive noise to be changing. do you believe in, whatever? i was talking about, up until this last time around, the traditional -- whether or not you were a liberal, was whether or not what was your position on race, women, lgbt communities, civil liberties -- i stuck my record on those things against anybody who has ever run and is running now or who will run. let me say one last thing. here is the deal. if you look at all the polling data and look at the actual results, the party has not moved to whatever characterization you just made. thefact of the matter is, vast majority of the members of the democratic party are still lib

biden: one less question. was there any one product that was harder to garner than others that is needed or not needed, but looked for for thanksgiving? >> there are so many that are special to individual people. we worked really hard to get all of them. if we couldn't get one kind, we got another brand. there was not one particular one we were focused on. pres. biden: glad you had it good. i know you don't have any numbers or ideas, but what do you expect for saturday and today echo >> we>> had a strong holiday season, and we expect that will continue into the christmas season. we have our own supply chain, so we have our own logistics network that helps us work with our partners to move product. we also appreciate the infrastructure investment and jobs act that has helped to move us forward and will substantially improve the roads and bridges. pres. biden: i think people underestimate how out of sync our infrastructure has been for so long. i am looking forward to that being a lot better. i know you run a sm

did president biden, speaker pelosi and other democrats -- yet president biden, speaker pelosi and other democrats still want to tax and spend more. even the most liberal economists tell you that's wrong. which rarely seldom happens. they decided to propose another $5.2 trillion in new spending, as if there's a bottomless cash pit for politicians to draw on. they also decided to propose the largest tax increase in american history, including making the corporate tax rate the highest in the world. higher than france, higher than ventilators, a socialist country, -- venezuela, a socialist country, and higher than communist china. madam speaker, why would the democrats and speaker pelosi want to give china a benefit over america? i don't understand why we wouldn't look after american workers first. these proposals reflect a fundamental difference between republicans and this new socialist democrats. republicans believe that there is dignity and value in hard work and risk taking. democrats believe that process comes by forcing people to be dependent on their government. that's not progress.

host: when and why did you decide to endorse joe biden? you look atnk if everything going on right now, it really has made more for him, what i said about the vice president when i endorsed him on the day he announced his campaign, that we really need a leader that has the confidence, the compassion, to really guide us through incredible challenges, challenges that covid-19 pandemic has made more pronounced, challenges around our social safety net. around racial justice and how we reform policing in the criminal justice system, challenges around dealing with the environment. we are seeing right now massive historic fires all over -- all across the west coast are really loggers and our farmers and individual families who have had to pack up and leave their homes during a pandemic. so i thought it was critical that we have somebody who understands the challenges that we face, who understand american families. leads going to be able to us in a way that unites us as opposed to divides us. host: how do you get young people excited for a preside

biden: thank you. thank you. ♪ >> after his speech, the former vice president spoke to about the controversy of several women who expressed discomfort in the way he had physically interacted with them. he also talked about his timing in his entry in the 2020 presidential race. this is 10 minutes. fmr. vice pres. biden: it wasn't my intent to make light of anyone's discomfort. i realize my responsibility is to not invade the space of anyone who was uncomfortable in that regard. and i hope it was not taken that way. i literally think it is incumbent among me, not anybody else, to make sure that if you touch someone, it is with their consent, regardless of your intention. you are trying to bring solace, welcome them, it is my responsibility to do that. >> what is your reaction to president trump taunting you on twitter? fmr. vice pres. biden: it doesn't surprise me. he doesn't have time to do his job. look, everybody knows who donald trump is. i don't have to say anything more. reporter: do you expect a

if i were biden, i would keep going. if people want to be that stern and come up with every plan for every opinion to oppose this, then there is no more i can do for you. as american people, we have to keep going forward and realize that when the doctors and the fda recently approved it across the board, then the motive on the opposing side's we say blue, they say gray. to keep going back and forth. children are going to suffer. keep that in mind. those who oppose, when your kid succumbs to something like this with not having the vaccine or you are not having the vaccine, then all of this stuff is going to hit you what has happened on television. different people have said, i oppose it. all of a sudden, they got hit with that virus and in the hospital on the deathbed saying, please take the vaccine. host: that is jeff in maryland. this is our lane in minnesota on the line for those who oppose the mandates. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i totally oppose this mandate. why is he mandating

caller: mike confidence in biden is a zero. -- my confidence in biden is a zero. i am an x truck driver. the containers sitting out in the ocean getting more workers in the port and lower restrictions in california. they have a law where certain models of drugs are not allowed into california. the emissions stuff. that puts a hurting on their port. not every truck driver can afford to go out and pay 300,000, $400,000 for truck just because of them. that limits our production. host: got it. stephanie, i want to show you and others with the president had to say about working with ceos and major retailers to expedite the move of a product. >> we've got 20% more goods coming into the country before we did -- before the covid struck. more products are being delivered than ever before. that's because people have little more breathing room than they did last year. and that's a good thing. it also means they've got higher demand for goods at the same time we are facing directions and the supplies to make those goods. this is a recipe for delays and higher prices and peopl

fudge: exactly 365 days have passed since joe biden took the oath of office. when i reflect on the road our nation has traveled during the past 365 days, i am reminded of the poet mona lee jones, and she writes " it has been a marvelous journey so far. we have had to kick some fairly sharp tu --large stones. " it really has been a marvelous journey so far. we have fallen and gotten up again. yes, we have had joy in our travels and even found some folks we could love. walls and if you are out there, i love you. all my friends who are out there. no matter what has happened, or what you are going through try to enjoy your journey. you better the lives of the people you serve. during the past year our nation has maneuvered around some sharp turns along the way, and we have removed some obstacles that block our path. at times we fell down and stepped back when the road wasn't certain. yet despite all the adversity, we got back on our feet moving forward. i am a person of strong faith, that drives me to help improve the lives of people less fortunate than me. to cre

vice president elect biden: good afternoon, everyone. as i said on saturday, i am humbled by the trust and confidence the american people have placed in me and we are ready to get to work addressing the people of the -- addressing the needs of the american people. today we start that process to get covid-19 under control so we can reopen our businesses safely and sustainably, resume our lives, and put the pandemic behind us. we just received positive news that there has been progress made toward successful vaccine. the process must also be science so the american people can have full confidence that any vaccine is safe and effective. at the same time, it's clear this vaccine, even if approved will not be widely available for many months. the challenge before us right now is still growing and although we are not in office yet, i am laying out what we expect to do and hope can be done. the purpose of this is to let you know what we're going to do once we are sworn in. there is a need for bold action to fight this pandemic. there are now 10

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president joe biden. [cheers and applause] fmr. vp biden: hello nevada! [chanting] biden! president joe! [cheers and applause] fmr. vp biden: thank you, thank you, thank you. you all did it for me [cheers and applause] fmr. vp biden: now we are going on to south carolina and win the democratic state back. i want to thank everyone that caucused for us paired i particular the want to thank the precinct captain, are all our volunteers who are here [cheers and applause] fmr. vp biden: people made all those phone calls. i plan on coming back to when this state outright. [cheers and applause] fmr. vp biden: i could not have done it without, i want to start off and i have to recognize a few of the congressperson here. you know, dena titus has been incredible. [cheers and applause] and a guy named hartford. did you ever hear of him? i see him right there. are you kidding me? and also, you know there's a fellow named cardin from the little state called california. [cheers and applause] and phil, thank you for comi

biden: thank you very much. please. my name is joe biden and i am barack obama's vice president. [cheers and applause] i'm jill biden's husband. [laughter] by the way, the reason she is not here today, she is working, she is teaching. i just want you to know that's why she is not here. mr. president, welcome back to the white house, man. feels like the good old days. [applause] being here with you brings back so many good memories. we just had lunch together and we weren't sure who was supposed to sit where. it is fitting that the first time you return to the white house is to celebrate a law that is transforming millions of lives because of you. i say because of you. we had a lot of help. i helped a little bit, but it is because of you. a law that hope leads to change, and you did that. you did it. let's be honest, the affordable care act has been called a lot of things, but obamacare is the most fitting. [laughter] [cheers and applause] pres. biden: i know you all know how much barack obama cared about getting this done, about the countless hours of negotiations and he never ev

but that's not what we're hearing from the biden administration. their answer is the same it's always been for democrats -- more government, more spending, higher taxes, no accountability. voters are befuddled by the claim that while families cannot borrow without limits or consequences, somehow the federal government can. it's irresponsible, and i won't stand for it. we have to get serious about how we're spending taxpayer dollars. we already have more than $27 trillion in federal debt. if interest rates return to their 50-year average, the interest on our federal debt will make it impossible to fund our military, medicare, and social security. president biden wants to spend more than $350 billion to bail out wasteful liberal states for their decades of mismanagement and his nominees, including ms.s nonsense. andrew cuomo threatened the new york wealthy that if they don't give him help to get a federal government bailout he will raise their taxes. i was elected as governor of florida while he was elected as governor to new york. i lowered taxes ea

joe biden seems to have tremendous support. but it is for them to decide. it is not for me to make a judgment. it is not for us to say. it is for the people to decide. we can have this discussion here all we want. that list goes on and on. i'm not going to go to that place. i have so what i'm going to say about it. i will let them all debated. we will see that two nights next week. i am very excited about that. anyone of them would be a better president than the current occupant of the white house. what is your view on why tensions are rising between these two nations right now? i am a strong: the nuclear agreement. that was something that was very positive in stopping iran and slowing their process. when we walked away from that, we lost some credibility from our allies. forth, we have to recognize that working together with our allies is very important. we cannot throw our weight around. we have to do this together. there is nobody who has any illusions about iran, their bad behavior in terms of who they support in the region. they're spreading of ballist

biden: all right. vice pres. harris: thank you. >> good afternoon. i am so pleased to welcome president biden and vice president harris. thank you for taking time out of your schedule. before we begin our covid engagements, i want to take time to recognize the horrific shootings. i want to expend -- extend my sympathy to those affected. here at cdc, we stand against heat, stigma, and discrimination -- hate, stigma, and discrimination. . mr. president, your leadership from day one has been so confident. it has reinvigorated me personally. your support is so important to the cdc staff. cdc has a history of leading our nation through public health challenges. as you know, cdc has provided substantial support for vaccination implementation, which is putting increasing numbers of shots and arms week by week. today, day 58, we hit the goal of 100 million vaccinations. i am so energized by the future. and yet, we still have so much more work to do. while you are here, i want to give you a few updates regarding some of our other covid response activities. dr

the p biden: good -- vp biden: ella baker left us with this wisdom. give people a way, and they will find the way. give people like. -- light. those are words for our time. the current president has cloaked american darkness for much too long. too much anger. too much fear. too much division. here and now, i give you my word -- if you trust me with the presidency, i will draw on the best of us, not the worst. i

when biden does it, you blame him for not doing it right. why do you play biden for that? guest: with respect to afghanistan, it is simple. trump was disengaging from afghanistan but doing it in an orderly way. he was ensuring air support for the afghan army. he was maintaining bagram air force base. he sent a powerful message to the taliban that we would not complete the withdrawal until they reached an accommodation with the afghan government. that is what biden completely reversed. they went from a conditional withdrawal to unconditional surrender. we are going to be dealing with results of that for many years to come. with respect to the debt limit, when i have voted for spending that exceeded revenues, i voted for the debt limit. in this case it was the democrats who have blown the lid off our spending. it is their responsibility to increase the debt limit. i am not going to do that because i will not accommodate this reckless spending that is running up a debt that americans will never be able to repay and will follow us for generations in the future and rob our chil

that is how joe biden thinks. joe biden says, you want to deal with the economy, we are not going to raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 a year and we are going to put in place middle-class tax cuts. joe biden says i understand one of the greatest ways to create wealth in a family is homeownership, so we will have a $15,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers. [applause] joe biden says working families should never pay more than 7% of your income in childcare. on the other hand, you got donald trump, who when asked about how the economy is doing, asks about how the stock market is doing, asks about how rich people are doing. well, let me tell you guys -- we are going to turn everybody out to early vote today and tomorrow, and those who did not get around to it, although we want them to get around to it, are going to get them to vote on on election day, and god willing we went on election day, joe biden and i are about to get rid of that tax cut benefiting the top 1% and corporations. and we will inves

this is joe biden's gift of americans. this is a dirre of joe biden's failed leadership and his build back bankrupt agenda. as the american people are suffering crisis after crisis this week as democrats have returned to washington in complete disarray with their eyes set on a tax and spend package totaling over $5 trillion. it is important for the american people to know it is not just the topline price tag of this bill, it is not the fact that it is the largest tax and spending package in our nation's history, it is the fact that this democrat reconciliation bill is riddled and chock-full of far left socialist policies that the american people do not support, including a made in america tax that imposes $2.1 trillion in tax increasesnew deal at the exf small businesses, reducing our energy independence, and implementing■a a gas tax and het your home tax. at a time when inflation is skyrocketing, gas prices are surging, and we have a supply chain crisis, including grocery stores shelves empty democrats are proposing zer

caller: biden will lose. politics, hers in is a chinese operatives, and he's talking about this virus which is a chinese biological weapon. simple joe is pathetic. his agenda is going to fail, trump will win. turmoil by wealthy people who want to destroy the country, biden will lose, plain and simple. host: mississippi, joe biden supporter. caller: good morning. i just wanted to address the first caller who said that biden didn't address the looting. he has addressed that and the first caller didn't address the killing. i mean, what is looting and burning when someone's life is being taken? trump didn't address none of that. all he addressed is the looting. that's all. i've been to a couple of protests. thank you. host: michigan, undecided line, this is john. caller: good morning. thank you. comment, i watched c-span and i listen to people, i'm undecided. fromr very few suggestions politicianse to the to solve these problems. hitlers, all this name-calling. i hear nothing, any suggestions on how the politicia

i don't approve of esther biden's plan. -- mr. biden's plan. my question, these last stimulus that we needed, i am curious why isn't all that money spent? wire they holding money back for the last stimulus and creating more stimulus? another thing is, we all know that corporations write off their taxes. it's a business expense. i have a suggestion. if he wants to help this country out, take the cap off of social security so everybody can pay to help everybody else. this taxing the corporations has been a smokescreen for many years. it doesn't work. they write the taxes off and the working people pay for it anyway. look at the price of things. these corporations are reaping the benefits right now. everything is skyhigh. they are already making their money back. mr. biden, take the cap off of social security so they cannot deduct that from their income. everybody pays to help everybody else. >> this from arizona. a few months ago, we were complaining that the economy was stagnant. now, the complaint is that economy is too hot resulting in inflati

biden: folks, we stand at an inflection point. we have the opportunity to beat despair, to build prosperity and purpose. we can do it. i long talked about the battle for the soul of america. we must restore the soul of america. our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest impulses. it's time for our better angels to prevail. tonight, the whole world is watching america. and i believe at our best, america is a beacon for the globe. we will lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example. [cheers and applause] mr. biden: i have always believed, and many heard me say we can define america in one word, possibility. that in america everyone should be given an opportunity to go as far as their dream and god-given ability will take them. you see, i believe in the possibility of this country. we are always looking ahead, ahead to an america that is freer and more just, that treats jobs with dignity and respect, an america that cures diseases like cancer and alzheimer, an

they're president biden's prices. even a democrat pollster recently admitted that blaming russia for gas prices is a good news because the rest was just ambiguous. yes, mr. president, your policies are holding back domestic energy production. your allies on capitol hill have actually called on american companies to lower oil production. . they subpoenaed all the company tots come in and this is the question they got. >> are you embarrassed this your production is going up while european counterparts are going down? >> demand for energy -- >> do you commit to do anything to match your european counterparts to try to bring actual demand of oil production down? >> i'm proud of my company and what they do. mr. mccarthy: i don't think europe wants to be europe today. now as you can see on this graph, the upward trajectory in gas prices started the very day president biden took office. when we got one party rule in washington, d.c. by contrast, republicans have been warning for over a year that biden's war on american energ

and that is what is so great about president biden. he is a unifier. he is a unifier, not a divider. that is what is so great about president joe biden. any other questions? ok. thank you very much. happy easter. happy passover. happy ramadan. whatever you observe, or don't, have a joyous springtime. enliven your spirits in this time of renewal and a time of reconstruction. thank you all very much. announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television companies in 1979. today, we are brought to you by these television companies who provide c-span to viewers as a public service. announcer: white house chief of staff ron klain talked with politico today about what is next on president biden's agenda. you can watch the entire half-hour conversation tonight starting at 8:00 eastern on c-span. then coming up at 8:30, the veterans affairs secretary before the house veterans affairs committee on his agency's covid-19 response and progress made at the va during the first 100 days of the biden administration. that is pri

president biden: good afternoon, everyone. last weekend in pittsburgh, i announced my plan to rebuild the backbone of america through the american jobs plan. it is not a plan that tinkers around the edges. it is a once in a generation investment in america. since we built the interstate system and won the space race, it is the single biggest investment and jobs since world war ii. it is a plan that puts millions of americans to work to fix what is broken in our country, roads and highways, thousands of bridges in desperate need of repair. it also is a blueprint for infrastructure needed for tomorrow. not just yesterday, tomorrow. for american jobs, american competitiveness. last week i said, once congress is back from recess i would get to work right away because we have no time to lose. so here we are. democrats, republicans will have ideas about what they like and do not like about our plan. that is a good. that is the american way, that is the way democracy works. debate is welcome, compromise is inevitable. changes are cer

the senate has confirmed no trial will begin until after president-elect biden is sworn in. here is what a vote to impeach would do, it would further divide this nation. a vote to impeach will further fan the flames of partisan division. most americans want neither inaction nor retribution. we want durable, bipartisan justice. that path is still available, but is not the path we are on today. that doesn't mean the president is free from fault. the president bears responsibility for wednesday's attack on congress by mob rioters. he should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. these facts require immediate action by president trump, accept his share of responsibility, quell the brewing unrest and ensure that president-elect biden is able to successfully begin his term. and the president's immediate action deserves congressional action which is why i think a fact-finding commission would be prudent. unfortunately that is not where we are today. truly this past week was one of the most difficult for congress and our nation. of all the days here, last

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biden: my name is joe biden, i am jill biden's husband. [laughter] let me start off by saying, when you are president thank you for the introduction someday, you may be standing here. jill just mentioned, it is great to see so many friends. i mean that. friends during pride month, here at the white house. speaker nancy pelosi is here, god love her. [applause] chuck schumer from new york. [applause] baldwin is here. [applause] congressman silane he is here -- congressman silane he is here. [applause] the senator who took my seat in the senate, chris coons. [applause] there are too many other people to mentioned by name, i should not have started. [laughter] in no small part, because of you. [indiscernible] you called me onto the supreme court steps after that, where is jim? he came down, i think you're on the steps when you called me and you said, we did it. we did it. i want to acknowledge sarah mcbride. [applause] the first transgender state senator in history. [applause] you are wonderful. last year, pride is back at the white house. [ap

biden couldn't, take it anymore. see if i'm standing up? oh, were doing up top. all right. [indiscernible] promise me you won't say joe. that's all i ask. >> get together. all, i can do. as clear as i could. politely. thank you, ma'am. old catholice an irish grandfather. every time he would walk out the door he would say, joey, keep the faith. my grandmother would be, no, spread it. let's spread the faith. everybody, thank you. thank you so much. [laughter] nice to see you. nice to meet you. nice to meet you. nice meeting you again. good to see you. how are you doing? [indiscernible] >> thank you. >> we are huge fans. can i have a picture? >> i would love a picture. >> thank you, sir. >> joe biden has selected senator kamala harris as his running mate. born in oakland, california in harris graduated from howard university and university of california's hastings college of law. served as san francisco's district attorney from 2004 two 2011 before being elected the attorney general of california. in november 2016, harris defeated loretta sanchez to win her u.s. senate seat, s

. >> one thing that the biden administration pretty early on is going to have to figure out what they're going to do with is they're inheriting a very -- at very least a google antitrust lawsuit from the d.o.j. >> people who talked about health that point to broadban. they point to people who can't do remote learn, they point to people who are struggling to have connectivity at home when they need to be home to be safe sometimes. so i think that's going to be a huge thing to watch in the weeks and months ahead. >> tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on "the communicators" on c-span2. we are back for our conversation on race in america. barack obama was asked about this in a 60 minutes interview yesterday. we will show you that, come back, get your thoughts on it. here he is. is that we have a criminal justice system in which ,e ask often times very young often times not very well to go intoicers communities and just keep a lid on things. and we don't try to get at some of the underlying causes for chronic poverty. so if we are going to actually solve this problem, there are some specific thing

biden: thank you. mom, come on up here a minute. come on. i want you to meet gabe's mom, who i still believe is more like his sister than is mom. she is the inspiration, she is the reason why this young man has done such incredible things. and it's a simple lesson, my mother always told me, listen to your mom. thank you. [applause] another thing before i begin my formal remarks, i look out in the audience and i see so many people who have been in this battle for so long. but the one person who i know from personal experience having been here for more than 40 years who has been a champion when it was viewed as political suicide to be a champion was the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi. [applause] there was many others behind her as well, but nancy, not a joke, you're the one who started that fight and the way you took it on with such passion. and it wasn't -- it was you -- viewed as a political death sentence to take on this issue at the time but you did it. he fundamentally changed the way we look at this. , even got geo

we are working on a bill with the biden administration. the hispanic caucus is taking a look at that bill and comparing it to what we developed to make sure we strengthened it. in many cases, many provisions of the biden bill are even stronger than what we are bringing forward. you're making sure children are not split from their parents. this is a fundamental piece of that bill we must ensure happens . no child should be split. i was involved in bringing mothers and their children together at the height of the horrific period of our history when children were split from their mothers' arms. i know firsthand how tragic that is. we must not allow that to happen. america must be a beacon of opportunity. humanity must avail with this issue. -- must prevail with this issue. host: what does the biden administration have to do to distinguish itself as different from the trump administration policies? guest: it must have a human face. that means let's make sure -- for example -- we provide for the nation of venezuela and we already did. there is

biden: governor who? [laughter] [reporters asking questions] reporter: california's 2019 framework -- pres. biden: i think the framework was really helpful. initially, the industry was opposed to it. we battled. i had five of the largest corporation leaders representing general motors -- and others and five major labor unions. [indiscernible] they were suing california to say "you can't have a higher standard." she said, i am not going to drop the suit, and i am going to go electric. what is happening is the realization on the part of both labor and business, that this is the future, and we cannot sit by. think about the battery technology, most of that research and development occurred with the united states taxpayer dollars. we did not take advantage of that. china moved. china now owns the market. we have to get back -- [reporters asking questions] >> thank you. reporter: how is the eviction moratorium constitution of? pres. biden: it is. there are a number of -- spoke to a lot of constitutional schola

of hunter biden? that hunter biden's overseas dealings have caused china and russia into blackmailing joe biden into making bad decisions? guest: the president's decisions are so horrible, you wonder if he is doing this to survive. the completely out-of-control spending which puts the status of the dollar as the world reserve currency at risk, wild accusations of racism against this country in general and against police, in particular, clearly either he is being talked into something by the staffers around him or he himself wants to go at america. has to be one of those things. and also the will for system discouraging people from going to work, discouraging traditional families, all these things are destroying america. obviously, hunter biden, given what they found on the laptop, perhaps joe biden himself, were benefiting from their situation, their relationships with foreign countries. why do foreign countries do this? because they think they can buy influence or blackmail people. i think it is some

jill biden is the fourth reason i am supporting joe biden. [cheering and applause] >> joe biden has been a fierce advocate for children, women, for people who have suffered domestic abuse, for veterans, men and women in the military, and it will be great to have joe biden in the white house, won't it? it is my great pleasure to introduce dr. jill biden. [cheering and applause] dr. biden: thank you, governor lynch. thank you. joe and i are so happy to be back in new hampshire and especially to see you and susan again and now that we have julia, your daughter, thank you for coming. i was recently at a greek festival here in new hampshire, and we went with the lynch's, and what stood out to me was just how much admiration and affection that granite staters have for both of you. i want to thank you for your friendship and your support. [cheering and applause] dr. biden: thank you for sharing this day with us. friendship like yours is without measure. the men and women you represent are incredibly important to me and to joe. i taught a lot of fire

president biden, they write, announced that the u.s. was widening the number of russian oligarchs to sanction. he said he was working with european and other allies around the world to freeze the assets of a growing circle of wealthy russian elites with ties to russian president vladimir putin." lots of bipartisan unanimity at tuesday night's state of the union address for president biden's comments about ukraine, but there are differing opinions. a couple of those here within the gop conference in the house. this is adam kinzinger, republican from illinois saying, this is a good moment to renew my call for a no-fly zone. at the invitation of the ukraine government. i fear if this continues, we will have to intervene in a bigger way. however warren davidson, , republican from ohio says, not a good moment and not a good idea. putin's war is unjust. ukraine's self-defense is just. this work could have been prevented, but it must not expand. by the way, both congressman davidson and congressman kinsinger are military veterans. we will go t

guest: the president-elect is probably biden. have the shall not only does he have 4 million votes more than, the incumbent he also seems to have those ises in key states which necessary for president trump to win if he was to hold on to that. look, he is the apparent winner and there will be a legal process played out. president trump is obviously planning to challenge in various ways, in various courts, starting tomorrow. it has already started. that will have to play out. that is his right, but i don't they give a make any difference. i think we will see joe biden inaugurated in january. host: if that is the case, what do you think that means for mr. biden, not so much for his supporters but for those who supported president trump in this process? guest: it means they will have took get used to to having a democrat in the white house. i hope joe biden will try and unite the country. it suddenly seems to be what he says he will do. he campaigned as a uniter, at least to some extent, and very much emphasized that yesterday in wh

biden: we will talk about that later. >> president biden, what role do you see for senator harris -- ♪ >> c-span has covered every minute of every political convention since 1984, and we are not stopping now. this month's political conventions will be like none other in history, with the coronavirus pandemic still looming, plans for both gatherings are being altered. the democrats will me to nominate joe biden as the presidential candidate on monday, and president trump will except his party's nomination the next week. what she spent a 9:30 p.m. eastern for live coverage of the democratic convention, starting on monday, and the republican convention, starting next monday, august 24. live streaming and on-demand at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. ♪ former first lady michelle obama and 2020 presidential candidate senator bernie sanders address the democratic national convention on monday. live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. live streaming and on-demand at c-span.org/dnc. or listen with the free c-span

biden: my name is joe biden. i am joe biden's husband. that is how i notice my family. and i'm proud of it. -- i am jill biden's husband. that is how i am known in my family. and i brought it. your commitment to this cause, and it is a cause, i said this for the last 10 years, it is the civil rights issue of our day. i am not looking for applause. it is about what we are as a country. i told you before, chad give me early, butcoming out it was a very late. coming out early for marriage equality. i told the team that asked me to join them as vice president, that i would not make the case, but if i was asked, i would not remain silent. i have told you before, this was not difficult for me. it took nothing. as i told some of you before, i learned early on from my father a civil proposition. i was being dropped off at city tol in wilmington, delaware get an application to be a lifeguard in an african-american community. i wanted to work on the east side. i was 17 years old and i got out of the car, two men dressed in suits, one heading to the hercules building, the other he

president-elect biden: well, good afternoon by three minutes. good to see you all. over the past few weeks, vice president-elect harris and i have been announcing nominees to our cabinet. there are people of the highest character, varied experiences and backgrounds who are going to help us beat this pandemic, keep us safe and secure and build our economy back better than it ever was. that includes longtime colleagues and new faces and new voices. they include people who share my views and those who have different views. they include people who supported my campaign from its earliest days and people that ran against me. they are experts in policies and leaders tested by crises, and by the end of this process, this cabinet will be the most representative of any cabinet in american history. we will have more people of color than any cabinet ever. we will have more women than any cabinet ever. we will have a cabinet of barrier-breakers. a cabinet of firsts. i know how proud presidents are when they are able to achieve a first in their cabinet. i remember when president

caller: mike, is about biden thing out the -- my comment is about biden king out the solar panels many fractured in india. i think it is totally asinine and they should be stopped. guest: i appreciate that view. i'm not familiar with that. it sounds more like a trade issue, which is a little bit outside of my wheelhouse. i think that you are certainly entitled to your opinion on that. host: from early on, the administration, elaborate on how they approached it. they call it modernization on how they approached it. talk about the memo and how it impacts what they do as far as regulation. guest: this is exciting for me because it is getting into the weeds of rulemaking. this prescribes how the white house will review regulations. i don't know if a lot of folks know, but for executive agencies, which are specifically cap agencies that we all know, those rules are sent to the white house to be reviewed before they are published. there is an office at the white house that reviews those rules to make sure the analyses have been done correctly and that what the agency is proposing or finalizi

biden -- title 42 aside, biden is just enforcing our asylum laws. it is legal. the asylum law should probably be changed, that is correct. i recall in 2017 when republicans controlled the house you voted on -- i do not know which you voted on, but two immigration bills in the republican controlled house were voted no on -- voted down. my question is, would republican voters be better served to hold their representatives accountable that they send to congress, that they give them majority to come instead of wasting time beating up joe biden for illegally enforcing our asylum laws? -- legally enforcing our asylum laws? guest: voters hold representatives accountable during the term between elections and such. you have a broken asylum system. it is being in a belated. -- manipulated. nongovernmental organizations are helping sweep people in. if we have the staff to finish building a fence, we could bring people in an orderly process. it is not orderly now. there is no way to have tens of thousands of people coming across and possibly absorbed that, let alone the hea

for joee going to vote biden, looking at joe biden as what they can get from him? how can they prosper from him? if they vote for trump, they are looking at the same thing. it is divide and conquer. out there about joe biden and his son excepting millions of dollars in bribes, and what is out there about donald trump and what he has been doing in his life, this divide and conquer, the coronavirus, wear a mask, don't wear a mask, who is playing to how arewd, in actuality we going to survive? that is what we want to know. we are you leaning and why? caller: you said "other?" of course i have a choice. christ.write in we have turned our backs on god and that is why the world is the way it is. as anyone taken a look at what is going on around the rest of the world? all of the rallies and protests? you talk about coronavirus, right? biden is making such a big deal about making everyone wear masks. if you look at the truth about the studies of masks, they don't to anything. host: i'm going to leave it there. what we have not discussed is the youth vote in florida. could

the biden administration is well aware of these challenges. in terms of vaccination and testing, those pieces are coming into place. host: what is title 42 in which immigrant does this apply to? guest: title 42 our public health that would put into -- that were put into place last spring by the trump administration. it has close the border to a large degree to non-essential travel. that means tourism, day to day business and has led to a lot of business districts along the u.s.-mexico border to struggle. what happens is if an individual is presenting family or a single l to ask for asylum, they are being turned around. they are not being detained or sent into the system or formally being deported, they are essentially getting expelled. the title 42 restrictions have been lifted for unaccompanied children so they are put through a process in the states to pursue their asylum case. title 42 has close the border to non-essential travel. the only people that can cross the border are u.s. citizens and legal permanent residents. host: if you are att

biden: i think it is. there are a number of constitutional scholars -- i spoke to a lot of scholars -- let me explain why i did what i did. my greatest concern -- i have three concerns. one, we have $45 billion sitting in state treasuries right now that were designed specifically to help landlords be able to not have to go bankrupt so that those renters who couldn't afford to pay rent because of the pandemic unemployment was as bad as i was. we give it to states and localities to keep renters in their homes, as well as -- to keep their business going. the court ruled, and made it very clear, the supreme court said you can't do that. i don't have the authority to do that. i got on the phone and contacted a number of constitutional scholars we have relied on for years. it was a split. the consensus of the folks that i -- the most said i think you have the authority to do it, but in this court, who knows. what i decided to do -- i did not tell -- i made a commitment to you i would not tell the cdc what they s