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podcast and we are coming to you now here on Wednesday night.
You may be listening to this on Thursday.
It's still going to be relevant because there is a showdown
right now in the United States Congress as to whether or not
these two bills that provide both specific infrastructure for
the United States roads and bridges and internet.
But also the human infrastructure, this incredible.
Bill put forth by President Biden supported by the
progressive caucus in the House of Representatives supported by
the American people basic things.
Whether it's child care. Whether it's Pre-K, expanding
Medicare for our elderly citizens so that they can go to
the dentist so that they can get a hearing aid so that they can
get a pair of glasses, expanding Medicare to cover the cost of
just the Basic Essentials for our Children for the elderly and
also to finally take on an in a real form this catastrophe that
we're facing on planet Earth. It's all in this bill and yet
there are two senators that are possibly holding things up.
This is going to get voted on. It could happen tomorrow
morning. It could happen the next day,
but this is happening right now and everybody needs to contact
their members of Congress and their Senators, 20 22, 24, 31
21. Do you get a busy signal 200 to
225 3121? Those numbers and links will be
right here on this podcast platform page, but we are in an
emergency right now and that's why I wanted to get this out to
you as soon as possible. And are we ready?
We have, we have a member of Congress right now.
They're getting ready to vote on a couple of things, regarding
the debt ceiling and all that, but I am so honored and proud to
have with us straight from Capitol Hill the congresswoman
from Minnesota Minneapolis. A little bit of st.
Paul, or just Minneapolis Minneapolis and 14.
Others founding suburbs. Right.
Places where the Coen Brothers come from?
That's all I know. That's, that's all right.
And Louis Park is. Yes.
And that is, of course, the voice of congresswoman ilhan,
Omar, welcome to rumble. You are in the middle right now
of a number of votes this afternoon, let me just tell
people. We are recording this late
afternoon on Wednesday, the 29th of September, the country is on
pins and needles. This right now because those who
are in the know about these bills that are before the Senate
and the House of Representatives will have, as I said, this
lasting historical impact. If we get these past and the
thing is congresswoman, maybe you should just give us an
update right now as to where things are at, as we are talking
in this woman because I know there's a vote coming up in 20
minutes or so. So, just where are we at?
I think, especially people who listen to my podcast, they want
to know, they want to hear. Or is this the First Time In Our
Lifetime, where Democrats are actually going to stand, stand
their ground for the people and make sure that we get everything
that we need Hast. Is there a sliver of Hope here?
Well, let me, first of all, thank you, and to your
listeners, it's really great to be able to be in conversation
and in community with you to your point.
We Are deliberating on number of pieces of legislation that will
have and could have a lasting impact on the lives of so many
people, we have to vote on bills, concerning the debt
ceiling. We have to vote on it.
Continued, resolution that will hopefully keep the government
open. And we've got these two big
pieces. Pieces of legislation, the pipe
Artisan infrastructure bill and the build back better act, the
reconciliation larger piece that make up the build back better
agenda that the president ran on that we as progressives are
fighting on. And I've had his back that will
have investments in childcare and preschool in community
college and trade schools. Addressing our climate crisis in
addressing the housing crisis and housing shortage that exists
in this country expanding Medicare lowering, the eligible
age 255 covering hearing dental and vision.
So as you said, this is probably going to be the kind of
investment that our country needs one.
That hasn't happened since the 1930s And if we are successful,
we will truly have transformed our nation.
Now nine, the good news is 95 percent of Democrats in
Congress, both in the Senate and the house are joined in wanting
to implement this agenda. We have a few that are, you know
creating roadblocks in accomplishing this.
You know, you as you've been following, there are a lot of
people who are doing the bidding of Corporations.
Whether it is Big Pharma, big oil, and Wall Street and are
not, you know, working in concert with us and, you know,
helping us deliver on behalf of the American people.
You know, Michael we say, Democrats are the party of the
people and this is Is are once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to actually prove that. And so we're we're going to hold
the line and we're going to do everything that we can to make
sure this gets done. Well.
Well, you know the hopes and prayers of a nation of millions
are with you right now. And I can say that because I
read every single, one of the public opinion polls that are
taken every now and then and consistently for the last
number. Revere's.
The majority of Americans already agree with what is in,
what I call others these two bills.
As you just described the bipartisan infrastructure Bill,
Republicans joined in to vote for money, for roads, and
bridges, and tunnels, and Rural internet and all good and
necessary and needed things. You should know this obviously
being from Minneapolis and the collapse of the bridge number of
years ago. So right, that's happening in
ready to happen all over the country that bill.
I think you got 16 Republicans in the Senate 'Not to go along
with that one, but the second bill which has to go through
this reconciliation but I think the parliamentarian is in the
Senate is said, yes it can. The three point five trillion
dollar bill. This is what I call the human
infrastructure to build. This is the one that is about,
as you said, Pre-K, child care for elderly people to get a
hearing aid, that's what this bill is about right, Pete sick.
I mean, we're one of I think the Is in the developed world that
doesn't guarantee that, you know.
It mean this is this is more than necessary.
Let's Elation and you know, shockingly for you know,
progressives always are, you know, trying to fight for an
agenda that is supplemental to what Democrats?
Usually force, or what? The president might Force.
This is the first time that We are doing this in concert and
we've consistently had the president's back in implementing
this agenda. You know, Senator, Bernie
Sanders himself as the chair of the budget Committee in the
Senate wrote it. So you know, it's good piece of
legislation and we're really excited about the possibility of
people really feeling actual tangible investment in their
lives that government. You know, will have a part in
right? And the president of the United
States. Joe Biden has said, this is what
he believes in. Wait, it's his agenda, it's his
agenda. So the fact that the different
factions of the democratic party have come together.
As you said, 95 percent support. Everything that you and I have
just been talking about but it is that 5% that could blow this
thing up, could make it not happen.
Where are we at with that? I mean, we're talking
essentially, it sounds like two senators.
Senator manchin from West, Virginia, and Senator Cinema
from Arizona. Are we talking about any members
of the house that are also threatened to affect here?
I know there's a couple of what Arkham I would call the more
corporate just Democrats, but it seems like we're so close to
this and because we are so used to.
I hate to say this losing may be compromising is a better word
but we're asked, we've been asked all our lives to
compromise compromise compromise.
Yeah, I mean you know, a Think compromising on this is asking
right for the people who have continued the compromised in our
communities to continue to do so, and it's something that
we're not willing to do. There are few members in the
house that have expressed apprehension.
But there are they're not like the Senators that, you know,
that you just mentioned. They are willing to vote.
Vote. Yes.
On both of these pieces of legislation that is better than
what we have heard from the other senators.
And I think you know for us the pipe Artisan infrastructure Bill
isn't perfect but we're willing to put our boots on the board
for it as a yes. And you know there are some
Democrats in our caucus who don't think you know the kind of
Investments That Are making in the reconciliation.
Peace isn't what they would have proposed, but they're willing to
put their votes on the board as a yes.
Now, we just need to hear from, you know, these two senators.
I think Mansion has been, we've been making some progress with
him and Cinema just seems to be the harder one to move.
I want, you know, their constituents to To be reaching
out and, you know, being in conversations with them.
Because what we are pushing for, and what we're proposing is real
investment in people's lives. I know that people in my
district will benefit from these pieces of legislation.
I can't imagine how, you know, Cinema doesn't have constituents
that will benefit from it. And I can't imagine how, you
know, Joe manchin doesn't I have constituents that will benefit
from it. And so, you know, this, this,
this is not a wish list of progressives.
This is a wish list from the American people.
This is why they voted for President Biden.
This was his agenda that he ran on, that's why they gave us the
majority in the house and the Senate.
And we can't continue to make promises to people that we are
not willing. Willing to fulfill.
So people are listening to this right now.
If you live in Arizona or West Virginia, it is not a waste of
your time, to call your two senators.
That one in West Virginia. Joe manchin in the one in
Arizona, kyrsten Sinema and I'm going to give you a phone number
of folks and I'll put it on my podcast page here.
If you don't have a pen to write this down, but you can call a
human, being will answer the switchboard on Capitol Hill and
all you have to do is say, I want to speak to Senator Cinema
or senator Incheon. The number is 200 to 225 3121,
that's the number for the senate senate switchboard 200 to 225
3121. Yeah, and that only does the
human being answer us, you will get sent to the offices of these
members so that you can actually talk to a human in there off.
Yes. And I will tell you as a member
that these calls do get, we get a week.
Out of every single phone call that comes into our office.
And so when there is an uptick, in a particular area of interest
from our constituents, you know, we're able to know and we're
able to make a decision in regards to how we're going to
vote. A lot of people hear their
members say, you know, I heard from my constituents, I made the
decision to go. Yes or no.
This is your chance to make sure Your senators are hearing from
you so we can get them to a yes on these pieces of legislation
that will make an impact in your life.
So it does make a difference to call and you're saying that you
as a member of Congress you pay attention.
You see that read out every day as to what people call about
what they said and you do care and and At and Michael, it's not
only every day it's throughout the day throughout the day.
So, you know, it's not, it's not just once that were, you know,
being kept in the loop of how our constituents are engaging,
what was what we're doing and Washington, but we're hearing it
constantly from our staff, the kind of phone calls that are
coming in and the ways in which are Constituents want us to
actually represent them so you haven't given up hope on these
two senators. Because as you pointed out, they
did both eventually vote for the first infrastructure Bill, the
roads and bridges one right way, tension and Cinema voted for
that even though they were reluctant.
At first, there is a chance. Do you think President?
Biden is I know. They've been to the White House
now. I think every day this week
manche mansion in cinema II, did a podcast a couple weeks ago.
I said President Biden. Just do what they used to do.
Back in the Lyndon Johnson days, offer the pork, just say, what
do you need in? Arizona will get you.
What you need? I mean, I'm not going to buy you
a new yacht, but I'm going to for the people of Arizona, what
do you need for the people of West Virginia.
What do you need? I mean, use the power Senators
that you hold in your hands right now and get good things
for your people. You know, I'll maybe some people
listen to say, oh, Mike, don't don't be encouraging this kind
of politicking but my friend's, this is so important.
Isn't that both of these bills? Get passed at the same time and
that we get these things that we need for our fellow Americans.
It's so important. And what is Joe Biden and offer?
He says the people the poor poor people of West Virginia who live
in poverty, offer, Joe manchin, something he can take to the
people there. And say, you know what, I got
this for you, your life isn't going to be as bad as it was a
week ago or a month ago. Are you upset to hear me?
Say stuff like this because it's it's so old school.
Ticking. But it's but it's like if as
long as that, you know, know know representative should be
getting any money to line their pockets.
But if they're getting something for the people of their state, I
got to tell you right now, nobody listening to this, no
matter what state they're in cares, about whatever it is that
Joe Biden's going to do to help the people of Arizona or West
Virginia. We're all for it, whatever it
is, it'll be good. And I think more importantly
what in these bills are they objecting to write that that is
also the other part of this conversation?
Relation that we just really don't know.
What is it that they don't like they haven't said?
Yeah I mean you know it's not it's not like they're that
they're not legislators that there isn't an opportunity for
them to legislate, have their voices heard in this process,
you know, we all have an opportunity to say, you know,
this, the the these are the things that that makes sense to
me in this piece of legislation. These are the things that don't
make sense to me. If you keep, you know, a b and
c. In.
You can have my vote if you take out a b and c, you could have my
vote right. Like that.
That's even a start. And so what we're asking for is
like what do you want to see in the in the reconciliation Bill,
what you don't want to see? So that we can begin to have a
conversation on how to urgently get this piece of legislation
done. So that the people that we
represent with desperately waited for investment in a gang
Again, in these key areas, right of child care of Peace, School
of Health Care, expansion of housing of climate, resiliency,
all of these areas are things areas that are important to so
many people. The piece of legislation that we
perforce is so popular. Not just with Democrats but with
Republicans and Independence. And so, you know, I If you have
Republican listeners, but if you do or independent listeners, you
know, we should also encourage them to reach out to their
members as well write like this. This this kind of investment
that we are making is, is real investment.
This is a investment in people's lives, right?
And every single member of Congress, whether you're in the
house, in the Senate should be invested in fighting for
investments, in the lives of the people that you represent.
I read a piece this week. That said, actually, Republican
Senators should be voting for this because all the things in,
the human infrastructure Bill are things that are going to
benefit red states to such an extreme that they should be
upset. They didn't think of this first
because all of this help and money is going to go to states
that are represented some of them by two Republican Senators
and they should be behind this. I mean, I just want to ask you.
You posted a photo yesterday of you and speaker Pelosi holding
hands. The caption read.
It's going to take all of us to deliver the president's build
back better agenda. So I thought that was so cool to
see that photo. Our first of all, are you still
holding hands now, it's a day later with speaker Pelosi and
I'm assuming that she's aligned on this because she is there to
get through 10 million. More people voted for Joe, Biden
than the other guy. The American people want these
things, the majority of them support them.
Again, as I said, look at any poll, even with the Senators,
the, the statistic of how many Americans voted for a democrat
in the US. Senate is Way Beyond the number
that voted for Republicans, but because of the system that we
have sadly, sometimes is the minority party, like the
Republicans who get to have the say.
But how are things today with you and speaker Pelosi?
And is she, as optimistic as I think she is.
So you know, few months ago Five months ago, we put forth a
framework of what we thought should be included in the
reconciliation bill, right? The, the progressive caucus
said, we want to have investments in, in the areas of
the Care economy and Healthcare in the immigration in housing.
And we said, We think a strategy of simultaneously moving these
pieces of legislation makes the best sense.
What we have found is that it the, the speaker Majority Leader
Schumer and the White House agreed with with that strategy.
And because there was an agreement with that strategy.
Progressives in the Senate Like Bernie Sanders and others voted
for the infrastructure. Bipartisan infrastructure piece
of legislation and believe that you know we will we will
ultimately all come together and and pass this agenda in tandem.
Now the speaker has not wavered in her support for this
Strategy, Chuck Schumer Majority Leader.
Chuck Schumer has not the White House has not.
It's only the few people that we've talked about in the senate
in the house that have and so you know the the speaker
Majority Leader Schumer and the White House and US continue to
hold hands and want to see this through and we will continue to
hold hands until this Bill gets Implemented into law.
Well you know we're all hoping for this and I sense some
optimism. Though it's is it correct to say
as we're recording this right now?
None of us know how with the end game is here.
What's going to happen? Yeah, I mean I'm optimistic,
there has been some progress made in the last 24 hours.
We expect they will be more progress made in the next 24
hours and hopefully you know we will it will be enough progress
with Bill's to have a vote because without it, it is not
only going to be a failure in in in the Democratic agenda,
failure in the president's agenda, but failure in
delivering on our promise, to the American people and failure
in actually having, you know, tangible Investment in people's
lives. So this this is, this is big.
It is big. And you know every time we see
you and Rasheeda and the squad, even the guys, you've led into
the squad, the male members of the squad.
It's so wonderful to see that and I know it's still a small
but important group. But when I saw this week that 60
members of Congress of the house have joined have joined in with
us and have said, we will not back down.
We will not let this which means then nothing is going to happen.
And I know there's some people going.
Well, Mike, that's not good. We need to go.
No, no, we're done. We're tired of this.
We, you know, something I've always admired about Republicans
that they don't they believe in what they believe in and they
stick to it. They don't back down and we are
always the ones backing down that has been really the most
impressive. Yes, you know, aspect of what
has taken place. You know.
I've been the whip of the Aggressive caucus now for two
cycles and I can tell you I have not seen a more unified caucus,
I have not seen a caucus that inspired you know, others that
are not part of our caucus to join us in in our strategy and
in our fight on behalf of Working Families.
It's truly incredible. Hannibal, I have to give a shout
out to, you know, one of our Deputy chairs Katey Porter, who
represents a swing District? Yeah, it's incredible.
You know why I expected to be a moderate?
She's a proud member of the progressive caucus.
Yeah, she's in leadership with me and / millage, hiya, Paul,
and what we have seen her do is encourage so many Other
Frontline members to stick up for their constituents and to
fight for this investment with their votes and, you know, they
say, you know, the the devils in the in the details and you know,
the people have appreciated, how detailed this proposal is and
how they can easily see the victory.
He's their constituents will have once the this policy is
passed and so there's just incredible work that's getting
done in our caucus were you know my office and our with operation
is busy in trying to make sure the numbers that we say we have
is accurate and everybody remains steadfast in their yes
we're both. And you know, we will continue
to do what we can to hold. The line until the American
people get what they have been promised and what they deserve.
Well, your office is telling me now, they're the boats going to
be in a couple minutes. So I just want to thank you
again. And I want to congratulate you
to your Memoir. This is what America looks like.
This is such a great book of of your whole journey, from the
refugee camps in Africa, all the way to the United States
Congress on that beautiful day. When you and Rasheeda, became
the two, first Muslim women ever to be sworn in, to represent us
in the It states. So honored to have you on, thank
you for always standing up for us.
You are a woman of conscience and you are strong and we are
lucky to have you. And I just can't thank you
enough for this and what you've got to go through in these next
24 to 48 hours. We are all hanging in there with
you everybody listening to this 200 to 225 3121.
That's the Capitol Hill switchboard congresswoman Omar,
thank you. I'm the bottom of my heart.
Thank you. I just hope the people stand
with us and they continue to help us get their members on
board. We are really close and with
their help. We are going to be victorious.
Make your voice heard everybody. Thank you.
Good luck. On the vote.
Don't shut the United States. Now we're we're so open.
We're still baking cookies and thank you for that.
And all of us here who work on this.
This podcast. Thank you.
Appreciate you be well. Bye-bye.
All right, there you go, folks. Congresswoman Omar is off to
vote you and I are off to the phones right now to call our
members of Congress. If you don't know who your
member is, just when you call the switchboard, the human than
answers, just say what ZIP code you're in, they should be able
to figure it out and they'll transfer you to your actual
member of Congress. You may just get an eight or in
a system but that's okay. Just let them know.
You expect both bills to be passed at the same.
Time the first infrastructure bill and the second human
infrastructure. Bill both to be passed, 20 22,
24, 31 21 or 20 22, 25 3121 and yes especially if you live in
Arizona or West Virginia, Senator manchin Senator Cinema,
frankly my friends, you know how this works.
They need to hear a tsunami of phone calls right now.
On Capitol Hill from We, the People, We expect no less than
both of these infrastructure bills to be passed in the way
that President Biden has said that he wants this agenda passed
to build back better as he says. And what he means by that kind
of clunky English is, it's not enough for us just to build back
to the way it was before the pandemic.
We have to build a better country.
One that takes care of its people not the old way, the new
way you. My friends are part of this 20 2
2 2, 4 3, 1 to 10 or 20 22, 25 3121, do it now and do it again
tomorrow morning. When you wake up it only takes
30 seconds, we are in a critical critical Moment, We Can Make
History happen in a way as congresswoman.
Omar said hasn't happened since the 1930s.
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