Good morning Good morning Good morning Good morning everyone. Another happy day, Joe Biden Another happy day, Joe Biden with president-elect this week with president-elect this week uh our nation paused paused for uh our nation paused paused for the observance of Veterans Day the observance of Veterans Day Day. We honor our veterans but Day. We honor our veterans but 1 day, especially set aside 1 day, especially set aside just as the military leaves. No just as the military leaves. No one no soldier on the field in one no soldier on the field in battle when they come home our battle when they come home our commitment is to leave no commitment is to leave no veteran behind this morning. It veteran behind this morning. It was my. To be joined by by of was my. To be joined by by of the Veterans Affairs Committee, the Veterans Affairs Committee, uh chairman market as we uh chairman market as we enrolled signed of the Veterans enrolled signed of the Veterans Compact Act critical Compact Act critical legislation to prevent veterans legislation to prevent veterans suicide as as our nation the suicide as as our nation the accelerating Corona virus accelerating Corona virus crisis uh which uh it’s crisis uh which uh it’s important to know that this has important to know that this has affected tens of thousands of affected tens of thousands of veterans and VA workers that is veterans and VA workers that is imperative that we. Even more imperative that we. Even more funding to support the VA and funding to support the VA and care for our veterans and their care for our veterans and their families, I also had the families, I also had the privilege of participating in privilege of participating in the uh work of Elizabeth do the uh work of Elizabeth do push the observance that she push the observance that she had on Veterans Day this year. had on Veterans Day this year. uh it was in cars at the uh it was in cars at the Kennedy Center and some of us Kennedy Center and some of us were a virtual but uh Secretary were a virtual but uh Secretary Senator Elizabeth Dole has been Senator Elizabeth Dole has been an angel for our veterans and I an angel for our veterans and I was honored to be asked by her was honored to be asked by her uh to join. Senator John McCain uh to join. Senator John McCain and others to be part of the and others to be part of the initiative to honor our hidden initiative to honor our hidden heroes. uh the families that heroes. uh the families that care for our veterans. Thank care for our veterans. Thank you Elizabeth for all of that you Elizabeth for all of that again the uh as we honor the again the uh as we honor the needs of veterans in every needs of veterans in every area, we must recognize that area, we must recognize that it’s not just the VA uh that it’s not just the VA uh that meets their needs. It’s the meets their needs. It’s the role the veterans of small role the veterans of small small businesses play and we small businesses play and we want more opportunity for that want more opportunity for that many of our veterans rely. On many of our veterans rely. On Medicaid, they constantly come Medicaid, they constantly come to us and say that the Medicaid to us and say that the Medicaid piece is important to their piece is important to their lives. food stamps and housing lives. food stamps and housing assistance so many of the assistance so many of the things that we have actually things that we have actually and the Corona virus Bill the and the Corona virus Bill the heroes build affect our heroes build affect our veterans. Yes on a associated veterans. Yes on a associated with this yesterday as you’re with this yesterday as you’re probably aware, Schumer and I probably aware, Schumer and I had a call with President elect had a call with President elect Biden uh we’re staying close. Biden uh we’re staying close. In the coming days, uh we spoke In the coming days, uh we spoke about the intensifying pandemic about the intensifying pandemic epidemic, pandemic and the epidemic, pandemic and the economic crisis accompanying it economic crisis accompanying it and about the urgent need for and about the urgent need for Congress to pass a bipartisan Congress to pass a bipartisan bill in the lame duck session bill in the lame duck session that provides resources to that provides resources to fight the pandemic and relief fight the pandemic and relief uh for working families and uh for working families and small businesses. uh support small businesses. uh support for state and local governments for state and local governments to keep the front line workers to keep the front line workers on the payroll and engage. on the payroll and engage. Expanded unemployment insurance Expanded unemployment insurance and affordable health care for and affordable health care for families the health care piece families the health care piece of course being essential at of course being essential at the same time as you know uh the same time as you know uh earlier in the week, the earlier in the week, the administration was instead of administration was instead of crushing the virus trying to crushing the virus trying to crush the Affordable Care Act. crush the Affordable Care Act. and of course, we’re very and of course, we’re very pleased that the presentations pleased that the presentations that were made in support of that were made in support of the Affordable Care Act in the the Affordable Care Act in the courts, but on our call that courts, but on our call that charcoal that wasn’t a hard charcoal that wasn’t a hard call. We also the need for call. We also the need for bipartisan solutions to create bipartisan solutions to create millions of good-paying jobs, millions of good-paying jobs, including through investments including through investments and infrastructure and infrastructure manufacturing, research and manufacturing, research and development and clean energy development and clean energy infrastructure of legislation infrastructure of legislation has largely not been a partisan has largely not been a partisan issue. We believe this is a issue. We believe this is a good place where we can find good place where we can find common ground but that that is common ground but that that is something I can work on now, something I can work on now, but as we go into the new but as we go into the new Congress but for now. Uh the Congress but for now. Uh the two areas of the Corona virus two areas of the Corona virus and also to pass an omni bus and also to pass an omni bus bill uh in a bipartisan way, bill uh in a bipartisan way, I’m optimistic that will happen I’m optimistic that will happen of my. I’m not appropriate or of my. I’m not appropriate or so I have a good rapport with so I have a good rapport with the appropriators and I think the appropriators and I think that left to their own devices that left to their own devices they can get this done as I’ve they can get this done as I’ve said before uh and uh chairman said before uh and uh chairman Shelby and I had this Shelby and I had this conversation assuring each conversation assuring each other that we want to have a other that we want to have a bill. Again our focus in the bill. Again our focus in the Congress now in this lame dock, Congress now in this lame dock, it continues to be on covet it continues to be on covet release. This is a red alert release. This is a red alert all hands on deck as chairman all hands on deck as chairman of Leader Schumer and I of Leader Schumer and I discussed yesterday. This is a discussed yesterday. This is a an emergency of the highest an emergency of the highest magnitude and yet our magnitude and yet our Republican colleagues want to Republican colleagues want to focus uh elsewhere instead of focus uh elsewhere instead of recognizing as the. Health recognizing as the. Health emergency, which science has emergency, which science has given us a path uh to uh to given us a path uh to uh to crush just let’s again we have crush just let’s again we have worst numbers than even worst numbers than even yesterday numbers speak very yesterday numbers speak very eloquently 100. 100. 160000 eloquently 100. 100. 160000 infections were reported a infections were reported a horrifying number following horrifying number following more than a week of over 100000 more than a week of over 100000 infections a day. These levels infections a day. These levels are two times higher than the are two times higher than the summer peak. More than 67000 summer peak. More than 67000 Americans are hospitalized with Americans are hospitalized with Coven, not a new record Coven, not a new record threatening overwhelming our threatening overwhelming our hospitals and the hospitals in hospitals and the hospitals in our rural areas to over our rural areas to over 10000000 people have been in 10000000 people have been in fact over 10000000 people 240. fact over 10000000 people 240. 240000 Americans have died 240000 Americans have died because of this pandemic, because of this pandemic, according to a news report this according to a news report this morning, which I’m sure you’ve morning, which I’m sure you’ve all seen. It was reported that all seen. It was reported that more than 130 secret service more than 130 secret service agents are infected or agents are infected or quarantined in the wake of quarantined in the wake of Trump’s reckless campaign Trump’s reckless campaign schedule 100. 130 Secret schedule 100. 130 Secret Service agents meanwhile, on Service agents meanwhile, on the economic front over the economic front over 20000000 Americans are on 20000000 Americans are on unemployment, America has a unemployment, America has a million fewer teachers and million fewer teachers and education jobs compared to a education jobs compared to a year ago that has an impact on year ago that has an impact on our children’s education. our children’s education. 8000000 people have fallen into 8000000 people have fallen into poverty seventeen. Million poverty seventeen. Million children are food insecure. children are food insecure. There’s no time to waste. We There’s no time to waste. We must save lives and livelihoods must save lives and livelihoods and yet Republicans in Congress and yet Republicans in Congress continue their tactics of delay continue their tactics of delay distort and deny, which has led distort and deny, which has led to deaths has led to death now to deaths has led to death now by and now they’re trying to by and now they’re trying to distract and divide the country distract and divide the country as they refuse to accept the as they refuse to accept the election results. The election election results. The election is over Joe Biden is the is over Joe Biden is the president. Elect elected with a president. Elect elected with a mandate of over 78. 78000000 mandate of over 78. 78000000 votes, but don’t take it from votes, but don’t take it from me the elections Infrastructure me the elections Infrastructure government coordinating council government coordinating council and the election infrastructure and the election infrastructure sector coordinating executive sector coordinating executive committees said in their joint committees said in their joint statement this November 3rd statement this November 3rd election was the most secure in election was the most secure in American history. There is no American history. There is no evidence that any voting system evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, change deleted or lost votes, change votes or. Anyway compromise it votes or. Anyway compromise it went on to say while we know went on to say while we know there are many unfounded claims there are many unfounded claims and opportunities for and opportunities for misinformation and the process misinformation and the process of our elections, we can assure of our elections, we can assure you that we have the utmost you that we have the utmost confidence in the security and confidence in the security and integrity of our elections and integrity of our elections and you should too. The Republican you should too. The Republican shamefully pretending otherwise shamefully pretending otherwise they’re doing serious damage to they’re doing serious damage to our American democracy here and our American democracy here and is viewed throughout the world is viewed throughout the world and making it even harder to and making it even harder to address the massive health and address the massive health and economic crisis facing America economic crisis facing America right now the longer the right now the longer the republics keep up the charade republics keep up the charade the further out of control the the further out of control the crisis will spiral and more crisis will spiral and more endangered Americans will be. I endangered Americans will be. I urge a Republicans to accept urge a Republicans to accept the facts acknowledge the the facts acknowledge the crisis and immediately come to crisis and immediately come to the table uh to work on covet the table uh to work on covet release. Again this takes place release. Again this takes place at a time where there’s a at a time where there’s a vaccine on the horizon, giving vaccine on the horizon, giving people hope, but that should people hope, but that should also give them um it’s uh also give them um it’s uh encouragement to listen to encouragement to listen to science on the way to the science on the way to the vaccine testing tracing vaccine testing tracing treatment mask wearing treatment mask wearing isolation separation sanitation isolation separation sanitation all of those things because the all of those things because the sooner we do that and. Sooner sooner we do that and. Sooner we have a vaccine of the the we we have a vaccine of the the we crush the virus I hope it would crush the virus I hope it would be an incentive for people to be an incentive for people to follow science all the way to follow science all the way to the vaccine and in that score the vaccine and in that score in our covet bill uh we do have in our covet bill uh we do have sufficient fund uh a great deal sufficient fund uh a great deal of funding for the vaccine. uh. of funding for the vaccine. uh. The development, as I said The development, as I said yesterday should be uh taken up yesterday should be uh taken up under the defense. The defense under the defense. The defense bill is just I just don’t know bill is just I just don’t know why the president is not doing why the president is not doing that and then also we wanna that and then also we wanna make sure that when the vaccine make sure that when the vaccine occurs there will be sufficient occurs there will be sufficient funding and sufficient vaccine funding and sufficient vaccine to reach everyone in our to reach everyone in our country as well as in the world country as well as in the world because as we all know unless because as we all know unless we’re all secure, none of us is we’re all secure, none of us is no questions. Yes ma’am. Uh no questions. Yes ma’am. Uh Republican women have been Republican women have been elected Congress this year. elected Congress this year. Republicans are saying in the Republicans are saying in the year of the Republican women is year of the Republican women is it well. I’m excited that we it well. I’m excited that we have more women in Congress. have more women in Congress. That doesn’t mean we have uh That doesn’t mean we have uh shares use, but hopefully we shares use, but hopefully we can find common ground on some can find common ground on some uh some issues that related to uh some issues that related to domestic violence for how how domestic violence for how how the Women’s caucus in a the Women’s caucus in a bipartisan way came together in bipartisan way came together in the beginning uh issues that the beginning uh issues that relate to. Teen pregnancy a relate to. Teen pregnancy a bipartisan focus over time bipartisan focus over time reducing that so let’s see reducing that so let’s see let’s be optimistic and let us let’s be optimistic and let us see uh but I congratulate and see uh but I congratulate and welcome each and everyone of welcome each and everyone of them. Of course we have ninety them. Of course we have ninety uh we have I think nine or ten uh we have I think nine or ten new women coming in uh to our new women coming in uh to our uh our caucus this time uh uh our caucus this time uh we’re sadly leaving low. He’s we’re sadly leaving low. He’s in Davis, a few of the uh women in Davis, a few of the uh women in the Congress so um but we’re in the Congress so um but we’re happy to have. All these new happy to have. All these new members and they’re beautifully members and they’re beautifully diverse so. Yeah. So obviously you’re gonna Yeah. So obviously you’re gonna have a. Know your power. New Year, What Know your power. New Year, What is your power right now? Oh, no is your power right now? Oh, no your power. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. your power. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Smaller majority You’re route to the secret. You’re route to the secret. Well, let me just say on that Well, let me just say on that score and we are still very score and we are still very much involved in these races. much involved in these races. We have a number that are just We have a number that are just haven’t been counted uh when we haven’t been counted uh when we were impatiently waiting for were impatiently waiting for the count on the presidential, the count on the presidential, it seem like an eternity and it seem like an eternity and now it’s another week later, so now it’s another week later, so we’re still involved in that we’re still involved in that but uh listen we had a very but uh listen we had a very deep victory 2 years ago. I deep victory 2 years ago. I don’t think that people are don’t think that people are quite understanding of the quite understanding of the forty seats that we won forty seats that we won thirty-one were in Trump thirty-one were in Trump districts. He wasn’t on the districts. He wasn’t on the ballot and then right away, We ballot and then right away, We said he’s gonna be on the said he’s gonna be on the ballot. That’s a steeper climb ballot. That’s a steeper climb in these districts and with the in these districts and with the actions that were taken, we actions that were taken, we saved most of those seats. so saved most of those seats. so we’re very proud of that we now we’re very proud of that we now have a president of our party have a president of our party in the White House, Joe Biden. in the White House, Joe Biden. we have a majority in the we have a majority in the house. I’ll be at smaller but house. I’ll be at smaller but nonetheless of. Um a uh a nonetheless of. Um a uh a majority 100. 132 gaves chairs majority 100. 132 gaves chairs of committees subcommittee and of committees subcommittee and the rest the beautiful the rest the beautiful diversity of our caucus and we diversity of our caucus and we see it as a tremendous see it as a tremendous opportunity as we go forward opportunity as we go forward because we have to address the because we have to address the fact is that President Trump to fact is that President Trump to his credit turned out a big his credit turned out a big vote and in some of these vote and in some of these districts, which were people districts, which were people wondered how we won the. Before wondered how we won the. Before they were so Trump and now with they were so Trump and now with him on the ballot uh bringing him on the ballot uh bringing in a bigger vote, but we’re in a bigger vote, but we’re getting ready for the next time getting ready for the next time A number of our candidates have A number of our candidates have already said they’re going to already said they’re going to run again. I’m not gonna make run again. I’m not gonna make any announcements for anybody, any announcements for anybody, but a number of them have told but a number of them have told me that they’re ready uh they me that they’re ready uh they love being in Congress or they love being in Congress or they were proud to have one uh they were proud to have one uh they were proud of the campaign that were proud of the campaign that they made after Joe Biden was they made after Joe Biden was declared the winner on uh declared the winner on uh Saturday I spent most of. Saturday I spent most of. Listening to those who did not Listening to those who did not win the election they succeeded win the election they succeeded in their campaign in terms of in their campaign in terms of putting forth their youth, but putting forth their youth, but will not be coming to Congress will not be coming to Congress right now. I have pages in right now. I have pages in fact, books of notes about how fact, books of notes about how they saw what happened in their they saw what happened in their districts and how they see how districts and how they see how we go forward and it’s clear we go forward and it’s clear that a number of the people who that a number of the people who uh there’s certain issues that uh there’s certain issues that may have worked other one place may have worked other one place or another, but we are we have or another, but we are we have to have a. Dive We have to to have a. Dive We have to really have the data and so all really have the data and so all of them gave me their view for of them gave me their view for the moment and said when we get the moment and said when we get more data, we’ll have a clearer more data, we’ll have a clearer picture but there has been a picture but there has been a way by having a smaller way by having a smaller majority and what that means majority and what that means for both caucus control the for both caucus control the house and May I remind you that house and May I remind you that we have a president of the we have a president of the United States Uh we have a United States Uh we have a president of the United States president of the United States that is so very important and that is so very important and whether you’re in the minority whether you’re in the minority or. If the president is of your or. If the president is of your party, you have more power and party, you have more power and uh I think that’s what Mitch uh I think that’s what Mitch McConnell is gonna find out now McConnell is gonna find out now uh that that whether it’s in uh that that whether it’s in the majority of the minority, the majority of the minority, not having Donald Trump in the not having Donald Trump in the White House uh is going to White House uh is going to change his leverage and that change his leverage and that dynamic but I’m very proud. I’m dynamic but I’m very proud. I’m very proud. Uh I uh I knew it very proud. Uh I uh I knew it was hard in terms of what we was hard in terms of what we did for. I never said uh that did for. I never said uh that we were gonna pick all these we were gonna pick all these posters did and that’s another posters did and that’s another question about the polling and question about the polling and the rest and. Overestimating of the rest and. Overestimating of what could be there, but the what could be there, but the fact is President Trump got out fact is President Trump got out his vote and in those districts his vote and in those districts some of them he made a some of them he made a difference and all every difference and all every majority is fragile, but we’re majority is fragile, but we’re well on our way to the next well on our way to the next election as we are counting election as we are counting still for this uh have a still for this uh have a running start with some of the running start with some of the same candidates saying that same candidates saying that they will run and others who they will run and others who are waiting uh because of their are waiting uh because of their own personal decisions to run own personal decisions to run next time. Um and the president continues Um and the president continues as you know to falsely claimed as you know to falsely claimed that he won the election of one that he won the election of one form or another his allies are form or another his allies are making unfounded claims about making unfounded claims about irregularities with voting irregularities with voting machines. We’ve seen the social machines. We’ve seen the social media companies be forced to media companies be forced to step in and crack down. Have step in and crack down. Have you’ve seen you enough? On Facebook to correct the On Facebook to correct the president’s. I’m not a big fan president’s. I’m not a big fan of Facebook. I haven’t I don’t of Facebook. I haven’t I don’t know what they have been doing, know what they have been doing, but I know they’ve been part of but I know they’ve been part of the problem all along and I the problem all along and I just refer back to the just refer back to the elections Infrastructure elections Infrastructure government coordinating council government coordinating council and the election infrastructure and the election infrastructure sector coordinating executive sector coordinating executive committees and what they said committees and what they said the number of third election the number of third election was the most secure in American was the most secure in American history. There’s no evidence history. There’s no evidence that any boating system was that any boating system was deleted or lost votes, change deleted or lost votes, change votes or want anyway votes or want anyway compromised and this is so compromised and this is so important. Because uh We’ve had important. Because uh We’ve had resistance from the other side resistance from the other side in protecting the critical in protecting the critical infrastructure of our elections infrastructure of our elections is the mechanics of the of it, is the mechanics of the of it, and this is a good report back and this is a good report back that things were going well to that things were going well to your point. what is happening your point. what is happening in the social media that is so in the social media that is so poisonous to our system and how poisonous to our system and how do we have uh a remedy for do we have uh a remedy for that? uh it is uh social media that? uh it is uh social media the technology. Is a blessing, the technology. Is a blessing, but it’s a double-edge sword in but it’s a double-edge sword in terms of communication terms of communication democratizing the spread of democratizing the spread of information so I uh you know, I information so I uh you know, I would hope that they would have would hope that they would have some sense of responsibility some sense of responsibility because they were very much because they were very much apart of causing this problem apart of causing this problem to begin with uh but I do also to begin with uh but I do also wanna say uh that with the wanna say uh that with the president, it’s not just president, it’s not just another branch of government another branch of government The White House. It is the The White House. It is the bully pulpit Joe Pot. Biden bully pulpit Joe Pot. Biden knows why he’s there, He has a knows why he’s there, He has a plan to be effective for plan to be effective for America’s working families and America’s working families and he will have again he will have he will have again he will have uh the stage so it’s not as if uh the stage so it’s not as if we’re trying to get uh a we’re trying to get uh a distinction made here and distinction made here and presses engage in equivalents presses engage in equivalents and which I which I think was and which I which I think was but nonetheless in terms of but nonetheless in terms of having the bullied, it’s not having the bullied, it’s not just a branch of government. just a branch of government. It’s not just a uh having the It’s not just a uh having the White House. Not just a branch White House. Not just a branch of government, not just a um uh of government, not just a um uh appointments to jobs and uh a appointments to jobs and uh a cabinet arrest. It’s the cabinet arrest. It’s the connection with the American connection with the American people President Lincoln Public people President Lincoln Public sentiment is everything with sentiment is everything with it. You can accomplish almost it. You can accomplish almost anything without it practically anything without it practically nothing and it uh leap frogs nothing and it uh leap frogs over so many other over so many other misrepresentations. Uh I hope misrepresentations. Uh I hope that the uh that everybody. Joe that the uh that everybody. Joe Biden, a chance to have his Biden, a chance to have his message out there when I saw message out there when I saw during the Trump during the Trump administration, is he could say administration, is he could say anything it would be 2 days anything it would be 2 days worth of news whether it had worth of news whether it had any value or not uh let’s hope any value or not uh let’s hope that everyone will give Joe that everyone will give Joe Biden the chance he is the Biden the chance he is the president of 78000000 votes and president of 78000000 votes and still counting a mandate a still counting a mandate a mandate in our country. so my mandate in our country. so my confidence and my hope springs confidence and my hope springs from the public, The American from the public, The American people are so good they’re. people are so good they’re. Clear about meeting their needs Clear about meeting their needs and one of the messages for us and one of the messages for us and all of this uh is the and all of this uh is the clarity that behooves us to say clarity that behooves us to say this some of the fears that this some of the fears that they have. Automation they have. Automation globalization Diversity climate globalization Diversity climate issues and the rest we want issues and the rest we want them to know that what we’re them to know that what we’re talking about is we’re all talking about is we’re all going down this path together. going down this path together. This is not a zero some game if This is not a zero some game if one person wins another person one person wins another person loses No, and there is a place loses No, and there is a place in the future for every person in the future for every person in our country and how we use in our country and how we use the automation that the automation that globalization uh and those. Uh globalization uh and those. Uh in a way uh to give them that in a way uh to give them that assurance and those jobs, I assurance and those jobs, I said yesterday, it’s a four said yesterday, it’s a four letter word. I say all the time letter word. I say all the time a four-letter word jobs jobs a four-letter word jobs jobs jobs jobs, which contribute not jobs jobs, which contribute not only to the economic health of only to the economic health of families, but the health and families, but the health and well-being of America’s well-being of America’s families. Yes, sir. No, no no not at all, we have a No, no no not at all, we have a president of the United States. president of the United States. Remember we gotta have uh the Remember we gotta have uh the opportunity to have bill signed opportunity to have bill signed into law. Uh I’m very proud of into law. Uh I’m very proud of our caucus because we’re our caucus because we’re beautifully diverse as I always beautifully diverse as I always say uh it is a uh our diversity say uh it is a uh our diversity is our strength Our unity is is our strength Our unity is our power and our unity springs our power and our unity springs from our commitment to from our commitment to America’s working families and America’s working families and that is what we’ll be talking that is what we’ll be talking about as I mentioned putting about as I mentioned putting together. Uh and a jobs bill together. Uh and a jobs bill that involves building the that involves building the infrastructure of American infrastructure of American resilient and Greenway doing so resilient and Greenway doing so in a bipartisan way doing so in a bipartisan way doing so that everybody in our country that everybody in our country uh benefits both with jobs with uh benefits both with jobs with workforce development and with workforce development and with uh services schools etcetera uh services schools etcetera housing in their areas so it housing in their areas so it won’t have that much effect at won’t have that much effect at all. No excuse me to so. all. No excuse me to so. Especially Yeah, I think you’re making uh Yeah, I think you’re making uh more of uh um. more of uh um. As As I said, we had a very big As I said, we had a very big win in the last election, It is win in the last election, It is a smaller now, but it is not uh a smaller now, but it is not uh you know we still have the you know we still have the power of the majority but on power of the majority but on top of that our leverage and top of that our leverage and our power is greatly enhanced our power is greatly enhanced by having a democratic by having a democratic president in the White House, president in the White House, especially Joe Biden, who is especially Joe Biden, who is the man he is the one who will the man he is the one who will uh put forth in agenda and will uh put forth in agenda and will work together. On that as we work together. On that as we have done as we did uh with have done as we did uh with President Obama and Joe Biden President Obama and Joe Biden as vice president of the United as vice president of the United States, I don’t see that as any States, I don’t see that as any challenge at all, I see it as challenge at all, I see it as an opportunity. Yeah, no um an opportunity. Yeah, no um last question, which was last last question, which was last one um on what you said about one um on what you said about Leader McConnell. Can you Leader McConnell. Can you expand on that? you said. Well expand on that? you said. Well it he’s been known to come to it he’s been known to come to my office and say I’m not doing my office and say I’m not doing anything. Donald Trump doesn’t anything. Donald Trump doesn’t want so to me that was like an want so to me that was like an application of your first application of your first branch of government branch of government responsibilities. You’re just responsibilities. You’re just gonna do whatever the president gonna do whatever the president wants to know this is uh a wants to know this is uh a separation of power something separation of power something very important. The genius of very important. The genius of our constitution the separation our constitution the separation of powers and if we’re just of powers and if we’re just saying whatever the president saying whatever the president wants. We’re not having the wants. We’re not having the input or the shall we say um. input or the shall we say um. Scrutiny as to what the best Scrutiny as to what the best way to go is listening to the way to go is listening to the beautiful uh diversity of our beautiful uh diversity of our of our caucuses, we are of our caucuses, we are deserving the American people deserving the American people so it is I know look there’s no so it is I know look there’s no question when you’re president question when you’re president the president is the president the president is the president of your party your leverage and of your party your leverage and your power is greatly your power is greatly increased. You must know that increased. You must know that you must know that so again for you must know that so again for the good of the country I am. the good of the country I am. Overjoyed that Joe Biden is Overjoyed that Joe Biden is president of United States his president of United States his decency his vision, his values decency his vision, his values his. His authenticity and his his. His authenticity and his connection with America’s connection with America’s working families so I uh II working families so I uh II couldn’t be more thrilled, but couldn’t be more thrilled, but I also know that he respects I also know that he respects the legislative branch and that the legislative branch and that there’s a collaboration and we there’s a collaboration and we work together to put work together to put legislation together that will legislation together that will be hopefully bipartisan and be hopefully bipartisan and signed into law but again the signed into law but again the big partner in all of this is big partner in all of this is the public the the American the public the the American people they. They want access people they. They want access to health care, especially to health care, especially during a pandemic. they want during a pandemic. they want good paying jobs They want good paying jobs They want clean government that was our clean government that was our agenda in 2018. It continues to agenda in 2018. It continues to be for the people lower health be for the people lower health care cost by lowering the cost care cost by lowering the cost of prescription drugs, of prescription drugs, preserving the preexisting preserving the preexisting condition for the people bigger condition for the people bigger paychecks by building the paychecks by building the infrastructure of of and green infrastructure of of and green resilient way for the people resilient way for the people Cleaner government HR, one Cleaner government HR, one which. This time the HR one which. This time the HR one again uh to end uh enroll the again uh to end uh enroll the big money in politics is also big money in politics is also will um and the uh a lot of the will um and the uh a lot of the uh voter suppression that is uh voter suppression that is out there so we couldn’t be out there so we couldn’t be more thrilled. We’re sad to more thrilled. We’re sad to have lost some of our members have lost some of our members as I say many of them are ready as I say many of them are ready to come right on back some to come right on back some wanna be in the Biden wanna be in the Biden administration, all of them administration, all of them proud of their uh their proud of their uh their campaigns and uh I. Universally thrilled that Joe Universally thrilled that Joe Biden is president of the Biden is president of the United States. Thank you all United States. Thank you all responsibility for all and responsibility for all and responsibility for.