many different ways, which we have outlined, which, by the way, none of which were in macconnell's bill. unemployment insurance mcconnell's, zero. snap, zero. rental assistance, zero. transportation, zero. sba grants, zero. covid research, nih, zero. broadband, zero. his bill had next to nothing in it, and he is saying that this bill is close to his bill. thank god it is not. thank god it is not. pelosi: what he did say, which is amusing, is it falls in the ballpark of what senate republicans have been proposing since the summer, i guess it was , falls in the ballpark. what ballpark is that? let me just say to the extent we can work in a bipartisan way, we are happy to do so. and as the leader said, this is a big bill, second only to the cares at, changing it from a corporate, trickle down bill to a people bubble up bill, because they still got their $150 billion for the wealthiest people in the america, but as we go forward on all of this, to avoid what they tried to do with rightsbility, the civil act, americans with disabilities act, fair labor practices act, osha, you name it. they

many different ways, which we have outlined, which, by the way, none of which were in macconnell's bill. unemployment insurance mcconnell's, zero. snap, zero. rental assistance, zero. transportation, zero. sba grants, zero. covid research, nih, zero. broadband, zero. his bill had next to nothing in it, and he is saying that this bill is close to his bill. thank god it is not. thank god it is not. pelosi: what he did say, which is amusing, is it falls in the ballpark of what senate republicans have been proposing since the summer, i guess it was , falls in the ballpark. what ballpark is that? let me just say to the extent we can work in a bipartisan way, we are happy to do so. and as the leader said, this is a big bill, second only to the cares at, changing it from a corporate, trickle down bill to a people bubble up bill, because they still got their $150 billion for the wealthiest people in the america, but as we go forward on all of this, to avoid what they tried to do with rightsbility, the civil act, americans with disabilities act, fair labor practices act, osha, you name it. they

. >> a clarification about your conversations with leader macconnell. is it a situation where we expect and omnibus or any relief to be maxed in one piece of legislation? >> that is the vehicle leading the station and it is probably, i was pleased he wanted to do it that way but that would be the best way to do. the underpinnings of what it takes to get to a place and add this language once we see the text, that is what we would be doing. >> both components bring something to the floor. >> we would want a big strong vote. on the national defense bill, the bipartisanship that has gone into that, the quality of life issues and a systems change the names, white supremacists, in some cases by design, well after the civil war. the practical responsibility to protect and defend, it is not a provision or an issue, it is a value. thank you all very much. >> the labor department reported the latest unemployment figures, the economy added 249,000 jobs and unemployment dipped to 6.7% in november. the recovery appears to be slowing as the economy sees a fifth strai

expect this if it does come up in the senate to be a tough vote, macconnell does not want -- macconnell -- mitch mcconnell does not want to divide republicans on this. he does not want to have to put republicans on the record opposing donald trump at the end of this congress. it is going to be a tough vote. i would imagine it would split the conference. host: what about the president's line by line rescission he would like to make to this $2.3 trillion package? how does that work if he sends it back to congress? natalie: the law allows a president, this is from an act -- the impoundment control act of 1974. it will allow trump to send a proposal back to congress to rescind certain funds, and it will freeze those funds for a maximum of 45 days. because we have weird timing with the congressional session ending and starting over, the clock will start again on january 3 if he sends his redlines back tomorrow. the 45 day clock starts again. it allows trump to show his opposition. however, democrats have said they are not going to listen to it and democrats have to act on it to actually free

it's time for leader macconnell to bring this legislation tote the floor for a vote. the american people have a right to know more every member of the senate stands on this issue. they now know where president trump says he stands. they now know were every member of the united states house speaker of representatives stands. and the american people have a right to know. in this desperate time that we are livinggh through, who was on their side to give their families the help which they needed. senator sanders is right, we should have a vote, it should be yes or no. we should do this before the end of thisth year. madam president i yield that the balance of my time. >> that a president price mix senator from >> thank you madam president. madam president, america has fix hundred billionaires. that may not sound like a lot of money these days, president trump just signed a bill begrudgingly that had $900 billion in it. but it's still a whole lot of money. so much money that it's really hard to find words to describe what it looks like. but let me try. he turned around and

[laughter] but again, we got that done and macconnell said it was the most important bill of that congress. year with thethis great america act that people had been working on for 50 years on the land, water and conservation fund. it was first recommended in 1964. and maintenance in national parks and public lands, all of that. the songwriter's bill the year before, that was close to my heart. songwriters weren't getting paid for what they wrote because their songs were being played on the internet. and the other when i still haven't gotten done is simplifying fafsa. you will think, that is not a big deal, but 20 million families have to fill out this hundred eight-question -- 108-question questionnaire before you get your pell grant. and many students don't fill it out, so they don't go to college pete senator murray and i got half of it done last year and are trying to get the other half done before the end of this year. greta: wise education a passionate issue for you? senator alexander: because i grew up with it. a preschoolught education program in a converted garage in our backyard i

. >> and have you gotten any assurances from speaker pelosi or leader macconnell that they will put this on the house and senate floor for a vote? >> we have not had assurances from them. i think the american people will put the pressure, showing there is a group of us coming together. this is the only group that has made an effort and come together . we know the needs. it is up to them to work with us. right now, we think we have covered a lot of areas of concern. if somebody wants to speak on the white house, i would not be the best person to speak on that. [laughter] --ish i were there, but communicated with secretary mnuchin about our negotiations. he has not weighed in on whether he has agreed or disagreed. he has offered advice on figures. the right number for airlines. what did bus companies need? therovided some of information for negotiations. but i don't have any production on how the white house would react. we have communicated with the majority leader's office. if theyhas described would support or not support that coming together. >> leader schumer has been updated on this.

>> macconnell hasn't given up necessarily on these $2000 checks. neither has president trump. macconnell said he could potentially see bringing a vote on those checks to the floor, but it would be in a larger bill that would contain opening investigation into potential election fraud and reworking a law that shields internet companies from prosecution on their content. we are seeing some republicans voiced support for these $2000 checks, but other republicans are sticking to their fiscal conservative roots and saying we can't increase the federal deficit by the amount these checks would require. those covid payments are going to start arriving by tonight, according to treasury secretary steven mnuchin. he said that direct deposit checks could arrive tonight, paper checks being mailed as soon as tomorrow. racesthe georgia runoff paul mentioned, these checks are very critical on what could happen january for. emily: absolutely. we saw the democrats in the race say immediately, yes, we want americans to get more funding. they think it is going to be very popular. it has put repub

stephanie: schumer and house speaker nancy pelosi sent a new version ofl their propo macconnell last night. the captain ofcu a diving boat that caught fire and sank off the coast of california last year was indicted on federal manslaughter charges. the grand jury said jerry blan failed to train the crew on emergency procedures. in brazil, a criminal gang carried out a brazen attack on a city overnight. police say at least 30 gunmen armed with assault rifles over streets and a bank. the takeover lasted about two hours. there is no word on how much ney was stolen. china has successfully landed an unmanned craft on the moon today. this animationrom china showed of the probe leaving orbit and landing. its supposed to collect rocks .d soil and return to ear only two nations, the u.s. and soviet union, have brought bm k material fe moon. the u.s. soccer federation and th' womens national team reached a settlement on working conditions. it calls for charter flights, hotel accommations, and professional staff support on par withthe men's national anam. ongoing dispute over equaly pawas left

macconnell spoke on the senate floor a day after the electoral college confthe outcome. >> many hope to the presidential election would yield a different result, but our system of government has processes to 0.termine who will be sworn in on january the electoral college has spoken. da i want to congratulate president elect joe biden. stephanie: other top republicans have also recognized the biden win sinc vote.lectoral college the president elect responded >> i had a great conversation i called him to thank him for the congratulations and told him, while we disagree on a lot of things, the things we can work together o, we've always been straight with one another, and we agreed we would get together sooner than later. stephanie: at the white house, press secretarkayleighclcenany ed to say if president biden to be president elect.ect the electoral colle outcome is "one step" in the constitutional process. a former biden presidential rival pete buttigieg is mr. biden's choice for secretary of transportation. if confirmed, he would become the first openly gay man to serve in a cabinet

expect this if it does come up in the senate to be a tough vote , macconnell does not want to divide republicans on this. he does not want to have to put republicans on the record opposing donald trump at the end of this congress. it is going to be a tough vote. i would imagine it would split the conference. president'sbout the line by line rescission he would like to make to this $2.3 trillion package? how does that work if he sends it back to congress? natalie: the law allows a president, this is from an act in 1974. it will allow trump to send a proposal back to congress to rescind certain funds, and it will free those funds for a maximum of 45 days. timing we have weird with the congressional session ending and starting over, the clock will start again on january 3 if he sends his redlines back tomorrow. the 45 day clock starts again. it allows trump to show his opposition. notcrats have said they are going to listen to it and democrats have to act on it to actually free up some funds. 45 days the funds are unfrozen. that timeframe is bumped up against the inauguration of preside

expect this if it does come up in the senate to be a tough vote , macconnell does not want to divide republicans on this. he does not want to have to put republicans on the record opposing donald trump at the end of this congress. it is going to be a tough vote. i would imagine it would split the conference. president'sbout the line by line rescission he would like to make to this $2.3 trillion package? how does that work if he sends it back to congress? natalie: the law allows a president, this is from an act in 1974. it will allow trump to send a proposal back to congress to rescind certain funds, and it will free those funds for a maximum of 45 days. timing we have weird with the congressional session ending and starting over, the clock will start again on january 3 if he sends his redlines back tomorrow. the 45 day clock starts again. it allows trump to show his opposition. notcrats have said they are going to listen to it and democrats have to act on it to actually free up some funds. 45 days the funds are unfrozen. that timeframe is bumped up against the inauguration of preside