♪ >>> HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M WILSON.

WELCOME TO ANOTHER EDITION OF AT ISSUE WHERE WE DISCUSS THE ISSUES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU.

TEACHERS COULD SOON SEE A PAY INCREASE.

YESTERDAY THE CITY VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A PAY INCREASE.

LAST YEAR THERE WAS UNCERTAINTY CAUSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS.

DENNIS OF LEEKSVILLE EXPLAINS THE BILL.

>>> SENATOR, THE BILL OF 2001 IS A BILL WE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

IT'S THE TEACHER PAY RAISE THAT WILL RAISE SALARIES BY $1,000.

IT WILL RAISE TEACHER ASSISTANTS'S PAY BY $1,000 GOING FROM $14,000-$15,000.

AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY $1,107 INCREASE.

SO THE STARTING PAY IS $37,000 IN PAY.

>> AND ASSISTANTS WILL BE PAID OVER $1,000.

>>> AND MAKING CHANGES TO THEIR WORK HABITS.

IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID AN OUTBREAK AT THE CAPITOL, TWO SPEAKERS AND ONE HOUSE LEADER TESTED POSITIVE.

HOUSE LEADERS AND BUSINESS LEADERS SAY THEY WILL CONDUCT BUSINESS FOR TWO WEEKS AND IT'S NECESSARY TO CROWD INTO SMALL ROOMS ALTHOUGH PUBLIC SPACES ARE OFF LIMITS.

AND THIS PHASE IS A LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS.

>> WE JUST NEED YOUR HELP FOR A MOMENT TO SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU WITH THE WAYS YOU HAVE CONDUCTED YOURSELF.

WE'VE IMPLEMENTED PROTOCOLS TO ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE YOUR WORK IN A SAFE MANNER.

WE HAVE DIVIDED YOUR BODY INTO DIFFERENT GROUPS.

WE ASKED YOU TO LEAVE THE BUILDING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

I THINK THOSE MEASURES WILL HELP YOU TO STAY SAFE BUT CONTINUE TO DO YOUR WORK.

WE THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO IMPLEMENT FURTHER MEASURES THAT WILL HELP YOU BE SAFE DURING THAT NEXT TIME PERIOD.

THIS IS A CONVENIENT TIME FOR US TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE SPENT ON THE FLOOR AND TOGETHER.

>> GUNN SAYS COMMITTEE CHAIRS CAN USE TWO ROOMS EQUIPPED WITH CAMERAS AND COMPUTERS TO HELP LEAD MEETINGS.

THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC FEED AS WELL.

LAST WEEK THERE WAS AN OUTBREAK, THE WORST OUTBREAK IN ANY STATE IN THE U.S. AND NEWS OF A HANDFUL INCLUDING GOVERNOR HOSEMAN WERE GETTING VACCINATED AT THE CAPITOL.

SHE TELLS US VACCINATIONS ARE THE STATE'S PATH TO NORMALCY.

>>> THIS IS HOW WE COME BACK TO SCHOOL AND WE GO TO A RESTAURANT AND HELP WITH OUR FRIENDS.

WE ALL NEED TO BE VACCINATED.

AFTER TODAY WE GO UP TO THE CAPITOL AND THEY'RE OVER THE AGE OF 65 SO WE QUALIFIED TODAY.

>>> THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THE VACCINE ROLL OUTS.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO SEE COMING IN THE FUTURE?

>> WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE VACCINATED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ARE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET THIS ROLLED OUT AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

SO UNFORTUNATELY IT'S A CRITICAL TIME AND IT TAKES A WHILE TO VACCINATE 2 MILLION PEOPLE.

SO WE HAVE PEOPLE HAVING TO DRIVE TO NACHES AND GREENWOOD.

AND IT'S AN INCONVENIECE AND IT'S REALLY NOT AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THAT WITH THE NUMBER THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED IN THE STATE.

AND THERE'S THE TELEPHONE NUMBER WE CAN GET YOU SCHEDULED FOR THAT AND THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP COMING UP SHORTLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE VACCINATED.

>>> DEMOCRATIC OSCAR WINNER, HE HAS BEEN OBSERVING WITH HOW THEY'RE ROLLING OUT THE VACCINE.

IT'S THE FIRST VACCINE WE HAVE EVER GOTTEN AND WE WANT TO SEE MORE VACCINES BEING VACCINATED.

>>> WE HAVE MORE VACCINES AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO GET VACCINATED.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ESPECIALLY ALL OF US TO BEING VACCINATED WHEN WE CAN, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I KNOW THAT SOME OF US ARE A LITTLE HESITANT I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

I HAD SOME DOUBTS ABOUT IT BUT I THINK IT'S BEST TO GET VACCINATED TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.

>> SO WHAT WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR FOR YOU.

YOU SAID THAT -- >> -- THE DECIDING FACTOR WAS THAT WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO ME NOT TO GET VACCINATED IF PEOPLE AROUND ME ARE VACCINATED.

SO AND I STILL COULD BE A CARRIER SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE IS A CARRIER.

I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE STATE AND I WANT TO HELP THEM AND I WASN'T TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN DOING THAT.

AND I THINK THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD BOTTOM LINE.

>>> HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT MINORITY ACCESS IN STATE COMMUNITIES.

STATE DATA SHOWS SO FAR ONLY 50% HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO BLACK RESIDENTS BUT THEY MAKEUP TO 80% OF THE POPULATIONS.

THE FIRST DRIVE-THRU SITE OPENED IN JACKSONVILLE YESTERDAY.

STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY HOPE THEY'LL MAKE THE SHOTS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS.

BEFORE THIS WEEK, THERE WAS NO DRIVE-THRU SITES IN THE STATE'S MOST POPULOUS COUNTY AND THERE ARE MORE THAN OTHER 18 SITES ACROSS THE STATE.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS RELEASING TWO NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES TODAY BRINGING THE TOTAL TO OVER 265,000 CASES SINCE MARCH AND 200 DEATHS.

>>> AND POLITICAL FIGURES REACTING TO THE INAUGURATION.

MANY OFFICIALS STOOD BY AS BIDEN AND HARRIS WERE SWORN IN AS THE 45TH PRESIDENT.

BOTH LAWMAKERS BELIEVE BIDE N CN DELIVER THE YUNT AND LOOKS FORWARD TO SOLVING PRESSING THE UNITY AND LOOKS FORWARD TO SOLVING THE PRESSING CHALLENGES IN MISSISSIPPI.

>>> AS PRESIDENT BIDEN SPEAKS, WE HAVE TO WORK TO KEEP THIS COUNTRY GREAT BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 6TH IS NOT WHO WE ARE AS AMERICANS AND WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER.

>>> WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO SEE RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE?

I KNOW HE HAS TALKED ABOUT EXECUTIVE ORDERS RIGHT AWAY?

>> I HAVE ENCOURAGED HIM TO SAY BOTH IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT WOULD LOWER THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

AND IF IT'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND IF WE'RE BUILDING ROADS AND IMPROVING HOLIDAYS.

>>> THAT BROADBAND AND HELPING EVERYONE IN AMERICA, THOSE ARE GOOD JOBS, GOOD PAYING JOBS.

I WANT TO HELP HIM WITH THAT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE FROM THE HEALTHCARE STANDPOINT I WANT YOU TO ACCEPT MEDICARE EXPANSION DOLLARS HE PUTS INTO AFFORDABLE CARE.

IT'S A LOT OF COMFORT WE NEED.

>>> SOME REPUBLICAN LEADERS ALSO KNOW THE NEED AND DESIRE FOR UNITY.

HENRY BAUER WAS HOPING THAT DONALD TRUMP WOULD WIN REELECTION BUT THE PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HISTORY AS A COUNTRY.

>>> I'M GLAD THAT VICE-PRESIDENT PENCE WAS THERE.

BUT I THINK THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TRANSFER OF POWER AND TRANSITION IN OUR COUNTRY.

IT'S WHAT MAKES US A GOOD PRESIDENT THAT ALL PRESIDENTS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN.

>>> HOW DO YOU SEE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WORKING TO DEAL WITH THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES?

>> WELL, THE INTERESTING NOW IS THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TOTAL CONTROL AND THEY HAVE THE WHITE HOUSE AND THEY HAVE THE SENATE AND THEY HAVE THE HOUSE.

SO YOU KNOW THEY HAVE NO EXCUSES FOR AN ATTACK AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DISCUSS IN THEIR CAMPAIGN.

REPUBLICANS SHOULD WORK WITH THEM WHEN WE AGREE AND WE SHOULD OPPOSE THEM RESPECTFULLY WHEN WE DISAGREE.

>> HOW CAN THEY HEAL THIS COUNTRY COLLECTIVELY?

>> IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO PRESIDENT BIDEN WORKING WITH REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD FOR THE COMMON GOOD AND THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AND WE CAN REMAIN HOPEFUL TODAY AND WE ALL KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN STRUGGLES AND IT'S A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND IF YOU DISAGREE ON POLICY AND YOU CAN TREAT YOURSELF AND THEY'RE HELPFUL TO THE COUNTRY.

>>> ON TWITTER, MISSISSIPPI SENIORS U.S.

SENATOR ROBERT WHITTAKER SAYS HE'S COMMITTED TO HEALING THE MESSAGE IN THE NATION.

AND HIDE SMITH SAYS SHE WISHES THE NEW ADMINISTRATION WELL AND SHE'S COMMITTED TO WORKING TO FIND COMMON GROUND SOLUTIONS.

>> BACK HERE IN MISSISSIPPI, IT'S BEEN A PEACEFUL WEEK AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND HEIGHTENED SECURITY REMAINS.

AND THEY'RE ALL URGING THREATS AFTER THE VIOLENT INSURRECTION.

AND THEY FEEL CONFIDENT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS PREPARED TO HANDLE ANY THREATS IN JACKSONVILLE.

>> AND I'M AWARE OF AT THE STATE CAPITOL, WE HAVE TIGHTENED OR BEEFED UP SECURITY.

I'M GUESSING PEOPLE WERE THERE LAST WEEK AND THEY NOTICED THERE WERE A WHOLE LOT MORE POLICE AND PATROL THERE ALONG WITH EVEN CANINE UNITS AND WE HAD GERMAN SHEPHERDS WALKING UP AND DOPE THE HALLS AS WELL.

I THINK ONE OF THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENT WAS IF ANYTHING DOES HAPPEN WE WERE READY AND WE'LL BE READY.

I THINK THAT'S TRUE.

WE'RE -- I GUESS YOU COULD SAY, TO MY MOJ THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO KNOWLEDGE THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.

>>> I WAS NOT FEARFUL OF WHAT HAPPENED IN MISSISSIPPI.

I'M MORE FEARFUL IN WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN HAND.

AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WOULD SET SOMEONE OFF.

SO AS I SAID A FEW DAYS AGO TO SOMEONE ELSE, BEING FOREWARNED AND WE CERTAINLY ARE.

>>> SO LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT WITH VIEWS OF BOTH SIDES ON THE AISLE.

BRANDON JONES IS AN ATTORNEY AND FORMER DEMOCRATIC PART OF THE HOUSE.

AND JOINING US IS THE MEMBER AND PART OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

>>> LET'S TALK FIRST ABOUT TEACHER PAY RAISE.

IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING THIS YEAR AND IT'S HAPPENING WITH NO DEBATE IN THE SENATE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE HAPPENING IN THE HOUSE?

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THE HOUSE IS GOING TO TAKE A TEMPERED DECISION.

I'M CONFIDENT THAT SENATOR DUBAR HANDLED THAT IN HIS COMMITTEE AND ARTICULATED WELL AND IN ORDER TO GET UP TO THAT NATIONAL AVERAGE IS GOING TO TAKE STEPS.

>> SO KNOWING THAT WE HAVE STRUGGLED IN YEARS PAST HAS NOT BEEN INSIGNIFICANT.

BUT WITH THAT $1,000 IS NOT TERRIBLY EXCITING BUT IT DOES REPRESENT SOME GROWTH.

>>> I THINK WE AGREE WITH EVERYONE TO RAISE TEACHER PAY AND SIMPLY THE PAY FOR PERFORMANCE AND IN TERMS OF THE SENATE MOVING NOW TO PASS IT AND THE HOUSE NOT, IT REALLY SHOWS THAT IT'S A POLITICAL STATEMENT IS IMPORTANT TO US.

AND IT'S NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENT WHEN I WORKED FOR BARBER AND THE SPEAKER AND GOVERNMENT SAYS WE'LL WAIT UNTIL WE GET A PICTURES FIT TOGETHER.

>>> SO I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIMING AND HOW THE OVERALL PICTURE WOULD COME TOGETHER.

>>> SO IF THE HOUSE DOESN'T TAKE IT UP IMMEDIATELY WE SHOULD NOT TAKE IT AS A SIGN.

>> THERE'S A LARGE ASPECT AND IF YOU PASS A BUDGET AND ANYONE SHOULD HAVE POLITICAL CONST CONSTITUENCY AND OTHER PARTS ARE NOT THAT SEXY.

BUT THERE'S SOME ITEMS TO SPEND AND THERE'S SOME BIG TICKET ITEMS AND REALIZING HOW EFFECTIVE THE VACCINE IS.

SO WE HAVE TO GET MORE INFORMATION BEFORE WE MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THAT.

>>> SOMETHING ABOUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF RAISE AND SOME THE LAW MAKERS INDICATED THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.

IS IT REALISTIC TO THINK THAT THIS IS A LARGER INCREASE IN THE FUTURE?

>> YOU HEARD JIM ELUDE TO THE OVERALL PICTURE AND YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED PHASING IT OUT AND JIM AND I WERE TALKING BEFORE THE SHOW AND THE HIT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE EXPERIENCING IN THE STATE AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC AND WE HOPE THAT WE'RE BEGINNING TO MAKE PROGRESS IN THAT RESPECT BUT NOT ONLY THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO THAT ARE POSITIVE BUT THINGS THAT WE KNOW ARE CHALLENGING THAT EXIST AND IT'S PART OF THE BUSINESS OF THE STATE.

AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE HONEST ABOUT WHERE THE CRUTCH IS.

AND I ALWAYS SAY, JIM'S RIGHT, YOU SAW SOME OF THE GOOD VALUE MAKING AND WHEN I SERVED IN THE HOUSE.

AND FOR ME, I THINK GETTING THAT TEACHER PAY IS ESSENTIAL.

I THINK YOU GET WHAT YOU PAID FOR.

WE WILL ATTRACT BETTER EDUCATORS AND THEY WILL STAY LONGER IF WE ATTRACT THEM.

SO FOR ME, LET'S GET TO THOSE SOUTH EASTERN AVERAGE AND MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SENATOR WILSON IF WIE'RE HONEST I THINK $1,000 IS THE BEST WE CAN DO.

>>> LET'S MOVE ON TO COVID-19.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT IN A PROGRAM, A LOT OF MEETINGS ARE MOVING ONLINE AND SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE AND BRANDON, YOU SERVED IN THE HOUSE AND SHOULD THE LEGISLATURE GOVERNOR UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES?

>> THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME THINGS WE CAN DO.

WE HAVE ALL LEARNED HOW TECHNOLOGY WORKS.

>>> I WILL SAY THERE'S SOME RULES HOW WE WANT HOPE MEETINGS TO FUNCTION AND WE HAVE THINGS THAT CAN EFFECT LIFE AND LIBERTY WITH OUR FINANCES AND JIM, YOU KNOW.

THEY ANNOUNCED THOSE MEETINGS AT THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE.

WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT MEETING AT THOSE FLOORS, THAT CAN BE A LITTLE DICY.

AND HOW CAN I LOOK AT A QUORUM IS AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO GET THEIR VOICES HEARD.

>> AND WILSON AND JIM, WE HOPE THEY TAKE A BREAK AND WE HOPE THEY TAKE A BREAK.

>> I THINK THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN DO IT, THE QUESTION SHOULD BE IF THEY CAN DO IT.

AND WE'LL SEE HOW THIS ACCOUNTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND THERE'S ALREADY SEVERAL NUMBERS OF LEGISLATION THAT HAVE COME DOWN WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.

AND THAT'S GOING TO EFFECT, THESE ARE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN POTENTIALLY, EVERY PERSON IN MISSISSIPPI DESERVES TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE CAPITOL AND IF THEY'RE SICK OR QUARANTINED, HOW IS THEIR VOICE GOING TO BE HEARD.

AND WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION.

THE CORONAVIRUS IS WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WEALTH.

IF WE GO OUT NOW WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT WEALTH.

AND ALMOST 700,000 DOSES HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT LEGISLATIVE IMPACTS AND WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE A BUDGET BY JUNE 30TH.

SO WHY WOULD YOU NOT TAKE A BREAK TO THIS AND COME BACK AND HAVE MORE ATTENTION GIVEN AND NOT JUST THE BUDGET FOR THE BILLS BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO NAVIGATE WHETHER OR NOT OUR ZOOM WILL WORK.

>>> LET'S MOVE IN TO VACCINES A LITTLE BIT.

HOW IS THE VACCINE ROLL OUT GOING IN MISSISSIPPI FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW?

>> WELL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY IF YOU HAD TOLD ME THAT BY OCTOBER AND THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY IT WOULD BE ABOUT 170,000 MISSISSIPPIANS WHO RECEIVED SHOTS, IT'S A REAL TESTAMENT OF INGENUITY AND GOVERNMENT SECTOR WORKING TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

DO I WISH THAT MORE PEOPLE GOT SHOTS, PROBABLY?

BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THE SUPPLY OF THE VACCINE WHICH IS NOT SHOCKING.

THERE'S HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN AMERICA AND PROBABLY OVER THE AGE OF 18, THEY'RE GOING TO SHOP AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE SKEPTICAL THEY'RE SAYING, I WANT THIS, I NEED THIS AND THE SUPPORT FROM MY FAMILY, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE.

AND MISSISSIPPI IS GOING TO TAKE A FEW DOSES AND WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MISSISSIPPIANS AND WE HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO CROWD THROUGH A WALL OR A DOOR, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE.

WE JUST HAVE TO BE PATIENT AND WE HAVE TO SAY, WOW, THAT'S REALLY AMAZING.

>>> AND YOU'RE CONFIDENT WITH THE DISTRIBUTIONS CHALLENGES IN MISSISSIPPI?

>> WELL, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE DRIVE-THRU CENTER AND THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS, COULD IT BE GOING BETTER?

SURE.

IT'S A BIG UNDERTAKING.

AND ANYONE THAT SAYS THEY CAN IMPROVE IT, THEY'RE MISSING SOMETHING.

AND IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS ABSOLUTELY.

AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE SUPPLY.

AND THIS PAST WEEK, THERE WAS ABOUT 50,000 PEOPLE AND IN A WEEK THEY HAVE 37,000 VACCINES AND IT'S CURRENTLY A DISTRIBUTIONS ACCESS BUT MORE SUPPLY.

>>> NOW, I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU HEARD LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HOSEN SAY HOW WE DEAL WITH VACCINE ROLL OUT IS GOING TO DETERMINE HOW WE COME OUT OF THIS.

AND WE KNOW THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF THIS AND WE JUST HAVE A FEDERAL PLAN.

AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT I'M PLEASED WITH, THE BIDEN STATION FOR EFFECTUATING.

AND WE KNEW THOSE WERE COMING.

BUT 100 MILLION SHOTS, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS IF POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE STUMBLED ALL OVER OURSELVES.

WE KNOW SOMETIME, WEARING MASKS IS HOW PEOPLE CAN PREVENT SPREAD OF THIS.

SO JUST HEARING THAT EMANATE FROM THE HALLS, YES, STATES WEAR MASKS.

WEAR MASKS WHEREEVER YOU CAN AND SECOND SOME GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS SO WE'RE NOT DOING THIS IN A PEACEFUL WAY.

I THINK ALL OF THOSE ARE HELPFUL BUT I'M WITH YOU.

I APPLAUD THOMAS DOBBS AND PRAISING THE GOVERNOR FOR RECOGNIZING THE NECESSITY AND OTHER WORKERS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE BEST ONES.

>> SO WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP WITH 100 VACCINES BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY AT THE PACE NORMALLY AND I THINK IT'S EBB COURAGING TO SEE PRESIDENT BIDEN TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE.

AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, IT'S NOT HAPPENING.

AND THE TEACHER'S UNION IS A MAJOR SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT BIDEN AND YOU'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE NAVIGATE THAT DYNAMIC WITH THE GROUP THAT'S REALLY BEEN THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE.

>>> WE'VE INAUGURATED A NEW PRESIDENT.

JIM ARE YOU DREADING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS?

ARE YOU HOPEFUL?

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO SEE FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION?

>> WELL, THE SUN CAME UP ON TUESDAY MORNING AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AT THAT TACKLE AND THE DEMOCRATS CONTROL THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE AND IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE NORTH WING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSE AND SEE HOW THEY NAVIGATE THINGS FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

I THINK THERE'S SOME RAW OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND I THINK THERE'S WAYS TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE FIELD BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO GAIN THE ATTENTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS BEEN CRITICIZED DURING THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER OF BEING A ONE-TRICK PONY.

HE UNDERSTANDS THE PROCESS AND HE'S HOPEFUL AND HE PUSHES THE UNITY BUTTON AND I THINK THAT'S WHY HE WON THIS RACE.

I THINK WHEN YOU HEARD HIS INAUGURAL RACE AND CONSOLIDATED THIS.

AND I THINK WE MISSED THAT MESSAGE OVER THE TOP.

I THINK WE NEEDED THAT.

AND I AGREE THERE'S NO LEADERSHIP WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES BUT I THINK WE SHOULD CHECKOFF THE RESPONSIBILITY.

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

HOW DO WE BREAK THE FIELD AND I THINK WE HAVE THE OBLIGATION.

AND FRANKLY, JIM, I FEEL FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY ABOUT MISLEAD THE FOLKS WERE WHO PARTICIPATED THAT.

THEY WERE FED THAT SONG AND FOLKS THAT TOLD THEM THAT THAT GOT THEM WORKED UP AND HAD THEM BELIEVING SOME ALTERNATIVE VERSION OF ITSELF, THAT'S TROUBLING.

SO HOW CAN PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN THE PROCESS, TREAT EACH OTHER WITH PRESIDENT AND DEAL WITH EACH OTHER TRUTHFULLY.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T DISAGREE BUT WHAT'S THE CHARACTER AND TONE OF THAT?

I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.

>>> I THINK WE SHOULD AGREE TO DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY.

I THINK MITCH McCONNELL IS RIGHT.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE LIED TO AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO MOVE ON FROM.

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