his decision to lift covid restrictions in connecticut. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. as the biden administration, the democratic congress, and the country as a whole try to claw our way out of an unprecedented set of national crises, the republican party coast to coast has found its mission for the year 2021 make it harder for americans to vote. right now we re on track to see the largest rescue bill in recent memory signed into law by president biden this week. it would provide direct relief to americans, billions for vaccination programs, money to reopen schools, keep restaurants open, and not a single republican in either house or the senate has voted for it. instead, after losing the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections going all the way back to 1992, republicans are laser focused on restricting voting access. brennan center s tracking all the state bills aimed at restricting access to the polls. the
elections going all the way back to 1992, republicans are laser focused on restricting voting access. brennan center s tracking all the state bills aimed at restricting access to the polls. their list includes 253 bills introduced, prefiled or carried over this year in 43 states. in georgia, of course, already notorious for having absurdly long lines to vote with residents waiting up to 11 hours to cast their ballots last fall, republican governor brian kemp has waged a long battle to make the voting process even more difficult. in his previous role as georgia s secretary of state, he oversaw the closing of polling places and the purging of hundreds of thousands of registered voters from the polls. thanks, in part, to the efforts of stacey abrams and other activists on the ground registering hundreds of thousands of new voters, turnout in 2020 in georgia in the election was unbelievably high, smashing records and, of course, also helping to propel joe biden to the white house
signed into law on friday. president biden also announcing in just the last hoursh more vaccine split in the u.s. ensures the u.s. will have more than enough supply to vaccinate the entire population. here s president biden moments ago in the latest push. we re now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every american adult by the end of may, month earlier than anyone expected. today i m directing, my hhs team, to produce another 100 million doses and perform another of the 100 million of the vaccine. this is wartime effort, we need maximum flexibility. there s always a chance we ll encounter unexpected challenges or will there be a new need for a vaccination effort? a lot can happen. a lot can change. we need to be prepared. of course, we need to match the manufacturing of science and massive logistical undertaking. the leading to approval number rarely seen in the legislative pushes by either pared. 75% of all americans are squarely behind the bill, but even with
gretchen whitmer ahead. plus, scandals grow. more accusations against new york governor andrew cuomo. as he faces mounting criticism, does the governor the support of his people or his party? hello. i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is beginning to feel a little hopeful. the pace of vaccinations in america hit 2 million per day last week. though health experts warn now is not the time to relax restrictions or public health measures. and for the millions of americans devastated economically it seems more help is on the way. saturday, the senate passed a $1.9 trillion relief bill which appears to be headed for president biden s desk after a final vote in the house on tuesday. the passage is aid targeting middle and low income americans including new $1,400 checks and a $300 boost to unemployment benefits and aid for state and local governments. the package passed with zero republican support, and the path was bumpy among senate democrats. on frid
stops telling us. i think it time for schools to reopen safely, this is a national get our kids back in the classroom safely and soon add possible. it chris important to get our kid box to school. steve: it is so important that we can t keep you in suspend. the first blank. sends. what did he send? a president decree? a new executive order, he has already put out 34. he signed one on his birthday. and ensuring that biological men, can compete in girl sports, but wait. the president can t open schools with an executive order, that shows you on little you understand. these are no ordinary times and joe biden is no ordinary president, he is a wartime leader, he is fdr, he is fdr but woke. but to be fair not always awake. as i always said this a wartime effort. and everything action has been on the table, this a wartime efforts, this a wartime undertaking, not hyperbole. we re setting clear directives. we re going to go on the core issue. with the centralized coordina