republicans are opposed to the top bank regulator because she called for a crackdown on lending to companies. sarah raskin has since advanced. the white house blasting republicans for the holdup. and that s totally irresponsible in our view. it s never been more important to have confirmed leadership at the fed to help continue our recovery and fight inflation. obviously they have a unique role to play, important, vital role to play as it relates to inflation and i think democrats and republicans have agreed on that for decades. so republicans are out there saying inflation s a problem. it s a huge issue. we agree and then they re not even bothering to show up to even vote against these nominees to the federal reserve. what message is that sending to the american public? both sides, not a lot democrats can do. they either have to get 60 votes in the senate which means 10 from republicans or they have to
prosecute tests where cops were targetd and buildings are burning down. she would retweet and like tweets from aoc and far left essaying defunds the police. so the fraternal order of policement to block this. my guess is that the republicans in the commerce committee whim out. there was talk that they would follow the lead of the banking committee and not vote. boycott a vote tomorrow. so the demes and committee can t push her to the floor. boycott the vote. like with sarah raskin and leftys bidenments to put on the federal reserve. ted cruz and commerce committee plan to vote on her tomorrow. as of now. i don t know why they are doing this. if they believe. i say i will deigate g. g. all
brain. she is still in the hospital this morning. a witness called 911. and the suspect was arrested. police say he has a criminal record and has previously served time for assault. kentucky senator rand paul is moving to oust dr. fauci from his position as the director of the national institutes of allergy and infectious diseases. paul is pushing an amendment that would eliminate the position all together. breaking it up into three separate branches and avoid having what he calls a dictator in chief. this comes as covid-19 hits two year anniversary when lockdowns and mandates began. president biden found sarah raskin to the federal reserve board is likely dead on arrival after senator joe manchin confirmed his opposition. manchin said in a statement that raskin s qualification in previous public comments did not satisfy his concerns over inflation and energy policy. manchin has opposed his own party s decision numerous times. even sitting with republicans at
$4. $4.30 for today. neil: thanks, madison. let s go to chad pergram. you don t want to be the party in power when this is going on. don t democrats know it. chad, what is the latest there? democrat joe manchin opposes one of president biden s nominees to the federal reserve. manchin is a no on sarah raskin. he says she s not the right pick to flight inflation. some democrats want to suspend the gas tax that has been embraced why other gop members. hurting americans where they feel it the most, at the grocery store, the gas tax. they could get rid of the 18% gas tax. democrats are in charge of the white house and congress. they know voters will punish them in the mid-terms if they fail to address gas prices and inflation. democrats say inflation isn t because of the covid money that