what a life. thanks to chloe melas for that piece. next hour of new day starts right now. good morning, everyone. it is sunday, may 1st. i m laura jarrett here in new york. good to be with you, laura. i m amara walker in atlanta. thank you for waking up with us. boris and christi are off. breaking news, high level show of support from the u.s. to ukraine. yeah, house speaker nancy pelosi led the first official u.s. delegation to ukraine since the war began. she is the highest ranking u.s. official to go there. president volodymyr zelenskyy says the visit is an important sign of the u.s. commitment to ukraine. in a news conference just a short time ago, speaker losey was asked how far the u.s. is
step for america s families. you know what? take yes for an answer. this is a very good thing for the american people. martha: joining us now is congressman allen west of florida. a member of the republican committee. thank you for joining us, congressman. thank you for having me speak to you heard nancy pelosi saying that s good for the country, who cares how we got there. what is your response? i think that former speaker losey is delusional. this is something that we have to pass in order to find out what is in his belt. there has been a deception against the american people from this. it is now $1.7 trillion. the president said that this was not a tax, now we know it is constitutional because it is seen as a tax. i find it ironic that when thomas jefferson was about to sit down and write the declaration of independence, one of the preeminent reasons was because of onerous taxation that