now? so let s be real clear about one thing, there is no actual crisis here. this is entirely a crisis of their making if it occurs. president joe biden continues to call out house republicans over the debt ceiling, delivering, what sure sounded like a 2024 stump speech. meanwhile on capitol hill republican senators air their grievances with the attorney general. and also ahead, a major move on the price of insulin that will bring much needed relief for millions of americans. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, march 2nd. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin on capitol hill where attorney general merrick garland faced a barrage of attacks from republican lawmakers yesterday during a senate judiciary committee hearing. as is customary for an attorney general to do, garland appeared before the new congress to answer questions about a wide range of topics. but the a.g. spent a large portion of the four-hour hearing de
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defended embattled Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday after she was ousted from the caucus where she was once the best-known face.
congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. during a hearing on tuesday greene blamed two overdose deaths of fentanyl on president biden despite the fact it was when president trump was president. isn t she amazing? she was very specific i shouldn t digress, probably. she s very specific recently saying that a mom lost two kids to fentanyl, that i killed her sons. well, the interesting thing is that fentanyl they took came during the last administration. cnn reporter daniel dale
President Joe Biden will tout his economic plan when he speaks to the nation and he will call on Republicans to work with him, saying voters don t want fighting for the sake of fighting.