u.s. supreme court spiraling into controversy overturning long precedent and rolling back rights, some are turning to state courts. why strong constitutions can save the every day rights being eroded by a lob sided u.s. supreme court. this and more on another hour of velshi starting now. good morning it s sunday june 9th. president biden is wrapping up his trip to france today where he spent much of the week recognizing d day. this morning he will be at a cemetery near paris and he and the first lady will fly back home. but in a few days he will head back to italy. biden s upcoming trips to europe are valuable opportunities for him to highlight the importance of america s role in the world stage. he s cast his opponent as a strong man who will usher in an era of corruption in america and support such things abroad. trump s first term also saw the country shift toward a more isolationist stance which raised concerns among our partners that america might abandon its alliances
national tour to tout the package, and making big promises for the days ahead. over the next ten days, we will reach two goals. two giant goals. the first, 100 million shots in people s arms will have been completed within the next ten days. and 100 million checks in people s pockets in the next 100 days. shots in arms and money in pockets. that s important. the american rescue plan is already doing what it was designed to do make a difference in people s everyday lives. for some americans, the relief was immediate, with checks hitting their bank accounts over the weekend. but challenges remain to ensure that aid is properly implemented for americans. for them, this aid could not some soon enough. but try and tell that to the big banks, some of which are holding the checks, even though the funds have already been deposited. and others could face check cashing fees, and the irs is cranking out the stimulus checks, which causes delays in tax refunds. joining me now, the o
package and it s this new child tax credit which is really revolutionary. it s very, very popular. 70% popular with the american people. what is the thinking behind this big kickoff this week to promote it nationwide? well, look, we are still in the midst of this pandemic, and we know that we can t get out of our economic crisis until we get through the health crisis. so the thinking behind the american rescue plan is that we need to address the problems caused by the pandemic. part of it is is to help get the vaccine eggs and get the shots in people s arms. we recognized since the beginning of the pandemic we ve lost 9.5 million jobs and we ve got over 4 million people who have been unemployed for at least a year. people are struggling and one in five adult renters are behind in their rent payments and millions of adults and children are struggling to eat and put food on the table. so it s important that the federal government provide the resources that people and business
president biden addressing the nation tonight, marking one year of covid, saying the virus has exacted a terrible toll on all americans but offering messages of hope. tonight i m announcing that i will direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over, eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. the president saying he will not relent until we beat covid-19. he s ramping up a massive nationwide effort to re-open schools safely, and saying he s hopeful that in americans pull together and get vaccinated we can gatter in small groups with family and friends to celebrate the 4th of july this year. joining me now to discuss, cnn correspondent john hardwood and dr. jonathan reiner the, director of the cardiac catheterization program. president biden is making promises everyone is going to be eligible for a vaccine by may 1st. a barbecue with the family, friends on the 4th of july. he s setting high expectations. now he s going to have to meet t
republicans because we assumed republicans were better voters an are in off elections. it s true. but now if it s snowing or raining on election day, the democrats are saying oh, great. bret: our votes are banked. we can t do that. bret: in 2016, 27% of voters utilized absentee in wisconsin. that number rose to about 60% in 2020. how much do you think thible absentee ballots, the fight over how the election goes, plays out here. i mean you, is it significant? republicans in this state knowing how close the margins are. knowing that they are outnumbered, have put in place some of the most onerous, have attempted voter restrictions voter restrictions possible. gerrymandering, which has been all the way up to the supreme court. republicans realize that cheating is probably the best way to win wisconsin.