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brett: we ll ask transportation secretary pete buttigieg about the state of the deals. then if you are not vaccinated, please get vaccinated. brett: states face more tough choices on vaccinations and mask mandates as covid cases rise. the white house ups the pressure on gop. we ll talk with florida senator rick scott about the record rise in his state and the fight over masks in schools. plus i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. brett: calls the from both sides of the aisle for new york democratic governor andrew cuomo s impeachment over findings of sexual harassment. we ll ask our sunday panel about the fate of the scandal-ridden politician, all right now on fox news sunday. brett: hello again from fox news in washington. a rare stroke of bipartisanship as senate republicans joined this weekend with democrats to advance a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would provide federal dollars for roads, bridges, and broadban ....
and right now, it shows no signs of slowing down. to really get a sense of how bad it is, all you have to do is look at the numbers. the average number of daily cases has increased nine fold since july. the deadly delta variant fuelling the rapid rise in those cases and overwhelming hospitals in many states. hospitalizations are currently the highest we ve seen since february. even more troubling, just how this new variant is affecting children. child and teen covid cases have jumped 84% in just the last week. now despite those numbers, only half of the country is fully vaccinated. some health officials say it may soon be time to mandate vaccinations for healthcare workers. it s inexplicable to me. you re a healthcare worker. your profession. the thing you ve devoted your life to is to protect people. to make them well. to protect them from disease. i m very much in favor of mandating, if you want to see patients and you want to participate in healthcare, you need to ....
brett: we ll ask transportation secretary pete buttigieg about the state of the deals. then please get vaccinated.inated, brett: states face more tough choices on vaccinations and mask mandates as covid cases rise. the white house ups the pressure on gop. we ll talk with florida senator rick scott about the record rise in his state and the fight over masks in schools. plus i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. brett: calls the from both sides of the aisle for new york democratic governor andrew cuomo s impeachment over findings of sexual harassment. we ll ask our sunday panel about the fate of the scandal-ridden politician, all right now on fox news sunday. brett: hello again from fox news in washington. a rare stroke of bipartisanship as senate republicans joined this weekend with democrats to advance a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would provide federal dollars for roads, bridges, and broadband internet in cities a ....
even larger, more progressive bill through reconciliation. that s a special filibuster proof maneuver that requires a simple majority for passage. in other words, without republican support. meanwhile, the senate continues to work on voting rights. the judiciary committee met saturday with a former trump d.o.j. official and a key city in afghanistan just fell to the taliban. that will be of key concern to the senate foreign relations committee where my first guest is a member. joining me now is senator jeff merkley of oregon. senator merkley, thank you for coming back to the sunday show. you re welcome. good to be with you. all right. let s start with infrastructure. will i understand senator haggerty of tennessee raised objections, i think put a hold on proceedings because he wanted to go back to regular order. will things get back on track today? yes, we re in a 30-hour period before our final vote from being held, a simple majority vote on the substitute am ....
point. we re tdown over 200 nurses that we can t fill. we ve had people literally walk off the job because they couldn t take it anymore. have you had days where you didn t want to come to work? yes, yes, i ve had moments where i sit in my car and cry. a special session of the arkansas general assembly resumes this morning to consider masking mandates. earlier this year republican governor asa hutchison approved a statewide ban on mask mandates, a move he regrets. cases were at a low point. everything has changed now. yes, in hindsight i wish that had not become law. after one week back at school, a covid outbreak in the marian school district in arkansas has put more than 500 students and staff in quarantine. louisiana is also facing a severe shortage of icu beds. louisiana state university will require all students to either get vaccinated or get tested monthly. doctors are now strongly encouraging adults to get vaccinated to protect children. it is hard ....