Seem to be inspiring more people to get the vaccine. The daily number of first doses has doubled since the start of july. Republicans have turned and said to their favorite scapegoats, immigrants. Joe biden has taken to himself to try to single out florida over covid. This is a Guy Who Ran for president , saying he was going to, quote, Shut Down the virus, and what has he done, hes imported more virus from Around The World by having a wideopen southern border. As the biden administration is allowing people to come across the southern border, many of whom who have covid, most of whom are not really being checked for covid. Those who do have covid, some have been released into our cities. And americans all over this country. Ought to be damned angry whats happening to their country. Total invasion. People are going to die because of people coming in illegally with covid, with the Fentanyl Drugs that are crossing the border. Joining me now to get into all of that foolishness this morning
The Civil War after senate republicans blocked the creation of an independent bipartisan commission to examine the origins of that days violence. And that block is just another result of the political gridlock holding up legislation in congress on issues like badly needed infrastructure. Republican senator Shelley Moore Capito heading to the White House again today to try to find a bipartisan path forward but with a 5050 balance in the senate and 60 votes needed to get anything to the floor, compromise looks hard to find here. That same Grid Lock threatens president bidens push for a voting Rights Bill to counter republican efforts in states like texas where, among other things, Drivethrough Voting and 24hour Voting would be banned. Absentee voting would be limited. And partisan Poll Watchers would be granted new power. Joining us now is republican Texas State Senator brian hughes. Hes one of the lead authors of the controversial Texas Senate Bill 7. Its Up In The Air right now, sir. I
week with the senate expected to follow shortly thereafter, along with direct checks, paid leave, additional unemployment insurance, the bill includes a transformative monthly child tax credit, and minimum wage increase, both expected to help with millions of children and adults out of poverty. there s overwhelming public support for the legislation, even 60% of republicans back the bill. that s outside the sausage making factory of washington. inside the beltway, elected republicans who clearly are uncomfortable with the prospect that biden might get something done, well, they re desperate to launch a counter attack against the democratic president, attacking any old thing will do. also talking about republicans. the go to is the same as usual, pick out women, people of color, and just go off. so several republicans have decided to target biden s cabinet nominees of color like debra haaland. and xavier becerra, and neera tanden, the nominee for omb. haaland got a boost from
for attacking the capitol police. plus, congresswoman val demings on her call today to confront white supremacist terror. aren t we tired? aren t we as a nation exhausted? haven t we had enough? and as the president pursues his agenda under the radar, how one senator from west virginia has become the most powerful lawmaker in america when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. as the democratic party and the biden administration is pushing forward, the republican party is stuck looking backwards. we have reached a crucial moment for the covid relief americans desperately need and want and the gop is openly trying to stop it. this friday is the first big vote, right? the house will vote on joe biden s $1.9 trillion rescue package. the senate aiming to get it to biden by march 14th and then for biden to sign it into law. the republican party is opposing this rescue package in part because they are still moans over the twice impeached loser.
dynasty winning the first of their five super bowls. one trend we hoped to leave in the early 1980s was inflation. thanks to joe biden it has made its way back to the future because today, the labor department announced, quote: the consumer price index which measures what consumers paid for goods and services 7% in december from the same month earlier. that was the fastest since 182. this means that we re seeing the highest prices in four decades. inflation is surging under joe biden and it s your wallet that s feeling the pain. since december 2020, the price of beef, pork, chicken and ham are all up more than 10%. while fish and baked goods are also on the rise. and the american people have had enough. it s like a soviet store during 1981. it s really not so hot. everything is very expensive. chicken, special like the chicken wings, you used to be able to get a pack for like $10 and now they are upwards of almost $30. rachel: how can you expect to feed a family in bi