We need to go big. And if we waste some money now, we waste some money. Absolutely we have too many people hurting and the economy is going to sputter and weve got to get ourselves out of this mess. And this is the way we need to go right now. Let me tell you something, that man has a future in Northwest Florida politics. I like him. Or West Virginia. Mika, thats interesting. Thats from the republican governor of a state that donald trump got 69 in. Jim justice, governor of West Virginia, urging congress to go big on covid19 relief. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, february 2nd. We have columnist and Associate Editor for the Washington Post, david ignatius. Back with us, capitol hill correspondent and host of way too early, kasie hunt. And it seems more and more likely that democrats will push through the Biden Administrations nearly 2 trillion Economic Relief package with or without republicans. The president met with a group of Senate Republicans for about two hou
lord, when babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers. remind our lawmakers of the words of the british statesman, edmund burke. all that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. senate chaplain barry black appealing to lawmakers to do something about gun violence. but one of the party has made it clear where they stand. and it is not with american children who just want to grow up. a republican congressman admitting today we re not going to fix it. also tonight, trump s goons wanted to murder him. so why is it taking a court order to force mike pence to testify about his life and death ordeal on january 6th? and gone are the days of a functioning house of representatives. kevin mccarthy has handed the keys to the insurrection caucus which has no agenda except punishing their political opponents and doing the dirty work for donald trump. former speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, widely considering on
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bowls clay travis smart with an attitude not like bill hammer but won t touch until the seg the start in arizona this weekend i m looking around i m seeing game and sensing game in the festivities around it it is become to record heights so people are here. i m thinking how great it is to have a common focus as a country the super bowl only two cities they re in got it but we re also into this at every level at some level. yes america we can all agree that the super bowl is a great all american event. and excuse to get together and to watch to cheer and just party and just be with family and friends. and whatever you do, give politics a rest. that applies to fox fans and fox anchors. but when this game is done and coaches shake hands at mid-field we ll have a bigger gimme play a game we have to win, think about it you descroangt to tell chief or eagles who they re competing against but i think it is time for our nation to realize we have opponent too who doesn t just want