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sykes. and ed luce is with us as well. it s really good to have you all on this monday morning. we ll get you to former president donald trump continuing to perpetuate his big lie about the election fraud inform a moment, but first, over 100 million americans are now fully vaccinated. the u.s. reached the number on friday and the total u.s. population is now almost 30% fully vaccinated. vaccine hesitancy remains a threat, though the country is really trying. it is a threat to the country s chances at achieving herd immunity, which is really what the united states needs in order to put the coronavirus behind us. a front page story in the new york times says scientists believe the virus will, quote, likely become a manageable threat that will continue to circulate in the u.s. for years to come, still causing hospitalizations and deaths, but in much smaller numbers. all right. and we ll get to the issue with india, which is another story in itself which does have ramific ....
helping the millions of americans hurting from the pandemic. with one month on the job now under his belt, it s full steam ahead on his $1.9 trillion rescue package which would include direct payments of $1400 to eligible americans, as well as enhanced unemployment benefits, a national vaccination program and more. despite two-thirds of americans approving of the bill, unsurprisingly, it s been met with republican recalcitrance. president biden remained undeterred. what would they have me cut? what would they have me leave out? should we not invest $20 billion to vaccinate the nation? should we not invest $290 million to extend unemployment insurance for the 11 million americans who are unemployed so they can get by? this is the united states of america for god s sake. we invest in people. who are in need. speaker of the house nancy pelosi says we can expect a vote in the house by the end of this week. roughly two weeks before a key jobless benefit programs expire. ....
vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the yeas are 92, the nays are 4. and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. the president will be immediately notified of the senate s action. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of john w. holcomb of california to be united states district judge for the central district of california. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of john w. holcomb of california to be united states dis ....
from the republican house leader they will not pull her from any committee assignments, so democrats will now force a vote to republicans will have to go on the record on this. and while house republicans won t take actions against taylor greene, the internal debate on whether to take action against liz cheney, the third-highest ranking republican in the house, after her vote to impeach former president trump. rachel scott on the hill tonight. the developing headline, meanwhile, from the pentagon tonight. the new defense secretary lloyd austin orderinganutr concerns ofsm in the u.s. military. what does this mean tonight? and it comes as prosecutors reveal nearly 20 suspects arrested for the deadly s ly sit the capitol are military veterans. martha rad datsdz with late reporting tonight. the coronavirus here in the u.s. and news tonight on yet another potential vaccine and what s different about this one? could it not only help protect you, does it also help stop tra ....
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