Across country are moving to end enhanced federal unintended benefits that are slowing the jobs recovery. But President Biden he said this week that he doesnt see much evidence that the expanded payments are playing a role in the labor shortage. The line has been because of the generous Unemployment Benefits that it is major factor in labor shortage. Americans want to work. I think people claim americans Wont Work even if they find a good and fair opportunity underestimate american people. Paul bring in Wall Street Journal Columnist Deputy Editorial page editor dan, and Columnist Mary Ogrady so dan why dont you start by taking on Joe Bidens analysis of the Job Market. Those enhance benefits playing a Role Or Arent they . Well, there are few people who would beg to differ with the president on that, paul. In fact it is not just a few, it is hundred if not thousands of employers who have said they are finding it extremely difficult almost impossible to hire people. They wont even cant ev
republicans are heading in the right direction. the democrats are full speed ahead against the ideas of what the american people want. todd: the white house doing damage control as joe biden and kamala harris approval ratings plummet amid a new scathing report on dysfunction in the vice president s office. and this time it s from cnn. carley: plus while nobody likes to pay more, on average we have the money to do so. carley: some in the media down playing and outright dismissing the pain that everyday americans are feeling from inflation. todd: i got a credit card bill overnight. it comes in as you re sleeping. i looked at it and can i pick up some extra shifts doing something? carley: do some shift work. todd: goodness, gracious. carley: you re not alone on that feeling. todd: you re watching fox & friends first. i m todd piro. carley: we begin at the white house. the president is set to sign the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law today. todd: it comes amid
but the invading troops aren t giving up. they are trying desperately to change the narrative here, and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. and.the rugby league world cup gets underway a year late as hosts england take on samoa in the opening game of the tournament at newcastle. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, today indicated major changes to liz truss economic strategy. in a round of interviews, mr hunt said mistakes had been made by the government and warned of what he called very difficult decisions ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and refused to rule out spending cuts, saying every government department would be asked to make new savings. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked kwasi kwarteng. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting out his stall, a very different one from the one