republican party especially when their only goal is obstruction. let s just be very clear. he ll do anything to prevent biden from getting success. and i actually get along with mitch. we like one another. he has one straightforward objective, make sure there s nothing i do that makes me look good in the mind in his mind with the public at large, and that s okay. i m a big boy. i ve been here before. did you ever think that one man out of office could intimidate an entire party where they re unwilling to take any vote contrary to what he thinks should be taken for fear of being defeated in a primary? with that in mind, the question now is what s next for the administration as it seeks to turn the page? well, the president gave us a general idea. while his sprawling build back better plan won t pass in its current form, big chunks of it like a standalone universal prehk bill might have better luck. there are also called for president biden to refocus his energy on the
medication abortion, if you were able to take a series of two drugs to end the pregnancy instead of a surgical procedure in a clinic or a hospital, it used to be if you were going to have a medication abortion, an abortion using these pills, the rule used to be that you had to physically go to a hospital or go to a clinic or medical office to be handed the pills for some reason, even though you could taking the pills is not a medical procedure. it s just taking a drug. you had to physically show up and be handed the pills in order to have that kind of abortion. well, now as of tonight, the fda says you can to a telemedicine appointment with your health provider and the pills can be sent to you by mail. and just like that, your decision of whether you re going to get an abortion is once again a private matter and nobody else s business than your own. lots of republican-led states already have state laws in place that block women from getting these pills or at least they make
free. what role did the u.s. play in this. it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that s keeping a close eye on the fast-moving developments involving covid. please, everyone, stay safe this weekend. i m jonathan lemire on this friday, december 17th. we ll start with the news. president biden says it could take weeks to approve his plan. according to a statement from the president, talks between the white house and senator joe manchin will continue next week. the statement reads in part this. we will, we must get build back better passed, even in the face of republican opposition. at the same time, we must also press forward on voting rights legislation and make progress on this as quickly as possible. democrats also lost their fight to have work permits for undocumented immigrants included in the bill. this is the third time the provision was rejected. senator dick durbin said the senate parliamentarian offered the same reaso