Before the months out. Congressman adam schiff, a Committee Member explaining why pences information could be critical for their inquiry. He would have, i think, very undoubtedly relevant testimony for us about that Pressure Campaign. No one would be in a better position to speak to it than he would. All of the efforts to get him to violate his constitutional duty, to count the votes and instead reject votes without basis as the chairmans indicated, we intend to extend that invitation fairly soon. Lets hope that hes willing to do the right thing. The marking of one year since the attack on the capitol has sparked a fresh push on Voting Rights legislation. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said the chamber will vote no later than the Martin Luther king jr. Holiday on changing senate rules if republicans keep blocking Voting Rights legislation. Earlier today, House Majority whip James Clyburn told msnbc how he thinks legislation can pass through congress. Reconciliation is a term much
Sources saying he will unveil a framework this morning on the Sweeping Welfare Expansion that he ran for president on. The president hopes this announcement will trigger a vote on that longdelayed already passed in the Senate Infrastructure bill that he would love to get through before he goes on the trip. Bill massively complicated. Far left democrats held up the legislation on that for months. Some like aoc said they wont vote on that bill until they see a text of the Social Welfare Bill we described. There is no text. He is only giving them a promise to get it done later. His goal is to convince the progressives that he can get the Human Infrastructure through without the two senators torpedoing the plan. Top line costs now said to be between 1. 75 and 1. 9. Who is counting . There is no text or information how to pay for it. Whats in and whats out seems to be changing by the hour. Team fox coverage this morning. Marc thiessen joins us with his reaction and chad pergram is running d
The white house says hell also be delivering remarks. Were going to take you live to the president when that event begins and youll forgive the ridiculous play on words, but the booster comes as the negotiations inside his own party on capitol hill could also use a shot in the arm. Its going to be a week from hell in washington according to a veteran congresswoman joining us in a moment there are so many potential land mines awaiting the white House Speaker pelosi, majority leader schumer. Today the senate is going to pass a bill to try to a republicans will block it. It sets up a monstrosity of a legislative megadeadline with everything on the agenda from averting that Government Shutdown to inking a deal on the entirety of President Bidens legislative agenda to critical funding for u. S. Infrastructure. All of it supposed to happen thursday that is three days from now. The biggest obstacle for democrats as we speak, even bigger than republican opposition, themselves Speaker Pelosi is
On the leases that they already own, because we very much understand that it is a world supply of oil and gas that is so important for energy costs and he wants to ensure that those prices remain manageable for households. Just to be clear, whats happening with russia and ukraine is compounding a problem that was already starting, right. So this is exacerbating something that was already in effect before the war. What about a National Gas Tax holiday . So, look, the president understands the uncertainty and the costs that rising prices pay for, the cost on families. All measures are on the table. Hes focussed on these issues. So, one, hes trying to address oil and gas prices. I mentioned the spro, all other options are on the table as well. Hes been focus odd on reducing the cost for families on really important items such as reducing prescription costs, making child care and home care more affordable, lowering the cost of housing which will increase Economic Growth and economic capaci
Nobody can defend that, and nobody should defend it. The former president says hes standing by mccar thy, but for how long. And the republican war on mickey mouse. Why did Governor Desantis turn his states most Iconic Company into a culture war villain. Inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters, now. Hello, and welcome to Inside Politics sunday, im abbey philip. We begin this morning with a high stakes trip to ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at a News Conference hell welcome lloyd austin, and ant Anthony Blinken in kyiv. Theres been no confirmation, but zelenskyy he expects them to bring more than just words. They should not come here with empty hands now. Were not waiting just for presents and cakes, were expecting especially big things, and especially big weapons. Today marks two months since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion, and its also the day of an Orthodox Christians in ukraine celebrate easter. In his nightly address Zelenskyy Drew