impeached? it s way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that sends big props to all the tech folks behind the scenes here who had a very busy start to their day at 30 rock. thank you, guys, for getting us on the air this morning. i am kasie hunt on this thursday, march 11th. we will start with the news. in a major legislative win for president biden, the house passed the massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. the final vote was 220-211, mostly along party lines. one democrat, congressman jared golden of maine, joined all republicans in voting against the bill. democrats erupted in applause after the roll call. on this vote, the yeas are 220, the nays are 211. the motion is adopted. the white house also posted this video of president biden and vice president kamala harris applauding as the bill was passed. president biden said he ll sign it tomorrow. this bill represents an historic, historic victory for the american peo
as the president prepares to address the nation tomorrow night he s desperately trying to escape from the corner he painted himself into having mexico pay for the wall. having the government shutdown and tailed, he s vocal about declaring an emergency to appropriate the funds but quietly appears mitch mcconnell nailed that escape hatch shut. the washington post reports mcconnell cautioned president trump privately about the consequences declaring a national emergency to build the wall telling the move it could divide the gop according to two republicans with knowledge to the ex charchg. when the president s highlight is just how weak a president he is at this moment and how poor his negotiating position is. the heads towards another possible shutdown having failed to make good on his promise. it s a weakness for the members of congress sitting in the hall.
painted himself into having mexico pay for the wall. having the government shutdown and tailed, he s vocal about declaring an emergency to appropriate the funds but quietly appears mitch mcconnell nailed that escape hatch shut. the washington post reports mcconnell cautioned president trump privately about the consequences declaring a national emergency to build the wall telling the move it could divide the gop according to two republicans with knowledge to the ex charchg. when the president s highlight is just how weak a president he is at this moment and how poor his negotiating position is. the heads towards another possible shutdown having failed to make good on his poromise. it s a weakness for the members of congress sitting in the hall. one is joining me, ayanna presley of massachusetts. you re a freshman, this is your first time doing this. what are your expectations? well, my hopes and my expectations are vastly different. it is my hope that finally the
the washington post confirmed the exchange with johnson s senate office. the hill reports mcconnell told pence that shuttering the government to secure funding for the border wall was not a smart approach. a gop source says mcon kneel talked about how we need to bring this process to a close. we never should have had a shutdown. they don t work. there s no education in the second kick of a mule. mcconnell spokesman declined to comment but pointed to similar comments he made before the shutdown began. senator john cornyn told reporters that pence got an earful from senators. we re hearing from our constituents who are working for no pay. tempers flared on the senate floor yesterday as congress failed to re-open the government. ted cruz gave a speech blaming democrats for federal furloughs and pushed legislation that would pay the coast guard during the shutdown. colorado senator michael bennet took the floor after him to express his anger at the shutdown and specifically
if i don t have it by the first of next month, i will be in big i can t even go to my family. mr. mcconnell, my family is working for the federal government. five people in my family is furloughed. joining me from louisville kenz, joseph kirth, a columnist from the journal. and the headline, mcconnell, stop sitting on your hands, end this government shutdown and the lead is a great one. i will read that. what in blue blazes is mitch mcconnell doing? the guy who is arguably the most skilled legislator in the history of the united states, at least henry clay, homespun suits is sitting out of the contentiousness of president trump s partial shutdown of the government. what is going on here? this is on one hand a literal question, where is senator mcconnell and on the other hand, it is a strategic question. it doesn t matter where he is physically, but the problem is