amount. the dollar amount, as the president said, is zero. this bill will be paid for. it s about what are the values that we share and how we ioritize them. paul: let s bring in our panel, wall street journal columnist and deputy editorial page editor dan henninger, columnist kim strassel and editorial board member kyle peterson. dan, first address this argument that we re hearing time and time again from the democrats which is that the cost of this bill is zero. i mean, it seems ridiculous on its face, but why do they keep repeating it? is what are they trying to get at in. well, they keep repeating it incidentally, it is arguably the most ludicrous statement in the history of american politics. [laughter] if you can think of anything more ridiculous, let me know. they re saying it because they are sensitive to the fact, paul, that people are focusing on the top line number, as we say, and i think they understand that a lot of voters are taken aback by that figure. so
oh, we begin with congressional correspondent chad pergram on the hill tonight. hello, chad. hey there, mike. moderate democrats and liberals scwawbled so much that the dispute stymied the house from passing a bipartisan infrastructure package. so president biden went to the capitol to referee the argument. fox has told the president timed lower the temperature among the factions. when he arrived at the capitol, the president joked to house majority leader steny hoyer, quote: permission to come aboard. biden says his agenda is forging ahead slowly. it doesn t matter when. it doesn t matter whether it s in six minutes, six days, or six weeks. we re going to get it done. progressives blocked a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package. they want a deal first on the social spending package. you all didn t believe me but i kept saying we are not going to have a vote. i kept telling her that we didn t have the votes and i knew she knew that and also let s just remember
remain holed up in plant refusing to surrender to the russian invaders for fear of being tortured or imprisoned. steel factory remains the last bastion of resistance in the city that putin desperately wants to vanquish. the autocrot wants and basically need to claim victory over you a crane or at least part of it ahead of russia s biggest patriotic holiday on monday, may 9th or victory day is an annual celebration marking the defeat of nazi germany that showcases the country s military might with thousands of soldiers, tanks and vehicles marching through moscow s red square. it s also bomb an annual display of bellicose anti-war nationalistic brand arkt. we re getting a glimpse of that on state television where a pro-putin filmmaker warned that every barbaric tool was on the table, including concentration camps, re-education camps and sterilization. today amnesty international confirmed that russian forces have committed a series of war crimes outside of kyiv, and the agency
this is the sunday show. this sunday we begin with a secret diplomatic trip to a war torn country. house speaker nancy pelosi let a small congressional delegation on an unannounced trip to ukraine. meeting with president volodymyr zelenskyy, and spending three hours on the ground in the capital city of kyiv. it is a strong show of support from the united states. pelosi is now the highest ranking u.s. official to visit to the ukrainian capital since russia s invasion. we believe that we are visiting you to say thank you. for your fight for freedom on any frontier freedom and that your front is a fight for everyone. but our command is to be there for you while this work is done. we as the delegation continues on to polling, the russian foreign minister is warning that any weapons shipments is, quote, fair game as russian forces continue to pound the besieged nation. a glimmer of hope this morning news agency was reported that nearly 40 civilians were successfully evacuated
62% of voters make it illegal to prevent someone from registering to vote. police reform. more than 2/3 of americans say our criminal justice system needs either a complete overhaul or major changes. there s also gun reform, not ending gun reform but just making it so that our kids don t have to do active shooter drills and we can go to a walmart in texas or on the new york subway without having to duck and cover without worrying about a mass shooter with an ar-15. gun laws should be more strict, 53% support. majority of women and men support a woman having the right to choose about pregnancy. there s also all that stuff that was in the build back better bill, things like americans like, like expanding medicare coverage, universal pre-k and making prescription drugs affordable, extending the child tax credit, fighting climate change by investing in clean energy, getting away from fossil fuels. despite what republicans try to tell you, the vast majority of americans support st