sweeping moves to break through to the tens of millions of americans who refuse to get vaccinated. nearly 100 million. telling them, their time is up. this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. we made vaccinations free, safe and convenient. the vaccine is fda approved. over 200 million americans have gotten at least one shot. we have been patient. but our patient is wearing thin. your refusal cost all of us. the cost is staggering. as of tonight, about 1,500 people are dying right now with a free vaccine that would prevent those deaths, 1,500 people are dying and 151,000 americans are becoming infected a day. biden s ire, not just directed at the unvaccinated but those in positions of power who continue to lie and spread conspiracy theories. elected officials, actively working to undermine the fight against covid-19. instead of encouraging people to get vaccinated and mask up, they are ordering mobile morgues for the unvaccinated dying from covid in their xhupties. this i
children make for a good photograph. but this is not a good reality. this is a drop of humanity compared to the thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands who will now be subjected to a truly horrible fate. people there are so scared they re willing to do this. so desperate they would rather risk death holding on to an american plane than face the certainty of oppression on the ground. think about that. the reality is tragic. the question for us is, did it have to be this way? was there a better alternative for america? is this america s problem? look, we know it s a political problem, the scenes are terrible for america s image, they re terrible for biden s image. but even the president gave a nod that what we re seeing is the price of pulling out. i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years, i learned the hard way. that there was never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces. but i always promised the american people that i will be straight with you. the trut
compared to the thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands who will now be subjected to a truly horrible fate. people there are so scared they re willing to do this. so desperate they would rather risk death holding on to an american plane than face the certainty of oppression on the ground. think about that. the reality is tragic. the question for us is, did it have to be this way? was there a better alternative for america? is this america s problem? look, we know it s a political problem, the scenes are terrible for america s image, they re terrible for biden s image. but even the president gave a nod that what we re seeing is the price of pulling out. i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years, i learned the hard way. that there was never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces. but i always promised the american people that i will be straight with you. the truth is, this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. american troops cannot and should no
leverage. also, the republican majority in the house became even narrower today. congressman mike gallagher of wisconsin who already announced he was resigning is headed for the exits earlier than expected. he is leaving congress april 19th. that will bring the house gop majority down to just one single vote. and that seat will be empty until november. with that, let s get smarter with the help of our leadoff panel. sahil kapur. john allen, connor lamb and former republican congressman charlie dent. so, what is happening in the senate as we speak? the senate just began voting on this unanimous consent agreement. we expect six roll call votes. chuck schumer said he wants them to be limited to ten minutes. we ll see if that happens. then after those are done, there are three voice votes on amendments as well which are expect today be wrapped up instantly. and then final passage of the bill. sometimes in the next hour to two hours probably, we should get this bill passed. it
fallen in line behind donald trump. he is the presumptive republican nominee as far as the presidential race is concerned. the republican party is a pretty united front but when you look at the republican party beyond the scope of just the cult of trump. when you look at the part of the party that donald trump would actually have to work with to govern, unity is not the first word that comes to mind. today the republican-controlled house of representatives. states biggest legislative accomplishments so far. it voted to keep the lights on. after kicking the can down the road for six whole months, republicans in congress finally funded the federal government with a $1.2 trillion spending bill and most of them didn t even vote to do that. despite having the majority in the house, only about a half of today s votes came from republicans. it was democrats who actually brought this fundraising extension over the finish line and because congress took so long to pass this thing, it s