So desperately needed, urgently needed. Paul lets bring in our panel, Wall Street Journal columnist and deputy Editorial Page Editor Dan Henninger and columnist kim strassel and bill mcgurn. So, dan, let me ask you first, were you surprised that President Biden first said, oh, this is a big win, weve got to say that politically, but are you surprised they didnt negotiate at all with republicans, got no republican votes . Im not surprised, to tell you the truth. There has been reporting through the week that the white house and, indeed, the democrats decided they were going not going to repeat the experience of trying to pass the Affordable Care act under barack obama back in 2009 when republicans resisted them. That is the lesson that they have been looking at over the course of the trump presidency, and i think there was no intention from the beginning to negotiate in any serious way. They have a policy agenda, its basically defined by spending, 1. 9 trillion defines that pretty well.
Arthel our fox team coverage, Mark Meredith has the latest from the white house. First, we are going to Congressional Correspondent program, chad. Although it was not surprising, talk about why was not sanctioned by not one republican. On the democratic side of the aisle when you have the vote, you dont need help from the other side. Democrats feel burned in 2009 when they are trying to do a stimulus bill. They tried to pass obamacare, they did not get assistance from replicants so they said lets go it alone if you can keep your side together, you can pass anything you want. Eighty votes for something, all you need is a margin of one. In this case, the key with joe manchin of the democrat from west virginia. Democratic leaders knew they must secure the votes joe manchin and kristin, he reduced the side of extra Unemployment Benefits to 300 a week compared to 400 each week. He delayed the process by 12 hours yesterday. It wasnt all pediatrics. The true delay, he was able to show his con
Through extensive and rigorous review. I did. I took my shot publicly to demonstrate to the American People its safe and effective. To address this challenge, were going to launch a Massive Campaign to educate people about the vaccines, that they are safe and effective, and that they can go and get those shots and be good. Im going to close with this. This past year has been one of the most painful years in american history. As i said, we have lost over 500,000 lives to the virus. 500,000 moms and dads, husbands and wives, sons and daughters, staring at an empty chair at the Dining Room Table or the kitchen table. Friends, neighbors, coworkers. And over the country, all over the country, where the loved ones who are gone, are gone, empty, empty feeling in your chest like youre being sucked into a black hole in your chest, but all over the country, where loved ones once sat, theres an empty chair, and folks, look, theres so much we can do. As you see the broken hearts of the families th
Resign. Question is, will we see more accusers come forward . Also this morning, oprahs Bombshell Interview with prince harry and his wife, meghan, the duchess of sussex. They accuse the royal family of failing to protect them and say that the palace expressed concerns about their childs skin tone. The question is, how will the royal family react . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that, you know, not going to lie, i was glued to every second of the interview. We are going to play some of it straight ahead here. I am kasie hunt on this monday, march 8th. Lets start with the news. Two additional women have come forward accusing new York Governor Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior. The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post both published separate claims made by former female staffers describing a toxic work environment. Anna list told the journal when she was an aid to cuomo from 2013 to 2015, he once hugged her, kissed her on both
Support, or even try to kill the filibuster . Ill talk to democratic senator joe manchin, a key figure in that debate, and Republican Senate conference chairman John Barrasso. Plus, covid one year later. A year after the w. H. O. Declares a pandemic, vaccinations have hit 2 million a day, but new variants and states Loosening Restrictions its just that now, State Mandates are no longer needed. Have experts worried about a fourth wave. We have seen this movie before. When prevention measures like Mask Mandates are rolled back, cases go up. My guests this morning, White House Coronavirus coordinator jeff zients and epidemiologist dr. Michael osterholm. Also, new york governor Andrew Cuomos troubles deepen. He implied to me that i was old enough for him and he was lonely. More women now coming forward with Harassment Allegations and a Nursing Home Probe force the governor to step down or not seek reelection . Joining me for insight and analysis are yamiche alcindor, correspondent for pbs