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democrats frame it as transformative. republicans say its government run amuck. >> i call upon my republican colleagues to stop their march madness and show some compassion for their constituents who are less than wealthy. >> ive heard people across the country say this bill today is costly, corrupt, and liberal. its a laundry list of left-wing priorities that predate the pandemic and do not meet the needs of the american families. >> that deal will head to the presidents desk just as ...

Factors into that piece of the new guidance. we know this administration is concerned and on do that of this situation with the shortage of tests. president biden himself hughes repeatedly acknowledged they have fallen short on this. i asked jeff zients today what is the process of getting those test to say americans. he told me theyre still in the process of finalizing the contract for that test. that contract will not be finalized until late next week, so i dont think you can expect americans ...

Ourselves. were going to see the places where we buy our food, places that we get our gasoline, are all going to be challenged having enough people on the job. what the cdc in part was trying to do is not play to the economy, but play to the very safety of our everyday lives. i think theyre being harshly criticized for these recommendations in ways that in an ideal world, sure, we wouldnt do it this way. andy, let me ask you about that. is it enough to say we didnt see this coming, so therefor...

A large number of people arent vaccinated. people able always get at-home tests, so, you know, that little hole gives a wide berth to the pandemic. it tells us all we should be cautious. >> andy, heres a question thatssh on my mind. do you worry that members are losing hope, resigned to the fact to the extent theyre not going to be able to ward this off, that theyre not going to prevent themselves from being infected with covid, theyre going to give up and say, okay, let it happen, here we go. i...

People in the trump administration who wanted to distract from the poor job the trump administration was doing with the virus in the united states by saying, hey, the chinese are the problem and the chinese even in terms of investigation, theyre just bad actors. i mean, these people cant be trusted, if you tell the truth over there, you could end up in jail. so theres lots of politics involved in this. shannon: okay. so now the push is on. there seems to be some agreement. we have to get to the ...

Actors. i mean, these people cant be trusted, if you tell the truth over there, you could end up in jail. so theres lots of politics involved in this. shannon: okay. so now the push is on. there seems to be some agreement. we have to get to the bottom of this, for numerous reasons, jason, as you said, if this surfaces again, to prevent it or to be able to deal with things moving forward. heres what andy slavits said about investigating this week. >> we need to get to the bottom of this and we ne...