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>> dana: a bipartisan push on capitol hill to spend more than half a billion dollars on additional military for ukraine. >> we expect this to sail through the house, i suppose. at the end of the day my question is why arent we doing what we should be doing to stop russia and thats isolating and devastating the russian energy economy? the energy sector in russia, the sanctions that biden put in place yesterday actually carve out the energy sector in russia. why cause -- why allow blood shed in uk...

Protected status tps for ukrainians who are already in the united states. what im hearing, and im sure you are two from advocates is that the refugee camp has to be raised as well. do you think that that is the possibility? >> i think its not only a possibility, i think its now a likelihood. the american people are all in support of these measures, by the way. i mean, the calls that i get in my district office is why arent we doing more? why arent we doing more? right now, i probably have a litt...

Super power. thats the danger. if russia can get away with this it can get away with invading poland. it can get away with invading the baltic states. china can get away with invading taiwan. you essentially tear up the rule book of international relations. >> so then the -- i think to add to that argument, then, if this is so important, if its a nuclear super power, then why arent we doing more to help? why arent we supplying, you know, more -- troops at all? why arent we doing a no fly zone? t...

Images we are going do see of civilian casualties in ukraine. many americans will then ask why arent we doing something about this? why arent we getting into this fight? the biden administration will come under tremendous pressure to intervene despite president bidens pledge not to put boots on the ground in ukraine. so very soon the biden administration i predict will reach a decision point what to do consistent with the values as americans. we have in the past intervene ds to defend freedom bu...

Gallon of gas reaching $4 today. 8 cents more than yesterday, 40 cents more than a week ago. were looking at the highest gas prices since 2008, but some moat rates are saying the price hike is worth it. >> willing to pay more for gas if it meant more restrictions on russia? >> personally, yeah, i probably would honestly. i feel like its just a little price that might need to pay. >> i would rather support ukraine in whatever we can. if that means gas prices hike up, i would pay it. >> also consi...

And zelenskyy continues to be a huge force. look, i am looking forward to bidens message in europe. for instance, i cant explain why are we giving -- why arent we doing more to close down the airspace, and they say its because we dont want to be involved and we are giving javelins and we are already involved and what is the distinction between those two things. >> i hear you on that, and i am luckily to have betsy here, and i want to ask you about your other beat before we run out of time and i ...

Important that they not be able to escape through crypto. >> so gas prices are up big-time at the pump. >> yeah. >> its become a major issue politically here in the u.s. the biden administration is calling it putins price rise. the republicans are saying its bidens price rise. arent be missing out on the companies that are price gouging? why arent we doing something about them? >> well, ive got a plan to that. senator whitehouse and i have introduced a windfall profits tax. if youre out there pr...

Isnt that the purpose of diplomacy, to try to move the pieces on the chess board? why arent we doing more there? >> the one thing dr. brzezinski always talked about when he came on the show is countries surprisingly enough always act in their own self interest. it is inchem bent on us to figure out what kind of deal will they take to get xi to pick up the phone, call putin and tell him to stop. as richard said, that is the very essence of diplomacy. you do things you are uncomfortable with somet...

Others died. shes also talking about the very real pocket that seems more urgent than it did two weeks ago when this war started about a nuclear threat, a chemical weapons threat. she is asking the question why arent we doing more, why arent we doing the no-fly zone. and if not that, why not at least more jets? >> well, chris, first of all, the scenes that youve referred to including the strike yesterday in mariupol against the maternity hospital, look, they are abhorrent, theyre despicable, the...

Be pushing -- we should be gathering the people together in our leadership position to end this situation, and there has been, you know, again, a bad track record. and it is from both a parties, but the last administration that moved away from this failed foreign policy consensus was a republican administration, the trump administration. and what we saw with that was a great deal of peace breaking out all over the world, and we saw a period of renewed strength for america as opposed to what were...