not just when it comes tos it price tag but ambition and impacts. democrats are united in their support. this is the most significant legislation for working people that has been passed in decades. tremendous piece of legislation. it will create a lot of employment all across the country. getting both senator sandgren and manchin, the two poles of the democratic party on board is no easy feat. but they are united. socialist wish list. a left of lenin. this is a left wing giveaway. no republican getting behind the bill, not a single one. 62% of voters support it. no surprise given it includes the biggest stimulus checks so far during covid. phil, president biden is now getting ready to sell this bill to the american people in a big way, and doing kind of a blitz the likes of which we have not seen from him. yeah. that is exactly right. there is a recognition while the popularity ratings for the bill remained stable over the course of the president s first 49 kay
signature. the president has signaled he continues to promote the bill. indeed, he has plans to travel about the country to talk more about it while moving on to the rest of his to-do list. today, members of the house wasted no time trying to define the bill and what it represents. we promise to put vaccination shots in arms for every single american. mission accomplished. we promised to put money in the pockets of every day americans who have been struggling through the economic trauma of the pandemic. mission accomplished. that is the biden american rescues plan. it will be followed by the recovery plan. this is bipartisan legislation. may not satisfy to partisans. we could have had a bill that was you know, a fraction of the cost of this one. we would have gotten bipartisan approval and support. it s not focused on covid relief. it s focused on the agenda. and people recognize that the agenda is bad for america. a great man once said, so it goes. the bill hea
this morning millions of americans are waking up waiting and wondering where is the help they need? where is that covid relief bill? the short answer, still making its way to the house with the senate expected to send it over as soon as today. when we expect the final vote and when you can expect a check to hit your bank account. i don t know how i would have survived without the extra amount. it s a godsend. president biden promising to sign it as soon as he gets it and getting ready to make his first prime time address as president. marking one full year since the country shut down. and we are live in minneapolis inside this courtroom, day two of the murder trial of former police officer derek chauvin, with jury selection set to start for real this time any minute. the drama over whether to add to third degree murder charge and the controversial defense that led george floyd s sister to walk out. that is where we start live in minneapolis where jury selection is set t
the president will visit a small local business that s benefited from the paycheck protection program loans as millions of americans eagerly await another round of direct payments to ease the financial burden of a year battling covid. joining me now to kick things off, my fellow chief white house correspondent and weekend today co-host, peter alexander, who s live at the white house. associated press white house reporter, jonathan la mir, and erin haynes, editor at large at the 91. peter, i have to start with you and this messaging strategy that we are seeing from president biden. talk about it, what is the goal here and what can americans expect from this bill? because that s the big question on everyone s minds. yeah, first of all, kristen, you look nice at that desk here this morning. let s walk you through what s going on. we expect president biden to leave here shortly to head to that local business that s benefiting from ppp, that loan like so many other businesses ac
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