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every single one voted against. against a bill backed by a majority of you, including many of the opposites own republican constituents. against sending americans $1400 checks. against giving unemployed americans a $300 a week boost in support. against cutting child poverty in half. against saving tens of thousands of jobs. now that it is done, some of the opposers are becoming posers, like this. look at this tweet from senator roger wicker, mississippi. celebrating the money for resta...

since suzies got goals, shell want a plan to reach them. so shell get some help from fidelity, and shell feel so good about her plan, she can focus on living it. thats the planning effect, from fidelity. two more juror were selected in the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin who is charged in the death of george floyd. that brings the total number of jurors selected to 5 with 14 needed, including two alternates. according to a pool reporter, one man appears to be c...

measure. ro kiana calls it an ideological revolution on behalf of justice. which is this, is this covid relief, or some epic anti-poverty measure? >> when we announced the american rescue plan, we had a set of very specific goals. one to provide the resources to get shots in peoples arms and support a national vaccination campaign, provide the resources to get schools open so we get parents back to work, and provide families and businesses with the relief they need to make it to the ot...

effective advocate for what i actually do believe. it helps me anticipate the weaknesses my own argument, bolster them and be better prepared when they are challenged. so there are many reasons to expose ourselves to different perspectives. take the issue of a national minimum wage. there are those who believe congress should set the minimum wage for everyone and it should be $15 an hour. there are those who think congress should set the wage but it should be higher or lower than $15 a...

moment, flanked by vice president kamala harris. and it is worth noting tonight, not just what this president who has been in 50 days this evening has gotten done but how he has done it, with very little drama, no tweets and his party pretty much united. while this bill isnt perfect, it is remarkable. president bidens steady hand hasnt let us to. weve seen ramped up vaccinations, a schedule, reversal of wicked policies like the muslim ban, return of the paris climate accords and now th...

letting us dive into your hour, and thanks to all of you for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times, ill see you tomorrow for "deadline white house." rachel we turn it over to you. >> got bless you, nicole. it has been a remarkable hour on msnbc. im so grateful for my colleagues and for colleagues in particular like nicole who can handle the emotional weight of what she just did there. that was just -- what a service. tomorrow night here is going to be a very...

back together again as we start to defeat this thing, hopefully as a country. its -- its just a remarkable -- its a remarkable time for us as a country, and for those of us whose job it is to cover this ongoing pandemic, its an incredible challenge, but i am super proud of nicolle and chris and so many of the rest of my colleagues who have done such yeomans work covering this and all the different ways that we can. i think weve all approached it in our own ways. our colleagues like ste...

things will get worse than they are right now. bottom line, its going to get worse. >> we have the assessment that covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. >> we have already lost 24 of our citizens. . >> were heading towards an epidemic in the united states. the question is what the scope is going to be. >> tom hanks and his wife rita wilson, have both tested positive for coronavirus. . >> to keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from europe to ...

by our president as we join with him in promising that help is on the way. >> this is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation we have passed in decades. and you know what we can show america that we can get things done to make their lives better. >> this is what it looks like. three democrats basically run the levers of government in washington now, the congressional leaders as you heard there and president biden. and on this theyre united on the import of landmark legislat...

capitol. welcome it our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "early start." im laura jarrett. >> and im christine romans. its wednesday, march 10th, good morning, everyone. in nearly a year since the pandemic hit this could be one of the most consequential days in american history. the presidents $1.9 trillion recovery plan is near. and defying health experts by dropping public health measures. >> as for the recovery package it could deliver a generational tra...