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They're now working with oil and gas suppliers around the globe to ensure there is adequate supply. some republicans fear mr. biden is still moving too slowly against putin. >> even when they're taking those right steps now those right steps tend to be half-measures and they're certainly much too late. >> reporter: but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, has a different view. >> it appears to me the administration is moving in the right direction. >> o'donnell: ed joins us now from the white house. what are you hearing about u.s. troop deployments? >> reporter: well, cbs news has learned t...

When we have to consider the other measures that he's threatening us with, the cyber messages, targeting his people directly with the truth just as he targets our people with disinformation. this is a whole new world. we're not going to meet it with half measures. think about it, back when we were confronting the soviets during the cold war and we embarked on the berlin airlift, we didn't say we'll get half the food they need, we'll save a little in reserve so we have leverage to give them more food later. no. we went full in, made it clear to the soviets we were going to stand strong as a nat...

We should take him at his word he wants to continue to expand. president biden showed up on day 97 with continued half measures. we have been behind and weak. i don't understand why we begin to unleash massive sanctions. this administration hasn't demonstrated the resolve it is willing to do. >> martha: you said he won't care about sanctions? is it the "swift" bank transactions? any sanctions that would change putin's actions at this point? >> you can do enough that you can begin to make this hard for him, difficult for the people at home. whether it will deter him, sanctions are one single to...

Planes fly from a u.s. air base to a contested part of the country where there is a war is not in our interest and not in nato interest. >> john: she said i don't understand how it's in our interest or nato interest to send from an american air base to ukraine, but fine to send them from the polish air base into ukraine. >> i don't understand what the administration is here, it's more dithering, half measures. we have seen it time and again, whether it was on central bank sanctions or international payment systems known as swift, russian oil imports. administration doesn't want to do something...

Night. leadership had already got an briefing from president biden. but the big question remains this morning, what kind of power does congress have here? i want to bring in democratic congressman seth moulton. always good to see you. you're unique so i want a dual assessment for you based on your current job in congress and your military background including leading front line infantry into baghdad. what do you make of these latest russian military movements? and how concerned are you we could see a russian takeover of the capital in the coming days? >> oh, we'll see a russian takeover of the...