we had the american rescue plan. it was because we needed people to say home and socially distant. remember where we were, we did not have vaccines and we did not have therapeutics, we did not understand what this virus was. so we needed people to stay home and we powered down the economy. people needed to eat and pay rent and needed to be able to pay for their lives so congress swung into action as was appropriate and supported the economy. that is what other countries did as well. meanwhile, we have the federal reserve supporting the financial markets and that was a contributor as well. all of that is in the service helping our economy get through an uncertain pandemic which we are still learning how to live with in a way where we are healthy and could minimize the health effects of just going about our day. if you compare our inflation to other countries, you can see other countries that also supported and economies are also dealing with historic levels of inflation. the u.k. announced they had 9% inflation, which

open during omicron and after from the american rescue plan. so look, our global chill people's lives have strong and durable recovery. yes, it's a hard news cycle too often break through. it's often hard to explain to people that something going well that's not on your plate because it's going what was due to the american rescue plan. but i think what we're talking about a little sedate is the type of thing i think you hear from the president that this was an equitable recovery that brought everyone along, that we have historical low unemployment, strong growth, that everybody is lifted up and that is relevant to your calculations looking forward, that you shouldn't see that all as a too hot economy but also to look at some of these strength of different groups, lack of contraction state and local, household balance strength and say, this also provides some optimism that we have a degree of resilience in this economy, even as the fed understandably brings up interest rates to bring down inflation. >> that well expressed, gene. doctor rouse, i'

that's why we designed the american rescue plan, not only to beat the pandemic but to rebuild our economy and restore public safety. and we understood the challenge from the beginning. communities were facing a rising tide of violence that coincided with this pandemic. we went through the last two years. and it was happening at a time when state and local budgets were under tremendous strain because of the pandemic, so many people laid off, the revenue was not coming in, they were firing everyone from police officers to school teachers to first responders. but before the american rescue plan, these -- their budgets were in deep distress in states and localities. one study found before the rescue plan was passed, 27% of the marriages in america were having to cut -- make deep cuts in layoffs in law enforcement as well as other areas. so we made sure the american rescue plan provided substantial resources to keep that from happening. through the law, we provided $350 billion -- let me say that again -- $350 billion directly, not to the legislatures, directly to cities, counties, and states

keeping them open during the american rescue plan. but what we are talking about that you hear from the president that this was an equitable recovery to have historically low unemployment that everybody is lifted up but also the different groups and household balance and to say this also provides optimism with ahi degree of resilience even as the fed brings up interest rates to bring down inflation. >> next b will give you the opportunity to close out the session. he use the word optimism. have faced over the last year and a half. maybe you can give us an affirmative sense of direction. >> there is no question we have been through a really challenging two years. it was challenging personally, economically, socially, on every dimension of our lives which was upended. on the economic side, we have recovered over the past year. there are headwinds. there are a lot of challenges we face but i know that the u.s. he economy is helping withstand some of the challenges we have and i am optimistic that they will carry us quite far. i hope very

the american rescue plan has filled an important gap for us and in kansas city if not for the american rescue plan officers would have lost their jobs, calories would have been frozen and our city would have become more dangerous. instead we've been able to invest in a number of violent and important areas. we've heard much discussion about humidity policing. there is no trinity policing without the police. the american rescue plan funds have allowed us to invest in more police officers and not only were police officers but salary increases so we can make sure we are recruiting and retaining officers in kansas city. in addition communications technology of $10 million from the american rescue plan allows us to invest in so many different technology areas we can continue to be smart about how we solve crime, keep our officers take an importantly make sure that we're spending those additional funds in areas like recruiting and in areas like intervention. as the mayor and i have the chance to not just have experiences with my police department but i've done right along in los angeles a nu

thrown out on the streets, that's what the american rescue plan ended. during a pandemic. not please continue. >> we worried that children would suffer and experience homelessness or loss of access to education. that families and workers would be permanently scarred. and never really be able to get their lives back on track. >> madam secretary -- if i may just say, i'm going to end this with my five minutes, i want you to know this. i appreciate what you did. pandemics are not things that you can predict. and we didn't know what the actual solutions were. we saved a lot of lives. we helped a lot of people who are suffering during a pandemic. when we hear people say, oh, you spent too much. well, we spent too much on on unemployment during a pandemic. we spent too much to save small businesses during a pandemic. we spent too much to provide vaccines, to distribute that to people during a pandemic, to help schools, school children, to keep people from being thrown out on the street. to provide for childcare, as parents head to work. it was a pandemic. it w

to the american rescue plan. of course we have to address inflation. >> i thank you for your legacy of dealing with these issues and recognizing what the american rescue plan has done. i had a father thank me for the american rescue plan because he and his wife have two little children, and what it did in terms of the child tax credit was meaningful to them. sadly, not a single republican could bring him or herself to vote for the american rescue plan, and sadly, while we made a big difference on child poverty and hunger, by not renewing the increased child tax credit, of course we send those families back into poverty. quick in the time i have left, when you were last year, you talked about the russian economy reeling as a result of the sanctions. can you give us an update? >> well, it's absolutely reeling by their own estimation, the russian economy looks set to contract at least 10% or more this year. inflation is expected to reach double digit levels, perhaps 20%, and there's an enormous -- because of our san

type of investment like the american rescue plan. it's enabled us to do a number of things. number one, put officers in high areas of crime. but officers around our city where we are looking at statistically gun violence being higher in those areas than other areas in the city. in addition, it's to provide our officers with state of the art training, being able to develop training protocols based on best practices and use our training facility and bring it up to standards that are necessary in this day and age in law enforcement. making sure our officers are best equipped to deal with the programming and the issues that we're seeing in our community. one of the most exciting programs that we have is our practice intervention training and our practice intervention cars. when i took this role we had practice intervention officers in two of our precincts. i'm happy to say that today as a result of the american rescue plan dollars, we're able to put it in six precincts. by the end of the year, we're hopeful that we'll be in all 12 precin

that's why we designed the american rescue plan, not only to beat the pandemic but to rebuild our economy and restore public safety. and we understood the challenge from the beginning. communities were facing a rising tide of violence that coincided with this pandemic. we went through the last two years. and it was happening at a time when state and local budgets were under tremendous strain because of the pandemic, so many people laid off, the revenue was not coming in, they were firing everyone from police officers to school teachers to first responders. but before the american rescue plan, these -- their budgets were in deep distress in states and localities. one study found before the rescue plan was passed, 27% of the marriages in america were having to cut -- make deep cuts in layoffs in law enforcement as well as other areas. so we made sure the american rescue plan provided substantial resources to keep that from happening. through the law, we provided $350 billion -- let me say that again -- $350 billion directly, not to the legislatures, directly to cities, counties, and states

this is the policy we are seeing with the american rescue plan which there are estimates that the american rescue plan raised inflation by four points. you alluded to some of the plans, the fans during the trump administration. there comes a time when you have to stop and you have to give back. only 9% of the american rescue plan went for covid. the rest of it, all of these green new deal plans. i agree, oil should do a better job of their pricing. when you work in the futures market, if you don't see the investment in energy infrastructure you will not invest in it. the biden administration is happy to see high gas prices because they want you to spend money on an electric vehicle. i don't care how much of a tax credit you get for that, they can afford that. it is the policy, that is what is causing the problem right now. host: the speaker of the house and announce to be considered addressing what she considers price gouging by oil companies. >> we will have another piece of our lowering costs for the american people. the consumer fuel price gouging prevention act. our families are strugg

this is the policy with the american rescue plan which there are estimates that the american rescue plan by itself raised inflation by four points. that is the problem here. you alluded to some of the plans, some of the things that we include during the pandemic duringthe trump administration . i believe those funds were necessary, i voted in favor of some and i'm glad i did because people were earning and they did need help but there comes a time when you have to stop. the american rescue plan only nine percent of it went towards covid. the rest of it all these green new deal plans, that's the problem right now.i agree that oil should do a better job but again, they work in a future market and when you work in the futures market if you don't see the encouragement and investment in energy infrastructure you're not going to invest in . the biden administration right now are happy to see high gas prices because they wanted to spend or 2000, $50,000 on an electric vehicle but people cannot afford that. i don't care how much of a credit you give them for that tax credit. they can't afford th

to make sure that we are under the american rescue plan, providing the $150 billion -- $350 billion to law enforcement. they can keep the jobs. keep communities safe. it is working. more than 300 communities from big cities to small towns, more than $10 billion, the american rescue plan has public safety this year. building new police facilities, it is getting harder to recruit, hiring, getting police a race. -- a raise. reducing gun violence, investing in community interventions, trusted community members, to work directly with people who are most likely to commit gun crimes or become the victim of gun crimes and intervene. before it is too late. i have already said something good will come of this, losing hard, why and what we can do to prevent the law enforcement being put in the middle. i am encouraging every mayor, governor, to use the american resource money that they have, you spent it now, this summer, as crime spikes and this funding for police as part of a complex society to combat violence in america. i laid out this plan with all of the police agencies and they are taking a

that's why we designed the american rescue plan not only to beat the pandemic but to rebuild our economy, but to restore public safety. and we understood the challenge from the beginning. communities were facing a rising tide of violence that coincided with this pandemic. we went through the last two years, and it was happening at a time when state and local budgets were under tremendous strain. because of the pandemic, so many people laid off, revenue is not coming in. they were firing everyone from police officers to school teachers to first responders, but before the american rescue plan, their budgets were in deep distress, the states and localities. one study found that before the rescue plan was passed, 27% of the mayors in america were having to make deep cuts and layoffs in law enforcement as well as other areas. so we made sure that the american rescue plan provided substantial resources to keep that from happening. through the law, we provided $350 billion. let me say that again. $350 billion directly, not to the legislatures, directly to cities, counties and states independent

to make sure that we are under the american rescue plan, providing the $150 billion -- $350 billion to law enforcement. they can keep the jobs. keep communities safe. it is working. more than 300 communities from big cities to small towns, more than $10 billion, the american rescue plan has public safety this year. building new police facilities, it is getting harder to recruit, hiring, getting police a race. -- a raise. reducing gun violence, investing in community interventions, trusted community members, to work directly with people who are most likely to commit gun crimes or become the victim of gun crimes and intervene. before it is too late. i have already said something good will come of this, losing hard, why and what we can do to prevent the law enforcement being put in the middle. i am encouraging every mayor, governor, to use the american resource money that they have, you spent it now, this summer, as crime spikes and this funding for police as part of a complex society to combat violence in america. i laid out this plan with all of the police agencies and they are taking a

the american rescue plan was signed on march 11th. now, crime has been rampant across the country, still an issue across the country, but the president is going to highlight this as he's speaking: a program in houston which the american rescue plan provide $52 million to reduce violence and $32 million for mental health and domestic violence services. now, houston is still leading the country as one of the most violent cities in the country in terms of what happens there with crime, the homicides this year month over month are down in houston but more than they are, were last year at this time. so the police chief, who's standing right there beside him, of detroit says for his community the american rescue plan money will eventually make a difference. listen. >> police departments have have to be innovative. you cannot arrest your way out of crime. there have to be community services, community programming, mental health support and a number of different programs. >> reporter: and the administration throwing a lot of money at these pr

and as i expected the american rescue plan. >> mr. secretary. i feel i hit a nerve so i will continue asking questions so yes there was additional information as part of the conversation but my follow-up is it any personnel sent a copy or otherwise made aware of the summary for the white house on september 21st? >> cannot recall getting a letterec. >> were you made aware of the sd discussion for those options we can pursue from these department of education quick. >> . >> so were you and your staff first made aware september 29 is that what you are testifying to today? >> if it's that important to you but let's focus on how it helps the family. >> it is important. in fact t we do have an outstanding freedom of informationn act all documented communication if there's no problem to provide this to congress and why do they have this request. >> we always do and we want to continue as a family. >> . >> we will give you that information. >> they are t handing you papers. i can see it. my final question is the gentle ladies time is expired. up next. >

with the american rescue plan and other actions we built the economy from the bottom up. with rescue checks and tax cuts to working families. we put food on the family and a roof over their heads. remember those first year when people were just trying to get a box of food. we got vaccination shots in arms that went from 2 million americans vaccinated to 200 million americans vaccinated. millions of americans got signed up under the american care act. as a result, we recovered 6.7 million jobs, the most in the first year of any american president. looking ahead, i plan to reduce the deficit which will reduce inflationary pressure. it is a plan that lets medicare negotiate prices of drugs as they do with the department of veterans affairs. if you can cap the price of insulin at $35, my plan provides tax credits to utility companies to generate clean energy those companies are required to pass those savings on to families. i've had a dozen of those ceos and they confirmed that those plans will reduce costs to families immediately. tax credits for folks to buy solar panels an

the american rescue plan. sec. cardona: thank you. yes. prior to the pandemic our country had tremendous disparities in access and outcomes depending on where you are in the country and what access he had high-quality education. sadly, the pandemic made it worse. title i is the best tool we have to level the playing field so children across the country have access to high-quality education , qualified teachers and pathways to higher education. these programs that are funded through title i ultimately result in teachers, librarians and additional tutoring, afterschool programming so students have the access to opportunities that might have been missed during the pandemic. we believe it is incumbent upon us to make sure all children have a quality education and title i does focus on making sure we level the playing field. del. sablan: a report from the gao found one million students never showed up from class -- for class the 2021 school year. it kept kids from the education. they had to provide care for family

the american rescue plan. sec. cardona: thank you. yes. prior to the pandemic our country had tremendous disparities in access and outcomes depending on where you are in the country and what access he had high-quality education. sadly, the pandemic made it worse. title i is the best tool we have to level the playing field so children across the country have access to high-quality education , qualified teachers and pathways to higher education. these programs that are funded through title i ultimately result in teachers, librarians and additional tutoring, afterschool programming so students have the access to opportunities that might have been missed during the pandemic. we believe it is incumbent upon us to make sure all children have a quality education and title i does focus on making sure we level the playing field. del. sablan: a report from the gao found one million students never showed up from class -- for class the 2021 school year. it kept kids from the education. they had to provide care for family

that is what underlies the american rescue plan. it was import to get shots into arms and for houses and businesses to have resources to get through the pandemic. now he is focused on inflation, so he understands that we need to address gas prices. much of the gas price increases a late have been because of the war, russia's war against ukraine. the president, and trying to ease those prices, has released historic levels from our strategic petroleum reserve in concert with other countries so that to date, there have been about 240 million barrels released worldwide. in addition, he is urging gas and oil companies to increase their production domestically by using existing leases and increase their drilling so that we can get more oil on the market. but he also is focused on reducing long-term costs for families. that is through, for example, reducing prescription costs, by allowing medicare to negotiate prices, by addressing childcare costs, by addressing the cost of housing. these are policies at we know will help increase our econ

reporter: the american rescue dog show aims to entertain you with an overdose of adorable. the creator and rescued -- the creator and executive producer took a year off to save dogs, then he had a lightbulb moment. >> as a rescuer, i'm saving one dog at a time. as a producer, i knew i could do more to have an impact. that is how the american rescue dog show came about. >> miniature poodle mix was rescued by ozzie and friends. reporter: joe and rob host the show with three judges who have all had rescue dogs. >> this show is about heart but it is also funny. joe and rob are brilliant and hilarious. >> we have seen your docs, special needs, even puppies. reporter: every dog who winds one of the best in categories, and there are seven, wins $10,000 for a local animal where fair group. the dog winning the best can rescue prize gets an additional $100,000 10 urinated -- $100,000 donated in his or her honor. >> this is not a sad commercial. this show will make you laugh, it will make you cry in the most beautiful way, and it will warm your heart. reporter: you will see the show t

the american rescue plan helped us. this is in all of our office. >> i i'm very concerned about the reentry of program and opportunity for returning citizens if it's youth that are fertile for new training and the older folks that need to be retrained and redirected and supported. i wonder in their time to get jobs what specifically are you looking to do to work with that population, which is coming back to our community. >> first and foremost they have several proposals that focus on disadvantage communities and the presence is also focused on reentry and opportunity. listen, there are a lot of people in the prison sentence that are not counted as potential and future workers. if we have the right training program and meet people where they c are at. i rarely seen someone incarcerated coming out and getting zoooo a job training program. they didn't reoffend or go back to jail. i have seen it up-close and personal. we have he a unique opportunity right now in our country. we also have job course in american job centers

with the american rescue plan and other actions, we started to grow the economy from the bottom up and the middle out. rescue checks and tax cuts for working families that gave them a little breathing room and put food on the table and a roof over their heads. rumor the first years -- the first year, all those lines of automobiles lined up and going for a parking lot just to get a box of food in their trunk? got vaccination shots in arms and helped us go from 2 million americans who had been vaccinated to more than 20 20 million americans fully vaccinated. we made it easier for millions of americans to sign up for coverage and the affordable care act saving them on average of $2400 a year. as a result of these and other economic recovery plans, we recovered faster than projected. a record 6.7 million jobs created last year, the most in the first year of any president in american history. and the fastest economic growth in any year in nearly four decades. can you head, i have a plan to reduce the deficit even more which will help reduce inflationary pressures and lower everyone's costs

this is the policy we are seeing with the american rescue plan which there are estimates that the american rescue plan raised inflation by four points. you alluded to some of the plans, the fans during the trump administration. there comes a time when you have to stop and you have to give back. only 9% of the american rescue plan went for covid. the rest of it, all of these green new deal plans. i agree, oil should do a better job of their pricing. when you work in the futures market, if you don't see the investment in energy infrastructure you will not invest in it. the biden administration is happy to see high gas prices because they want you to spend money on an electric vehicle. i don't care how much of a tax credit you get for that, they can afford that. it is the policy, that is what is causing the problem right now. host: the speaker of the house and announce to be considered addressing what she considers price gouging by oil companies. >> we will have another piece of our lowering costs for the american people. the consumer fuel price gouging prevention act. our families are strugg

fall and winter. >> well, it's been a priority for this president, if you look at the american rescue plan we passed last year to deal with covid, there was a significant amount of money, almost historic amount of money, to go to local cities and municipalities, and one of the things we urged them to do is to use that money to beef up law enforcement, to do community violence intervention, to think out the box in terms of after school programs, summer job programs, that we could fight crime in a comp henrehens manner. today the president is going to lay out what cities are doing where it's working and things he's encouraging people to do with the $10 million that's out there to make communities safer. >> there's billions more going to these cities and states throughout the year, and it's flex money. the white house can't tell them what to do with it. this is only encouraging the cities and states to do it. if the white house is asking congress for billions more on covid, you have covid money that's approved, why not urge the cities and states to focus on covid mitigation with that mon

using the american rescue plan to keep officers on the beat and fight gun violence. we are going to continue looking at additional executive action, but the president cannot solve this problem alone. he needs congress to do its job and to act. reporter: what role do you expect senator mcconnell to play in any sort of bipartisan legislation? does the president plan to speak with him? karine: we are going to leave the mechanics on how this gets done to the leadership in congress, senator schumer and speaker pelosi. we have had several conversations before these major shootings that occurred these last two weeks. this issue has been a priority for the president the moment he walked into this office and as i mentioned, as a senator, is a vice president and now as president. there is an array of issues that we talk to congress about on a regular basis and we are going to continue this conversation. reporter: is there concern in the white house that moving ahead with executive actions right now could sink the talks in congress? is that one reason you might be holding back

you know, the american rescue plan helped 41 million people put food on the table -- 41 million. put money in the pockets of hardworking americans who, through no fault of their own, were in trouble, giving families what my dad called “just a little bit of breathing room.” and now, not only has “infrastructure week” finally arrived after four years of the other guy, we can look forward to the infrastructure decade for 10 years. [applause] it's a fact. i know you're all over the country. [applause] and the projects are coming to you. it is not just for a year, it is for the next decade -- 10 years. [applause] here in illinois alone, there are over 6,000 miles of highway, 2,300 bridges in poor condition. this year alone, illinois will receive $1.9 billion in highway funding for roads and bridges and $297 million dedicated -- dedicated to funding for bridges that are in disrepair. you know, i was going to pittsburgh a couple of months ago, early >> woo! pres. biden: yeah, i like pittsburgh, man. but i was going to pittsburgh a couple months ago to speak. and as i got there,

>> the american rescue plan. making sure that people had access to more money for their children such as the child tax credits which benefitted a lot of lower class and working americans. there's also making sure people have the stimulus checks to meet their obligations at the end of the month when people were forced to stay home because of the pandemic. it's not like this came out of nowhere. we've all been very aware of what's happening in our country and in countries around the world due to the pandemic. look, inflation is real. people feel it at the grocery store, at the pump. it's something we have to address and we have to fix. >> harris: i'll have shawn hit the american rescue plan and checks some of which $100 billion were, like the ppe, keeping that in place in terms of checks for small and midsize businesses. you mention gas prices. so many days in a row now. a record again. $4.52 per gall that's up $0.15 from a week. $0.52 from a month ago. it's the eighth day in a row that the average price of a gallo

we got a good start on this with the american rescue plan. we got a foot in the door. 12 point $7 -- 12.7 billion dollars to expand the services. never been done before, by the way. the american rescue plan made that possible. 20.7 billion dollars is nowhere near what we need to make the investment to give americans where they are asking for every day of the week, with a waiting list of almost 1 million people. we've got to pass legislation. i have the bill, the better care, better jobs act. we are going to do everything we can to make sure it passes, and or that a policy is enacted into law, that incorporates the bill. this is better care for seniors and people with disabilities, in the place they want that care, either in their home, or in the community. it's also, of course, better jobs and better pay for the workers. we can't have the best caregiving in the world if we are paying workers 12 bucks an hour. that's the reality in america today. in addition to the home and community based services, i've been working with senator -- on legisla

playing field.d though the american rescue plan rescued $1 billion smaller than the processors could expand their profits and giving them more options and better prices. capitalism at the competition is capitalism its exploitation. its exploitation. folks we can make sure the american agriculture exports will make up for the gap in ukrainian supplies in effect during my first year in office american agriculture exports shattered all previous records. $177 billion last year alone and i remind people might predecessor did not come close. traveling, we have to keep investing in our farmers to reduce the cost to reduce prices to consumers to have the most productive efficient farmers and the world the united states. all these generations of know-how with cutting-edge tech knowledge he did feed in the world and i'm going to keep fighting for family farmers like jeff so they can do what they do best. i hope congress would join me. i know robin will fight like to make it happen working hard and investing in farmers like jeff defeat america and the world. let me close with this look at the f

>> amending all the items exceptfor the home american rescue plan resolution . all the other four and slight changesin the formula allocation . >>just to make sure the clerk and public are getting this . if you could go through each item and say what the amount is that would be great sure. for the program the original amount. >> if you could say the item, so that's item numbereight . >> yes. item 8 original amount was 7,350,000 373. the revised amount is 7 million 19,400 and 25. >> chair: i see. keep going. >> for item number nine, the communitydevelopment block grants program . the original amount was 19,487,000 307. and the revised formula amount is 18,232,000 150. >> great. >> next item 10. the whole program. the original amount was 5,381,731. the revised amount is 5,571,000 635. >> chair: and item 11. >> item 11 emergency solutions grant program . the original amount was 1,805,000 749. the revised amount is 1,587,000 675. >> appreciate that.can we please openthis item up for public comment ? >> yes. members of the public who wish to speak on these items and

, we passed the american rescue plan, put up an infrastructure, and now they're 225 million americans that are fully vaccinated. -- and still be resilient as the american potently people left for themselves to be for centuries. we have also laid the foundation for a strong economy. the most recent job report, again, 400,000-plus jobs created. that's a total of about 8 million good, paying jobs during president biden's first 15 or 16 months in office. that does not happen by accident. we leaned into it with the american rescue plan, and subsequently bolstered by the infrastructure investment and jobs act. record unemployment down to 3.6%. fastest economic growth in 40 years. there are challenges we continue need to tackle, rising gas prices, inflationary pressures, food prices, but we can do the work because we have been doing the work and getting the job done for everyday americans. >> you can do the work because you are doing the work you have been doing the work, maybe that is hakeem jeffries 2022. we might see that on some bumper stickers. i want to make sure we talk about re-red r

american rescue plan. he's upset about that. his republican friends like susan collins and jon thune say, exactly what you just outlined. manchin makes it clear to him that's not something he's interested in but this sort of casts a shadow over all the democratic interactions with manchin over the last year and today is the sense that this guy has other options. it would be much easier for him politically in his home state if he didn't have the "d" next to his name. >> final topic i want to hit with you guys. so much to get to, but you brought up the vice president, alex. kamala harris felt disrespected. here's one anecdote you had. worried that the staff looked down on her. fixated on real and perceived snubs the way they found tedious, did not stand up the way they did for biden. the vice president took it as a sign of disrespect. what was astonishing here, apparently there was a meeting about this. >> the chief of staff to kamala harris telephoned the west wing and told a senior adviser in the west wing

the premium tax credits that were expanded under the american rescue plan. and colorado is 75% on the exchanges are receiving financial help to make health insurance more formidable this year, as a result of these expanded credits. if we do not extend them, the population of colorado could lose $74 million in premiums for 2023. i've seen congress do everything they can to extend tax cuts for the wealthiest people in the country, the largest businesses. it seems to me that the seems the least we could do is extend his support for middle income, and low income americans. secretary becerra, could you highlight how important it is for congress to extend these premium tax credits as soon as possible? >> senator, as you know, there is a cliff that exists for those in the middle class to be able to afford health insurance coverage for their families. there is nothing like having a good quality health insurance plan to give you peace of mind, to know that if you ever need it, your child can go to the hospital when necessary. will not go bankrupt as a result. extendi

>> this legislation is what i refer to as the biden bailout bill t was not the american rescue plan. it was the biden bailout bill because it was a bill that was all about rewarding they're political friends, allies and donors at the expense of hard-working americans. every american last year faced an inflation tax of 3500 and they're expecting that every family this year has an inflation tax of 5200 per family. that means every american is paying more to put food on their table, clothes on their backs, gasoline in their car because of the one-party rule democrat policies joe biden, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. david: the money went for a lot of left-wing political pork, many other things. we have to get some of that money to protect our children. it is that simple. thanks so much for being here, congressman jason smith. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas in a new video saying that the southern border is not open. recent migrant incidents show otherwise. details are straight ahead i had been giving koli kibble. it never looked like real food. with the farmer's dog you

it has been estimated the american rescue plan postal four point increase in inflation with the american rescue plan. now he wants to do more of the same. it is ludicrous. stuart: is not going to do anything for prices, rising prices in the near term. nothing at all. that was my position. he you wants to subsidize childcare, prescription drugs down the road and get the cost to families down but that won't get the price down. i don't know how to put it but it is exasperating when the president is heading into a real inflation crisis without a viable plan. let me move on to something else. primary voting started in georgia, we understand republicans are having a big turnout. >> 15 months ago, there is no reason at all there should be two democrat in the united states senate. we are a red state. if we get our voters out we will have republican senators, republican statewide candidates. we learned our lesson and that is to make sure we get our voters out and we are pushing that hard, kelly leffler has been great at this, thank her for her efforts in making sure we get people out to vote. tha

as a result of the american rescue plan. we have a tight labor market and i want to associate myself with those of my colleagues who say one thing we can do is reduce the cost of quality child care so that more people could enter the workforce. my questions will focus mostly on the situation in ukraine and sanctions. i want to applaud you and the president for the actions that you took at the tkpwfbgs 7 to further tighten sanctions. our goal is to make sure that russia was the pain of the sanctions more than others around the world. obviously the war is creating all sorts of economic repercussions. so, we have to make sure we target those sanctions and make it felt. here we are working to close loopholes. i chair the subcommittee that on appropriation the committee that oversees the treasury department and this emergency proposal has an additional $52 million for i.r.s. criminal investigations group to go after any efforts that russian money laundering and we need to accelerate the implementation of the corporate transparenc

handing out big checks to individuals as was done in the american rescue plan. nevertheless, talk about that and make a pitch for the economic agenda that stalled in congress to reduce prescription drug prices, for example, it could reduce the deficit if raised taxes by a sufficient amount to exceed the spending, part of the argument he's making to joe manchin who made inflation and deficit reduction a huge talking point, so some of these remarks seem a little bit tailored to joe manchin, but he's going to try to tout the good parts of the economy. he's taken a beating politically for the bad parts which, of course, are the inflation. the inflation is related, as you know, bianna, to the good parts. the hotter you run the economy, the more growth you have, the more revenues the government has, the lower the unemployment rate gets, but it's also, if you stimulate demand that exceeds the supply, you're going to have inflation. that's exactly what we've got and why the federal reserve this afternoon is expected to do a substantial interest rate cut, increase, rathe

we're getting an extra $115 million from the american rescue plan and this is basically the exact amount of money we finally needed in order to close the gap between now and november of 2024 when we'll have to find some additional revenue sources in order to sustain the agency. in the meantime, i finally have the confidence to be able to rapidly hire, to restore services and to make sure muni is there for san francisco's larger economic recovery because downtown san francisco doesn't work without muni. >> quite right. i guess the other impact of the pandemic was that some projects like the valencia bike improvements had to be put on hold. are we starting to gear up on those again? >> yes, so it's an interesting case study. of right before covid hit, we were about ready to invest in quick build bike lanes. arguably the most important bike order in san francisco. that got stopped with lockdown and then as you'll recall, during covid, we invented all kinds of other new programs like shared spaces in order to support our small businesses as well as sunday street light events for neighborhood