Can We Afford It? Democrats Ready To Move Ahead On Massive Covid Relief

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 10 a.m.

Democrats in Congress are advancing the new coronavirus relief bill worth $1.9 trillion. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he is ready to sidestep Republicans using a budget reconciliation process that can't be filibustered. Republicans have concerns over how the money will be spent and say our country can't afford the plan's massive price tag. Art Laffer, American economist and former member of President Reagan's economic policy advisory board discusses what economic relief is actually needed, his concerns over our country's growing debt and gives his prediction on where the U.S. economy will be at by the end of 2021. President Biden signed three executive orders on immigration Tuesday as part of an aggressive push to undo former President Trump's policies. Daniel Garza, President of The Libre Initiative, and former Department of the Interior official under President George W. Bush discusses some of President Biden's immigration policies, how to improve America's current immigration system and reacts to President Biden's decision to pass legislation through executive action not Congress. Plus, commentary by Robert Jeffress, Fox News contributor and pastor of the Dallas First Baptist Church.