Biden: "Today we mark a truly grim, heartbreaking milestone. 500,071 dead. That's more Americans who have died in 1 year in this pandemic than in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War combined. That's more lives lost to this virus than any other nation on Earth."
Biden: "We have to resist becoming numb to the sorrow."
Biden's message to those who have lost loved ones from Covid: "I promise you the day will come when the memory of the loved one you lost will bring a smile to your lips before a tear to your eye."
This was a very moving speech from Biden
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Merrick Garland: "If confirmed, I will supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who stormed the Capitol on January 6, a heinous attack that sought to disrupt a cornerstone of our democracy."
Lindsey Graham is asking Merrick Garland the truly important questions
Graham's weird Comey question is Fox News's big takeaway from the Garland hearing so far
Watch this clip while keeping in mind that Steve Scalise's position on climate science is that Earth's temperature "goes up and down"
"I was in Florida ... I ended up at Mar-a-Lago" -- Steve Scalise sorta makes it sound like he was tossed in an unmarked vehicle and taken to visit Trump instead of meeting with him intentionally
Steve Scalise refuses to say that Trump bears responsibility for the January 6 insurrection he encouraged
"My predecessor, as my mother would say, God love him, failed"
Biden: "If there's one message to cut through to everyone in this country it's this: the vaccines are safe. Please, for yourself, your family, your community, this country, take the vaccine when it's your turn and available. That's how to beat this pandemic.
Biden: "I can't give you a date when this crisis will end, but I can tell you we're doing everything possible to have that day come sooner rather than later."
"I think you can be a father and be the senator of Texas all at the same time. And make a round trip, quick, drop off trip [to Cancun], and come home" -- this is completely beyond parody