specific strains there will be vaccines against those variants if needed >> that is huge news matthew harrison. matthew, i appreciate your views. we appreciate you coming on. all the best to you and your team >> thank you >>> cutting through the noise with the actual data vaccines do work maybe a little less, but they work that's it for us we'll going to be back tomorrow on "worldwide exchange." see you then "squawk" and the gang picking up next have a great day wherever you may be >>> good morning breaking news overnight. u.s. health officials raising concerns of astrazeneca's vaccine data less than 24 hours after first published. stock futures pointing to a lower open after the session for the major averages a couple of ideas of what is moving. >>> and why president biden's proposed wealth tax could be a double tax hit for taxpayers and the wealthy, it says here, are a little salty about it. i don't know whether all of them are or some or a few it is tuesday, march 23rd. "squawk box" begin

hawley: i want to end by just noting that reverend matthew harrison, the president of the lutheran churchate based in my state has written that this bill puts an ultimatum to individuals, religious nonprofits, food banks, adoption agencies, and others, change your faith-based practices or face government punishment. and i've heard the same from the missouri baptist convention and other denominations across my state. this is a radical attack on religious freedom, and i think it is something we have to be clear about. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. mr. graham, i apologize, i have an informed that mr. booker is joining us virtually. you will be after mr. booker. sen. booker: so using religion as a shield is something that has been done for many years, a shield for discrimination. i believe in freedom of religion. i believe in free exercise. i believe in the fundamentals that our country was founded upon, but i also know that for too long, religion is used to discriminate, it has been a painful part of the story of america. i really want to turn the -- turn to the panelists to help me