'This Week' Transcript 1-16-22: Dr. Vivek Murthy, Rep. Jim Clyburn & Tom Bossert

Dr. Vivek Murthy, Rep. Jim Clyburn & Tom Bossert were on "This Week" Sunday, January 16. This is a rush transcript and may be updated.

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, January 16, 2022 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive.

RADDATZ: Thanks so much for joining us this morning, Brad.

Let's turn to the challenges now facing President Biden as he prepares to mark one year in office after enduring the toughest week of his presidency. His latest legislative priority stalled after a week of intensive lobbying for voting rights.

He failed to convince moderate Democrats to scrap the Senate filibuster. Overseas, after a week of failed diplomacy, more than 100,000 Russian troops remain massed near Ukraine’s border. The prospect of war there, looms larger. On the economy, inflation jumped at its fastest pace in 40 years as pandemic-battered supply chains struggle to keep up with consumer demand. And on the pandemic, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to Biden’s most ambitious initiative to boost the country's vaccination rate, blocking his vaccine mandate for larger employers. Meanwhile, as Omicron pushes the U.S. toward a record 800,000 new cases every day with over 158,000 hospitalized COVID patients, his latest plan to beat the virus faces widespread criticism over testing shortages and confusing public health guidance.