[inaudible] its menendez, all she will be with you from 7 pm eastern for a special two hour look at matt dashed election day. That is where we begin this hour, with the question of Whether American Democracy [inaudible] in two days time, the biggest test yet amidst great amid election day is just the next three days. Think again. Also tonight, young voters [inaudible] now eligible voters this time around. At democracies peril. Actress sofia busch is live tonight to reproductive rights and why it is nonsense to say this election is between the economy. This moment, she says, is nothing short of a national emergency. Good evening, im mehdi hasan. This is perilous and precarious time for american democracy. On the ballot in these critical midterm elections. Of the weekend, it kisses like wisconsin, final early voters were casting their ballots. Election day is now less than two days away. So, tonight, i want you to picture the scene as we take you to a post midterm future. Its january the
[inaudible] it s menendez, all she will be with you from 7 pm eastern for a special two hour look at matt dashed election day. that is where we begin this hour, with the question of whether american democracy [inaudible] in two days time, the biggest test yet amidst great amid election day is just the next three days. think again. also tonight, young voters [inaudible] now eligible voters this time around. at democracies peril. actress sofia busch is live tonight to reproductive rights and why it is nonsense to say this election is between the economy. this moment, she says, is nothing short of a national emergency. good evening, i m mehdi hasan. this is perilous and precarious time for american democracy. on the ballot in these critical midterm elections. of the weekend, it kisses like wisconsin, final early voters were casting their ballots. election day is now less than two days away. so, tonight, i want you to picture the scene as we take you to a post midterm future. i
inch closer to a legislative victory. after hours of debate they are voting on the glacier production act. it would be the largest reduction in climate in u.s. history, i would also lower the cost of prescription drugs for millions of americans, among other things. earlier today millions of americans join us on msnbc to discuss the significance. vote after vote after vote, we have done this. 11 hours straight. why? because we know this bill is finally going to do something about climate change. lifted the ban on negotiating less expensive drugs under medicare. and then, as the name of the bill, says bring inflation home by 300 and $75 million in deficit reduction. i think the american public is watching with this overdue, see that they re making progress on issues they care about. legislation needs all 50 democrats to vote in order to pass it. the senate republicans are making their opposition known anyways. so, the american rescue plan, remember that one? that was su
point trillion dollars over the next ten years. and what slash discretionary spending by 3.2 trillion dollars. the ratings agency estimates that mccarthy bill would lead to 780,000 fewer jobs over the next decade. is the debt ceiling, the statutory limit on the nation s ability to borrow money for stuff it is already bought. is that the proper venue for the real and necessary debate over future spending? i m gonna ask the president of the committee for responsible federal budget. my, welcome to sunday show. is it? is this the right thing to do? no, of course not. something is important as the debt limit which we actually have to lift and failing to do so would be cataclysmic for the economy. that is not the right thing to wrestle over how to implement savings on. however, the problem is that there is no writing. we don t have a budget process in this country. more often than not we have not
about abortion? we should be talking more about the economy. well what we re talking about is democracy itself surviving. yes. and, again you can t make the mistake that these are not interconnected issues, for example the former guy who runs autocracy and who wanted to turn america into his own personal oligarchy, mitch mcconnell doing that work and some are held. these are our deficits, anywhere for the presidency. dozens who went under every single year of trump and they cut the 3.2 trillion dollars in tax for rich people that can certainly afford to pay their taxes and what we feel on the biden administration is that the deficit is just by one person, a trillion dollar. so that, is the largest drop in the deficit. . so, democrats are good for the economy. democrats are doing the work, that they love for whatever reason to say that we are not. yes.