we ll get it fixed and get it fixed properly in two years. but we re going to get it fixed and fixed properly. we ll get it fixed in two years. all right. he s going to get it fixed in two years. two years. wait, but he had a chance to fix it in 2017. what did he do? well, he called the debt ceiling sacred. and 18, 19. then he urged a default. now, donald trump is back in the mushy middle, promising a big fix down the road. you know, like infrastructure, health care, and a border wall. yeah. meanwhile, ron desantis continues de-santis. i think you should. really. if i say it, you should do it, okay? willie, mika wants me to change the pronunciation of my name to joe subaru. or brzezinski. joe subaru. it s been scarborough, like, my whole life. yeah. subaru, joe subaru. iramping up for a campaign, maybe it s time for a rebrand. people love a good subaru, reliable automobile. great family car. it is odd, i have to say, that the desant
deal. they re not taking a victory lap because they don t want to upset what s a positive course in the senator. you ll see them do that at some point because they deserve it. we can take a look at some of the provisions. this is a comparison between the two bills. this is the house gop bill they passed. this is what they said they were prepared to have go into law. this is the deal that emerged. they wanted to cut just a couple examples. they wanted to cut domestic spending, nondefense spending to 555 billion. it would have been 744 billion in the current fiscal year. it ended up at 704. the ten-year caps, this is important. they wanted to cap it for ten years. they got two. if the democrats are in power in two years, they can undo as much of this as they want. they wanted 80 billion for the irs claw back.
see them perhaps do that at some point because they deserve it. we can take a look at some of the provisions. ed mentioned a few things. this is a comparison between the two bills. this is the house gop bill that they passed. this is what they said they were prepared to have go into law. this is the deal that ultimately emerged. they wanted i ll give you a couple examples. they wanted to cut domestic spending, non-defense, to $555 billion. it was $744 billion in the current fiscal year. it ended up at $704 billion. ed mentioned the ten-year caps. this is really important. they wanted to cap this thing for ten years. they only got two. if the democrats were to be back in power in two years, they can undo as much of this as they want to. he mentioned the irs clawback. wanted $80 billion. they got maybe not $21 billion. the number could be smaller. the irony here is that the irs actually more money to the i
been done a long time ago. we have faced climate change denial from the republican party. and obstruction. especially in the united states senate because of the filibuster on this. it doesn t mean that we cannot do what we can now and through the reconciliation process we can get back to the table as i and others have called on. the senate to do. and specifically joe manchin who blew up build back better by starting with the $555 billion investment in climate action. part of the heart of build back better. one last question, there were questions this week surrounding senator feinstein of california and mental fitness and memory. speaking to multiple officials and members who express concern about her off the record. she s 88. joe biden is 79. the leaders of your party in the house are all in their 80s. is the democratic party now just a with no space for younger
he ll only get about 43% of the way there. last year, the curve went up instead of down. it went up 6%. we knew that would be a venn gens economy. we didn t anticipate the united states would burn more coal than the year before. that s because there s no policy backstop. the build back better plan has been chipped away at so much. it s $555 billion worth of carrots with not a lot of sticks to force it through. whether or not the white house