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doors to get the gavel. those holdouts who were keeping the the speakership from him now have some plush committee assignments. lauren boebert, scott perry, and where they got assign and why the white house is watching so closely. our congressional reporters are here to explain what those members will now be able to do. they also learned about, more about why congressman marjorie taylor greene might have gotten so close to mccarthy, becoming one of the loudest supporters for him to get...

I suspect you and i could come up with pretty good ideas. this is not the way it works. maybe some day we can do that. >> i was going to say that you were skirting that question. i am curious to know where the white house believes there can be cuts, especially if were just talking about a never-increasing debt. i dont think americans understand, we cant individuallieren in ever-increasing debt without consequences of our own lives. how is it fair that the government has this? >> thats fair. let ...

Market, their pay is actually growing faster than workers at the top and now that is obviously opposite to the way its been in periods where job markets have been more slack where theyve been less tight and the reason for that is that when job markets get as tight as they are now, and we actually have about the highest numbers of job openings on record. in fact, more trouble paintings that even our unemployed people, but when you get to that level of labor demand, workers have a lot more bargain...

Of labor demand, workers have a lot more bargaining clout. that is at the core of the economics. strong bargaining cloud so we ensure working people benefit from economic growth and we also have inflation issues that we should get into that are out there as well. but at the same time against the backdrop of that inflation is the fastest growing economy in 40 years with the tightest labor market in generations. >> what about the record enrollment for the affordable care act? how does that affect ...

Shareholders and their customers. it is not their employees. so when you look at how the stock -- you know, were celebrating saying this is good news, its good news for amazon, its good news for the economy. think about this, 350,000 people now have more money to spend. the stock goes down. because shareholders see no reason to pay people more than the absolute minimum. so is one of the issues that we face a bit of a twisted incentive schedule for ceos today? >> i think you actually just describ...

What they need to get ahead. now, thats why we have a federal minimum wage. of course congress has ignored that for, you know, about a decade now. so i think that given the weak bargaining clout of workers, you really need political movements like the one that has ultimately pressured jeff bezos into making this change. >> okay -- >> jeff bezos thanked bernie sanders on twitter. >> im a little puzzled because bernie sanders is a senator from vermont. is bernie sanders just shorthand for a progre...

Bargaining clout. the thing that hurts those on the wrong side of the inequality divide which is the majority is the fact they no longer have the clout to claim their fair share of the productivity growth that they themselves are contributing to. so what does the government want to do. well, it certainly would like to -- it certainly should facilitate the formation of bargaining units and unions. of course this government is pushing the wrong way with things like right to work. but labor standar...

The economy, that will show up in wages, at least at the average. for the median worker, lower wage workers, thats part of bargaining clout. you can have gdp of 3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, it doesnt help middle wage people. it has to do with unions, tight unemployment, with the ability to bargain for a fair wage. now, you can talk about low inflation and thats very true. you raise a great point. but remember, when we talk about stagnant income, like the stagnant median income, were factoring in inflation. t...

To negotiations. >> all the settlements together take up less than 2% in the west bank. >> were talking about -- >> the west bank, andrea, thats not the issue. prime minister netanyahu froze all settlement building for ten months an the palestinians still didnt come to the nesh yagts table. he was willing to extend that period if the palestinians were willing to come back. they werent willing to come back. theres no alternative. secretary of state clinton, president obama have said again and aga...

The fact he crossed the border with the child. childs a number doesnt reflect theact they crossed with a father. its really every person for him or herself. it may be a membership loss for unions and that will reduce their bargaining clout and political clout. goodday. im kristen welker in for andrea. we begin with the stunning upset in new york. joe crowley by a 28-year-old political newcomer. alexandria ocasio-cortez. its the most significant loss