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Those of us who visit the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, or almost any East Coast wildlife refuge, know the value of coastal impoundments. These man-made water bodies are contained

It is still peak time for swallows gathering on Plum Island feeding and preparing for their departure south, which could happen anytime now.

It is still peak time for swallows gathering on Plum Island feeding and preparing for their departure south, which could happen anytime now.

Said why they did this. they said the brinkmanship over the debt cereal was one of the reasons they downgraded the debt. think about the debt ceiling fight. republicans said lets keep spending at the same level last year. they put a bill forward. biden rejected it. the reason it got this far is joe biden. joe biden owns this. >> i have the long memory to remember when obama was talking about the bush economy far past the point where it was the bush economy. >> bret: always one fiscal cliff away....

Jeffries said a deal with mccarthy was hes got to put up two-thirds of his conference. about 150 votes to move this bill forward. he says democrats wont allow a default but he wants to see those 150 votes come tomorrow night. well be watching closely along with the democratic caucus to see how many votes theyll provide. >> that is a very interesting wrinkle, indeed. let me ask you one more question about kevin mccarthy. what ken buck was flirting with on that freedom caucus conference call. what...

Theres a belief that this authorization has been overused, most recently in 2020 by the trump administration to kill a general in iraq. so what we are waiting on next is to see whether or not house speaker kevin mccarthy will move this bill forward. its quite popular with some of the lawmakers in the most right sections of the gop and we will see what type of influence they have on him. >> president biden of course as a senator debated this -- the merits of this very decision, but he has signale...

Now it will be easier. so are the nominees. its been amazing how the republicans have used the 50-50 senate to procedurally hold up so many appointments. it will mean our committee chairs have more flexibility on legislation. the number of times chairs said i would like to move this bill forward, but in a 10-10 committee, i cant do it. it will be tied. thats all going to change. well have the advantage on every committee. its going to mean that our committees will have greater oversight ability,...

>> he is right. >> go ahead. >> well, judiciary committee, of course, weve been pushing, that john doe spill and other things. remember, its not that long ago that we had that freedom to vote act, remember? all the democrats signed up on that bill, every single one of them. there are a few who wouldnt look to the filibuster. we are close to moving forward on major election reform. i am not giving that up, one bit, when you look at all the games played in the states, a lot is being passed to limi...

Statement, and congratulatory to the supreme court, and to the legi legislators that pushed that bill forward. there will still be abortions that will happen today, there are appointments being taken today, that will happen today and the next ten days before that law becomes certified in mississippi. they want people to know you can still come out here. after those ten days, boris and christi, after those days, you can move forward with going to a fund that the pink house behind me has set up to...

They were able to get 14 republicans to move this bill forward. now, the big vote is coming up tomorrow. we expect that we will see another group of republicans helping to overcome the filibuster. thats going to be something to watch. after that, theyll have to do final passage. still a few more steps in the process but this legislation, very significant, and i talked earlier today to senator chris coons who told me there were many parttimes over the weekend the negotiators tried to hash out the...