Federal debt ceiling the federal debt limit. Our Republican House friends care about that sporadically with republican paired president s passing huge for the corporations adding trillions to the debt. More than 7 trillion of debt was added under President Trump and almost 3 trillion added under president george w. Bush. The last two republican president s. They seek to cause chaos. They seek to cause chaos. Not coincidentally, the eccentric and secretive billionaires and polluting industries who are the Republican Partys funders whose stated goal is to destroy the socalled administrative state, the agencies that protect regular people against powerful polluters and special interests. The parties funders, chief among them, the fossil fuel industry, demand rewards. 275 out of 315 pages of the dirty default on america bill are devoted to giveaways to the fossil fuel industry. 275 out of 315 pages. What is the history here . Since bill clinton took office 30 years ago, congress has raised
Republican and Democratic Leaders set to meet with the president for highstakes negotiations on the debt ceiling. America is not a deadbeat nation. We pay our bills. With the Clock Ticking toward a june 1st default deadline failure to do that would be unprecedented. We talk with two powerful senators who have a history of working across the aisle about how to avoid an economic meltdown. We should never put the credit of the United States at risk. Until the president engages, it doesnt matter what we do. Later this hour country superstar Miranda Lambert on how she could set a new record in Country Music. It sounds really big when you say it like that. Is that part of your super power . Get it done, baby. It was possible that i may not see the end of the year. You mishandled that . I dont know if i mishandled im a little wistful. This is not where i thought this story was headed. Good evening and welcome back to whos talking. Its called the x day, the day when the u. S. Government defaul
Federal debt ceiling the federal debt limit. Our Republican House friends care about that sporadically with republican paired president s passing huge for the corporations adding trillions to the debt. More than 7 trillion of debt was added under President Trump and almost 3 trillion added under president george w. Bush. The last two republican president s. They seek to cause chaos. They seek to cause chaos. Not coincidentally, the eccentric and secretive billionaires and polluting industries who are the Republican Partys funders whose stated goal is to destroy the socalled administrative state, the agencies that protect regular people against powerful polluters and special interests. The parties funders, chief among them, the fossil fuel industry, demand rewards. 275 out of 315 pages of the dirty default on america bill are devoted to giveaways to the fossil fuel industry. 275 out of 315 pages. What is the history here . Since bill clinton took office 30 years ago, congress has raised
On many essential attributes of a plan. It would be extremely challenging too used to document as a document to hold the iris, the Treasury Department, or anybody else accountable for missteps. The few things it almost entirely lax are quantitative targets to measure against, backup data to analyze, and various key operational details including, for example, who at the irs or Treasury Department is ultimately responsible for making decisions on any particular issue. This does not give any detail on how the irs will implement secretary yellens 400,000 dollar pledge. And details really matter here. It also does not estimate what any of the 42 initiatives or 190 odd key projects are expected to cost or clearly answer the basic question of which initiative or key projects can be fully implemented with the 80 billion dollars in funding. What the document quietly admits is astonishing. Despite contrary rhetoric, the irate did not give the irs enough funding to fully realize the plans divisio
Good afternoon everyone. I wanted to start with the word about the news out as lewiston maine last night where we saw another tragic shooting at his taking the least 18 lives. Injuring many others and let countless people in grief shock and trauma. As the president said in a statement earlier today in the first lady are praying for the victims and their families. For those still fighting for their lives and for the families of survivors and Committee Members reeling from this latest act of gun violence importantly we continue to urge all residents to heed the warnings and guidance of local officials and federal Law Enforcement corps who are on the ground to assist in the response. During the state dinner last night the president was informed he received initial briefing of the shooting antisat down with maine potts governor as well as senator collins and king and congressman jared goldman. He pledged full federal support in the wake of this tragedy. This morning the president received