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>> dana: is it the way to help bring down inflation? thats what the fed -- a little between a rock and hard place there. >> absolutely he is in trouble on that. youre right. reagan had to go through this but he was going through it in 1982 and 1981 and it was the economy was growing by time he got to 1983, which is the equivalent of this year. you want to get this tough stuff out of the way early and have the economy growing as you come up to your election. instead were slowing down. as to mccar...

The u.s. is set to hit the debt limit on june 5th. is there any sense of urgency on capitol hill >> josé, a few things we dont know when the u.s. will hit the debt limit, and a lot depends on the tax receipts and how much money the government brings in on that tax day. kevin mccarthy, the speaker of the house, is trying to get a bill through his chamber filled with republican goodies. this is a bill that has all sorts of republican policies the senate will never accept he believes it will stren...

Have to wonder if voters resonate with that in the same way they did in 2020. >> first lady jill biden certain certainly said a number of times recently she expects him to run. we need to hear it from him. the budget will be released thursday, which has plans to decrease the deficit. since 2000, the debt skyrocketed to just under $6 trillion to roughly $31 trillion today. approximately 460% increase over the past 23 years. according to a report put together by the non-partisan congressional budg...

U.S. consumers are attempting to show resilience in order to avoid another Great Recession-like credit score skid, and NerdWallet data reveals early signs of slippage.

And historically and in recent polls, republicans have a good chance of taking the house. >> which is why theyre dragging their feet. you just nailed it, victor. >> right. d dana, harry, thanks so much. republican leaders are struggling to find 10 votes to break the filibuster. >> republicans have said its all up to the democrats to raise the debt ceiling. that led to the standoff, it led to the potential first debt default in history that could occur by october 14. when mitch mcconnell made t...

Fighting to borrow more funds and pay for campaign promises. though not in the if i will do a quote to retreat from a two point four percent debt increase would mean telling entirely and you cannot retire by we wont raise your pension we wont compensate those who were cheated by the banks and we wont establish a basic income we refused to back down from our stance. on thursday ministers finally agreed that next years budget deficit would reach two point four percent of g.d.p. thats far higher th...

To strike a compromise on one side italys new coalition government seeking to boost spending in the country. but on the other side the e.u. commission urging debt reduction. italy already owes more than any other member of the european union and a financial collapse couldnt danger the entire euro zone thats why brussels is pushing for reforms to get italy out of the red but such reforms could further strain lower income italians thats why some members of the new government are fighting to borrow...

A compromise on one side italys new coalition government seeking to boost spending in the country. but on the other side the e.u. commission urging debt reduction. italy already owes more than any other member of the european union and a financial collapse couldnt danger the entire euro zone thats why brussels is pushing for reforms to get italy out of the red but such reforms could further strain lower income italians thats why some members of the new government are fighting to borrow more fund...

If you are a federal worker, have you got to turn that alarm back on because have you got to go in. carley: going to work which is a very good thing. something in this for everybody. republicans get military funding. democrats domestic founding to break those numbers down, this budget deal has 165 billion more dollars for military spending, 131 billion for domestic programs. a debt increase through march of 2019. thats where the two year deal comes into play. disaster funding for hurricanes. the...

Sausage. some people like different spice and so forth. i think we will be a yes and get it across the goal line and we will start working with the house on a conference committee. one more opportunity to fine tune it. >> supporters say it will boost the economy and so many economists say that its not going to boost the economy all that much. we heard about triggers that will click in if the benefits are not reached. have those triggers, the so-called triggers meaning there could be a cut back i...