majority of both republicans, 149 and democrats 165 got it across the finish line and 70 goppers voted against it. 46 democrats giving it thumbs down. leader mccarthy and his leadership claimed victory. this is fabulous. i thought it would be hard, almost impossible. we won public narrative with support of the american people. between president biden and speaker mccarthy, won from start to finish. griff: president biden who vowed not to compromise did just that. this agreement meets the testing according to president biden. rescinding 30 billion in unspent covid money, keeping nondefense spending flat for next couple years. now it heads to the senate, four days to get it done and already decent on the right. i cannot support it and will vote no absent material changes that will render this bill something more than what it is, a fake response to burden some debt. griff: senators may offer amendments like senator mike lee and whether they will slow things up as we get
Irwin joining us with. And kay la, i will start you with. At the windy white house there, as it relates to what were hearing from the Treasury Secretary, and from cnbc language, to Plain English here, what it means. Well, its significant because the Treasury Secretary is saying that as of early june, the federal government wont be able to pay its bills anymore. Its allowed by congress to borrow up to 31 trillion and change, but its going to hit that number next thursday. After that point, treasury is going to be looking under couch cushions to try to finds some additional money. It will be pinching pennies. And it says it will stop contributing or investing into some federal workers retirement accounts, to try to conserve some of that cash in order to avoid reaching that debt limit, or not being able to pay for allies and adversaries that hold the u. S. Debt. So certainly the Treasury Secretary is trying to call on congress and say we need a deal in the coming months. I spoke to a seni
plus, russia s military falling apart. soldiers revolting against commanders calling themselves sacrificial lambs as the battle between russia s army and the private military wagner group spills out into the open. and hundreds of migrants trying to storm the u.s. southern border. frustration with biden s policies boiling over. this is the u.s. boarder you re looking at and we ll tell you what s happening there. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, bank crash. stocks of dozens of regional banks across the united states plunging to record lows today. the situation so volatile that trading had to be completely stopped, halted for roughly a dozen of those banks. here s just a few to show you what happened in the hours they were even opened for trading. first republic bank, 66% lower at one point. western alliance bank corp, 60% lower. pac west, 34% of its value gone. first horizon, about a quarter of its value erased. it was a head-spin
in energy bills from tomorrow, despite government help to limit price rises. plus: auto austerity! citroen s answer to the energy crisis a cheap electric car made of recycled plastics and cardboard! hi, there. prime minister liz truss and chancellor of the exchequer kwasi kwarteng will be trying to rebuild the confidence of financial markets today after a week of turmoil sparked by their economic plans last friday. they are to meet with the head of the uk s government spending watchdog, the office for budget responsibility. the obr s role is to give independent oversight of borrowing and spending plans. critics say it should have been involved from the start. the pound hasjumped the most against the dollar in over two years, erasing all its losses over the past week. this, after the bank of england continued to pump money into the bond markets to prop up the value of uk debt. the prime minister though is still insisting her tax cutting plans are right for the british econ
irwin joining us with. and kay la, i will start you with. at the windy white house there, as it relates to what we re hearing from the treasury secretary, and from cnbc language, to plain english here, what it means. well, it s significant because the treasury secretary is saying that as of early june, the federal government won t be able to pay its bills anymore. it s allowed by congress to borrow up to $31 trillion and change, but it s going to hit that number next thursday. after that point, treasury is going to be looking under couch cushions to try to finds some additional money. it will be pinching pennies. and it says it will stop contributing or investing into some federal workers retirement accounts, to try to conserve some of that cash in order to avoid reaching that debt limit, or not being able to pay for allies and adversaries that hold the u.s. debt. so certainly the treasury secretary is trying to call on congress and say we need a deal in the coming months.