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>> i talked to a political science professor here at rice university, and he believes that the votes are there. and the math is the following. there are 149 members in the texas house of representatives and a simple majority is needed. thats 75. there are 64 democrats in the state house and there are three republicans part of that general investigating committee. now based on his math, he says that would leave about eight republicans that they would need afr those 64 democrats and 3 republicans ...

You know, the u.s. has never missed making its payments. congress has adjusted the debt ceiling over 60 times. again, i go back to the question, is it responsible? i understand what youre saying about your daughter and how much money she spends, were not talking about $15, were talking about the u.s. economy. is it responsible to be that deciding vote that sends the country into default? >> i dont think we will send this country into default. weve allowed janet yellen -- she said were going to d...

Theres four republicans that said enough is enough. the way the math works is -- go ahead. >> i was going to say is it responsible to vote against a deal that means a debt default? are you willing to do that? are you a no no matter what? >> im not willing to vote this country into more debt, as i said. i send my daughter to the store. she says, dad, im going to spend -- i give her $10, she goes down there. she decides she wants to spend 20. i only spent 5. in reality she spent five more dollars ...

Productive and thoughtful citizens in this course doesnt get anyone close to that. its about indoctrinating them with one viewpoint. >> this is the north carolina governor roy cooper sounding the alarm on school choice legislation. >> its clear the republican legislature is aiming to choke the life out of public education. i am declaring the state of emergency because you need to know whats happening. >> 15 seconds for you to wrap us up. >> there is a state of emergency but that emergency is tha...

Pails and pasta salad and chips great way to everybody? >> ashley: snack hack. >> they call me snackly astronomer. i snack so much. so i was super excited about this. >> todd: fake mustache snackly? >> ashley: actually my nickname here i snack so much. the pasta salad how much did it this cost you. >> everything that i bought and then i bought also like desserts and whatnot everything i bought was $80. under $80 and fits everybody. just when i did the math of what the board cost me it was like 3...

They are still deferring to yellen iyell yellen oig on the june 1 date. but that is an interesting call that has emerged from some who are at risk of perhaps not voting for a final deal or make the math complicated for speaker mccarthy. >> rachel, thank you very much. quick hits across america now. the governor of south carolina signed a bill to limit most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. the entire u.s. south other than virginia has moved to curtail abortion rights over the pas...

Repeal the d.c. bill and 9, 8 senators, democrats. thats remarkable bipartisanship where you get very little bipartisanship on anything, that you have both sides saying youve gone too far, crazy d.c., roll this thing back. that says everything you need to know about joe bidens veto of this common sense house bill over what happens in d.c. >> it is common sense. if you know a cop, a family member serving, they will tell you when you tie a cops hands behind their backs legislatively, they cant do ...

Now in recess? what is going on with the negotiation? >> reporter: there is no plans for the negotiators from the house republican side to meet with the white house today. were told by one of those negotiators who just came back into speaker mccarthys office for another set of republican on republican meetings. right now this is a little bit of a mess. if the president gets on that helicopter to camp david later this afternoon without a deal, he wont have anything to sign by june 1, that is just...

Dollar. they should not be the economic central planner for our country. they are not accountable to anybody. they are not elected by anybody. and yet they are printing of money has really thrust us into this. they said there would not be inflation and yet here we are. now hiking interest rates that hurts the economy. so we need a fed-focused on a stable dollar and dont worry about trying to manipulate the rest of the economy. >> trey: if a candidate for the republican nomination or presidents a...

On maintaining a stable dollar. they shoul shod not be the econc central planner for our country. theytheyre not accountable to anybody. theyre not elected by anybody. and ye elected b thiseyre printing of money has really thrust us into this. they said there wouldnt. be inflation. and yet here we are now.w hiki theyve been hiking interest rates and that hurts the economy. so we need a fed focused on a reable dollar. and dont worry about trying to manipulate the rest of the economy. if a candida...