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More done than what has been done by your legislature in the first week in office here. state representative raychel proudie, thank you for being in. we will have to have you back on to not talk about clothing but to actually talk about more of these policy issues, which are important, as you laid out for us. >> that would be my absolute privilege. >> coming up right here on msnbc, how -- this day that george santos represents dealing with a serial lies and how it compares to republican leaders ...

Closing the VAT Gap, especially the VAT Actionable Policy Gap, would provide EU policymakers the opportunity to shift towards more efficient, stable taxes.

But look, thats just taking it back the way it was originally. and i dont think its going to change the way we do business around here. its not meant for everyday policy decisions. >> but everybody agrees with that? >> probably not. >> theres a lot of concern that instability in the speakership. what do you say to those folks who are concerned about that? >> thats the way congress worked for over 200 years. nancy pelosis the one who changed it. were changing it back to what it used to be. and th...

Speaker vote since 1859, kevin mccarthy finally secured the >>s gavel following a chaotic several days including a near altercation on the house floor late friday night when he was surprised that he ultimately did not get the votes, angering some of his closest allies, leading to a feud on the floor but ultimately getting to where he needed to go, getting the votes to become the next speaker of the house. claiming the gavel after making a range of concessions to members of the far right part of ...

Leadership pay attention to them by being difficult. and this is a natural out -- it started in 2010 with the tea party, but those people much more focused on policy issues, fiscal matters, wanting to actually solve some problems. you dont see that much anymore. matt gaetz is a performative clown, online troll, and when you have people like this, who dont want to get a deal with you, they have no interest in finding a deal, and makes it difficult for kevin mccarthy. hes gonna have to see if you ...

Contrast on some level that the white house is working on the implementation of the major laws they passed in the first two years, talking about policy issues, laying out in detail kind of a roadmap what the president is going to be doing in the months ahead, as house republicans cant seem to get their act together on the first issue they need to deal with. behind the scenes, officials make clear theyre watching this very carefully. youve seen the president go through an evolution of emotions as...

To you, who maybe have had mental health problems, childhood mental health problems, depression, will be interested in what helped you recover. i think the main thing was that ifound something that i was passionate about. because today it feels like so many people lack a sense of purpose and meaning in their life. were just all going around in this hamster wheel, trying to make money, get likes on social media, whatever. and, of course, that doesnt make you happy. but, yeah, i and many others fo...

Could actually jeopardize his chances. he faces a speaker election challenge from arizona republican representative andy biggs and matt gaetz, ralph norman, matt rosendale. they have all publicly expressed plans to vote against, as you mentioned. why are they so hell-bent to mccarthy from taking the speaker role? >> i dont know. may be personal animosity. i do know there are some policy issues. but again, you will not do find that person in the conference that 218 people can unite behind. only a...

Virginia. >> what we will do is we will block kevin. i suspect there will be 10-15 members who will vote against him on the first ballot tomorrow, that will vote for andy biggs, but then i think on the second ballot, they will vote for what is a true candidate who will represent the conservative center of the conference and can motivate the base, inspire republicans across the country. >> but its hard to see how that unnamed candidate could get an outright majority of the entire house, especiall...