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Collective. i have to very quickly ask adam a question based on what we just heard from senator smith. have you ever met the voter whose voting issue is the specific amount of debt the united states owes, debt is their only issue? >> no, absolutely not. especially dealing with numbers at this point that verge on the comical, you know, so democrats ill sound like im joking but im not. they should raise it to a gagillion dollars. they will raise it so its knot -- not the republicans issue and soun...

>> look, they said theyre perfectly prepared to do the job themselves. the easiest way to do that is through the reconciliation process as i pointed out for two months. >> how is that a concern republicans are then passing -- >> that would require getting consent from every single republican to lower the threshold to 51. i cant imagine that would happen. >> well, hes -- too bad there is not a leader of the republican party to make that happen. democrats are considering a carveout to allow them t...

Not going to let him get away with it. >> is there a plan, a specific plan? >> well, i mean, i cant talk specifically about what the plans are, joy, what i can tell you is democrats are not going to let the united states of america go over the cliff of the debt ceiling. were not going to let that happen. >> because democrats order the sensible salad and actually pay the credit card bills. thats the way it works with the dine and dash people. senator tina smith, thank you very much. appreciate yo...

October 31st, by halloween, end of this month, your group would be able to hammer out a decision on those bills. >> im confident it will happen. i appreciated president biden rehammering his vote for, but also things that american voters by. hard things are hard, and im not kind of naive about the challenges here. to get back to your original question, this is exactly the reason why we shouldnt be wasting time and going right up until that debt limit and most likely passed it by using reconcilia...

That room for debate. instead this week marked three years since the journalist was brutally murdered on the orders of the saudi crown prince. vigils were held friday to remember jamal in washington, d.c. the freedom first campaign, while in l.a. a portrait was put on display near the hollywood hills showing the title murderer. campaigners want the united states government to take action against mbs and yet even today three years after jamal was horrifically killed by the saudis the biden admini...

The questions throughout our panels. you have given me a lot to chew on. good to see you. fascinating interview with aoc. good to see you. take care. >> you too. good each. welcome ayman. its gearing up to be a busy week on capitol hill. where does the infrastructure bill stand? are progressives willing to accept a watered down reconciliation bill? is the democratic in fighting just getting started? i will discuss this with senator smith and congressman jones. new whistle-blower accusations ha...

Republicans making us go at everything alone? we have to do the american rescue plan alone. the good news is, we have a united democratic party. we are always going to put people and purpose first, not politics. we will get it done. >> to be clear, i think he said united. did he say united? with all due respect, if this is what united looks like, i would hate to see what a divided democratic house looks like. lets begin our discussion with one of the 11 democratic senators who last week voiced s...

When it first was enacted. this is a battle that we fight over and over again as we work to try to protect the reproductive rights of women and in this case poor women. >> senator tina smith, who can now add one more title, you are a grandmother, congratulations on your new grandson. we appreciate you spending a little bit of your time with us this evening. congratulations. thank you for your time. lets continue the discussion now with a member of the congressional progressive caucus who is th...

Want to do, then come to an agreement on what that number is. its not going to be 3.5, i think we know that. what that final number is will be part of the negotiations. >> she said right there, its not going to be $3.5 trillion. is that acceptable to you, do you have a bottom line? >> yes, senator smith is exactly right in her approach. lets see what were for, the proposals, add them up, come to a compromise number. i trust the presidents the judge, if he says, look, ro, here is a fair compromis...