overturned roe v. wade last year, there was immediate and palpable outrage that spread quickly across the country. that a lot of people thought tt that outrage would translate to electoral doom for the political party that had been pushing to end roe. but instead, after the court s decision, the response from elected republicans was basically no big deal. the kind of angry leftist s, many of whom were pretty ignorant and don t even know what overturning roe means, i think a month afterwards they will be surprised, wait, nothing about my life changed. there is a narrative forming in america that the republican party and the pro-life movement is on the run. no, no, no. we are going nowhere. my guess is in terms of the impact on federal races, i think it is probably going to be a wash. did not turn out to be a wash. not even close. in ballot measure after ballot measure across the country, voters came out in support of reproductive choice. in kansas, in vermont, in calif
eliminate the threat of a shutdown altogether. lawmakers still need to meet two upcoming funding deadlines and approve bills to keep the government running. reporter: president joe biden appeared to sign off on congressional leader s new funding agreement sunday saying in a statement that it moves the country one step closer to preventing a government shutdown. but real questions remain whether lawmakers will be able to pass pieces of legislation before january 19th. this agreement was struck by mike johnson and chuck schumer. they agreed a $1.59 trillion spending level. $286billion for defense spending and $704 billion for non-defense spending. there is an additional $70 billion that could be allocated to non-defense spending that was part of a side deal struck by president biden and then
lights on at the federal government. that is the agreement that chuck schumer and mike johnson have reached right now. how much money should the government spend as a whole on that issue. it s just a past legislation to essentially implement that spending level. okay with it, can vote for it, get enough votes in both chambers and get it signed into law in time. that s why the border security fight could eventually play out on the funding level, on the issue of funding the government if some of those members want to use that fight over government funding to enact their priorities about border security and immigration policy. that s a question that will have to play out. at the moment right now they re moving on separate tracks, keeping the government open on one track, funding ukraine and israel, which is tied to immigration and border policies, on another track. right now that is still tied up in negotiations, uncertain whether they can get a deal on immigration and border policy.
congressional leaders may be stepping back from the brink of a government shutdown this month. a short time ago they announced an agreement on overall spending levels for this fiscal year. it s an important first step in averting a shutdown. we aren t out of the woods yet. cnn s arlett saenz is with us. what are you hearing from the white house? does it look like perhaps they re on their way to a deal? reporter: well, jim, president biden signed off of this law saying in a statement he believes it moves the country one step closer to a government shutdown. big questions still remain about whether they can actually get this funding bill written by that next deadline on january 19th. now house speaker mike johnson and senate majority leader chuck schumer negotiated this agreement landing on a $1.59 trillion spending level for fiscal year 2024. the breakdown comes to about $806 billion for defense spending and $704 billion for