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jacqui: president biden touts the massive spending plan in oregon this weekend. we learned that president obama will be giving democrats much-needed star power at high profile events in atlanta, detroit, milwaukee in the coming weeks. we've got coverage with dan springer in portland, but we'll start with the heated georgia senate battle. >> heated indeed. reverend warnock faced hershel walker running for senate as a republican. the two met in a debate in savannah last night and there were fireworks sparring on a range of issues, including abortion, take a listen. >> that a patient's ...

Inflation reduction acts hires 87,000 new irs agents. the only way to pay for the spending that the democrats are putting forth is to tax you more and to come after hard-working americans. so, this biden-pelosi agenda is simply wrong that's why i believe this election will be about accountability. this election is about putting a check on the biden administration and it's high time that we take their checkbook away and that's what i'm hearing about from iowans. jacqui: you faced some criticism from your opponent in your race for opposing, for instance, the bipartisan infrastructure law, but we...

Big ticket purchases we saw during the pandemic, buying of vehicles was tied very closely to a surge in stimulus checks. >> here's what gets me. and i think a lot of americans. some companies are making huge profits while their prices are soaring. we've talked about the oil companies in the past just take tyson foods as another example, charging almost 24% more for beef just in the last three months. the price for chicken went up almost 15%. and at the same time, the company made $829 million in profit in the last quarter. that's way up from last year. how do you explain that? >> well, we have...

Record inflation and record spending, spigot is turned on in washington. it is the biggest dive to socialism in this country. i'm not planning to support it at this time. >> that's fine. take that position. but the same republican is now saying quote we emphasis on we secured $829 million in federal funding for upgraded locks and dams in mississippi projects. what does we mean if you're against it? texas republican granger boasting funding she got and again something she tried to stop. literally. had her vote prevailed there will be no such funding so as this president heads into year two with...

We talk a lot about how we are at unprecedented political times on this show. but some aspects of our current politics are as reliable and as shameless as ever. here, for example, is a statement from republican iowa congresswoman ashley hin stn. quote, this landmark investment will be game changing for iowans and communities along the mississippi river. she's talking about a $829 million federal investment from president biden's bipartisan infrastructure package that passed late last year, an investment that benefits her district. she goes on that's why i helped lead a bipartisan group of my c...