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We've seen all of this angst part of a divided dysfunctional system we're in, is it performative politics, or frankly, is it proof democracy works? >> i think it's proof that we can still get things done. sometimes that gets lost. there actually was a lot of stuff done in a bipartisan way in the last congress. this was, though, the biggest thing that kevin mccarthy had to do, and i've been saying for a while, this moment will define whether or not he has a successful speakership for the full two years of his term. i think he has surprised me but how well he has been able to keep together his c...

Can stay in line. do you get a sense we're going to see some of these far right republicans try and make some names for themselves during this process, like we did in the speaker's fight? >> yeah, it is very possible. i think the reality, i think kevin mccarthy knows this, the ultimate bipartisan deal he cuts with joe biden is not going to have the support of the far right. they never vote for bipartisan debt limit increases, the question for mccarthy is how much are those people going to try to use this against them. forget the vote, they're not voting for it. but do they try to use this as a...

Get our economy going again, reduced spending, structural change, let's get people back to work that are able-bodied, i'm proud of what they did and do everything i can in the senate to get this passed and the president needs to show up and work on doing a responsible debt ceiling that gets this budget in order. >> john: the president's position is republicans are wholly irresponsible, holding the country hostage, off a fiscal cliff, not live up to the obligations, listen to what mitch mcconnell said in october 4, 2021, letter to president biden. he said "in 2003, 2005, and 2006, mr. president...

More okay with spending more money. they, of course, ran the government, so they actually had to take responsibility for raising the debt ceiling. trump signed three debt limit increases, and the debt increased by nearly $8 trillion. how uncomfortable is this switch back to suddenly being much more interested in fiscal solvency, shall we say? >> reporter: we didn't hear much pushback from republicans during the trump era when it was suspended three separate times. we've seen it a number of times, when a new majority comes in, they try to use this issue as leverage. the republicans are criticiz...

Altering the filibuster on issues like voting rights and the debt limit increases. also tonight the house voting to hold steve bannon in criminal contempt of congress for defying a subpoena. late tonight the cdc director approving booster shots for the moderna and j&j vaccines, endorsing the recommendations from the agency's vaccine advisory committee. so, we've got a lot to talk about. let's bring in mr. david axle robi rod, and mr. bakar ri sellers. thanks for the tie. yeah. david, hello to you. so much at stake -- >> thanks for my tie? what's going on here? >> bakar ri is not wearing a neck...