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and the frustration, almost the desperation in her voice and the stories that she's telling is emblematic e of the problem here, the fact that the administration -- and you've got to shine a lighten on secretary buttigieg who has been fairly dismissive and sort of flippant about this whole thing. it's surprising to me that he has yet in almost. two weeks to make an appearance at east palestine. it seems to me like that would be a priority issue, but this is sort of character cannistic of his tenure as secretary. neil: congressman, this seems to echo throughout the chain of authority command, epa says they're kind of limited what they can do, said trust the government, that's coming from the epa administrator. fema really can't do much because this isn't deemed a disaster yet because it's not like a tornado or a hurricane and because norfolk southern is involved, they're sort of the first point of dealing with
negotiations on this topic starting after the killing of george floyd and ending after a year, with tim scott leading the republican efforts. those negotiations fell apart a year and a half ago and have not shown signs of coming back up. and to hear house republicans in the majority talk about this over the weekend, it doesn't sound like a priority issue for them. jim jordan, the chairman of the judiciary committee, the committee through which legislation would have to pass. talking with chuck over the weekend. listen to this. >> i don't know if there's anything you can do to stop the evil we saw in that video. >> it sounds like you are not for any new federal regulation? >> there's things we can do. there's grant dollars that go out. >> why not a federal ban on choke holds? >> i think you want to keep this at the state and local level. this is a law enforcement issue. you start getting the federal government involved in data bases and federalizing things, because the federal government screws it up so many times! >> reporter: this is a house republican majority that has
businessman. and we also discussed as priority issue integration of expressed of the entire american continent and the well-being of the peoples and the new relations of cooperation, leaving behind interventionism, hegemonic interventionism. let me do set aside here to express my acknowledgment, my recognition to prime minister trudeau and president biden for the way which has been so solidary in which they've acted, in which they are acting vis-a-vis the attempt of coup
86% of voters said they prefer democrats to address climate change, and 71% side with democrats on abortion. in other words, the divide this year is unusually stark. so let's have a look at the main issues in play. in recent weeks, republicans say they've regained momentum as inflation becomes the priority issue. now, the economy grew by 2.6% in the last quarter, but voters aren't feeling it — their weekly shop is getting more expensive. despite the fed raising interest rates five times this year, headline inflation is currently at 8.2% in september — down from a high of 9.1% injune. and in every race up and down the country, that is a message the republicans are hammering home. savings are down and costs are up. the biden—pelosi economy is on the ballot. but from inflation to abortion rights — which democrats say is an issue
but in the same survey, 86% of voters said they prefer democrats to address climate change, and 71% side with democrats on abortion. in other words, the divide this year is unusually stark. so let's have a look at the main issues in play. in recent weeks, republicans say they've regained momentum as inflation becomes the priority issue. now, the economy grew by 2.6% in the last quarter, but voters aren't feeling it — their weekly shop is getting more expensive. despite the fed raising interest rates five times this year, headline inflation is currently at 8.2% in september — down from a high of 9.1% injune. and in every race up and down the country, that is a message the republicans are hammering home. savings are down and costs are up. the biden—pelosi economy is on the ballot.
different elections. they're so split on what they consider the main issues. but then, so are the electorate. a recent poll suggested 90% of voters would prefer republican control of congress for the issue of immigration and the border. 60% want republicans to handle jobs in the economy. but in the same survey, 86% of voters said they prefer democrats to address climate change, and 71% side with democrats on abortion. in other words, the divide this year is unusually stark. so let's have a look at the main issues in play. in recent weeks, republicans say they've regained momentum as inflation becomes the priority issue. now, the economy grew by 2.6% in the last quarter, but voters aren't feeling it — their weekly shop is getting more expensive. despite the fed raising interest rates five times this year, headline inflation is currently at 8.2% in september —
christian fraser, who's in the bbc�*s election results studio in washington dc, takes us through the issues on voters' minds. if you tuned in to any televised debate through this midterm campaign, you'd be forgiven for thinking the two parties were fighting entirely different elections. they're so split on what they consider the main issues. but then, so are the electorate. a recent poll suggested 90% of voters would prefer republican control of congress for the issue of immigration and the border. 60% want republicans to handle jobs in the economy. but in the same survey, 86% of voters said they prefer democrats to address climate change, and 71% side with democrats on abortion. in other words, the divide this year is unusually stark. so let's have a look at the main issues in play. in recent weeks, republicans say they've regained momentum as inflation becomes the priority issue. now, the economy grew by 2.6% in the last quarter, but voters aren't feeling it — their weekly shop is
these added. bear in mind what happened two years ago when there were two runoffs here that gavejoe biden a 50—50 senate with a casting vote by the president and the opportunity to do his inflation reduction act, his microchip to act, all of the big bills and those big legislative wins, it is decide how joe biden can do and what he can get donein joe biden can do and what he can get done in the next two years. so a lot of close races to be keeping an eye on, let's now go to christian fraser with a breakdown of what issues are driving voters this election. in recent weeks, republicans say they've regained momentum as inflation becomes the priority issue. now, the economy grew by 2.6% in the last quarter, but voters aren't feeling it — their weekly shop is getting more expensive. despite the fed raising interest rates five times this year, headline inflation is currently at 8.2% in september — down from a high of 9.1% injune.
throwing trump into the mix. we're not doing anything. this is the judge. this is the gazillion number of investigations that are going on around trump's illegality. that is not of our doing. that is of trump's doing. that's number one. the second thing is, if you go out on the campaign trail and you look at what the democratic candidates are talking about, they are not talking about trump. they are talking about these issues. but what i do think after this does and, frankly, i think it is baked into both sides of whether you're a trump supporter, none of this is going to matter. but where i do think it matters is there were several polls in the last month that said threats to democracy were a priority issue for these voters. so the more that trump is in the headlines, the more that we see he's being deposed, the more that we see a judge talking about how he knew this was fraud, we all know he knew it was fraud, but the fact that a judge says it is going to bring to mind and have top of mind for all of these voters how they
throwing trump into the mix. we're not doing anything. this is the judge. this is the gazillion number of investigations that are going on around trump's illegality. that is not our doing. that's trump's doing. that's number one. the second thing is if you go out on the campaign trail you look at the democratic candidates are talking about are not talking about trump. they're trying about these issues. but what i do think all of this does, and frankly i think it's baked into both sides of whether you're a trump supporter, none of this is gonna matter but where i do think this matters is will there are several polls that say threats to democracy were a priority issue for these voters. so the more trump is in the headlines, the more we see he is being deposed, the more we see a judge talking about how he knew this was, fraud we all knew he knew it was, fraud but the fact that the judge says it is going to bring to mind and