politicsnation. tonight's leads, not a moment to lose. ♪ ♪ ♪ right now it's five pm in washington. and house republicans have just released their spending plan to avert a government shutdown. moments ago. now, have less than a week to pass it and ultimately prevent a potential economic catastrophe for america. meantime it appears the table is nearly set for 2020 for democrats. out before, i'm out exportation's, in tuesday's elections scoring a big win on abortion rights in ohio, taken control of the virginia legislature, winning a key governors race in the red state of kentucky. fresh off the victories for the soon to be first black house speaker and rhode island's first black congress person joins me shortly with their takes on where democrats stand ahead of 2024. as for republicans, they help their three primary debate with a significantly narrowed field. and they're a front runner donald trump remains embroiled and other matters, including a continuous fraud trial here in new york and numerous criminal indictments. joining me now, congressman kweisi mfume, democrat of maryland. congressman, thank you. your timing is impeccable. we find ourselves, again, looking at congress, scrambling to avoid a partial government shutdown heading into the holidays, i might add. speaker mike johnson just pushing forth his resolution to fund the government passed a november 17th deadline, aiming for a vote on tuesday. it's a clean continuing resolution without any spending cuts that far-right republicans have been demanding. there is also no aid to israel. the plan also creates to heroes of funding for government agencies, some funded through mid january and other was facing a cliff in february. and an approach many democrats are unlikely to find acceptable. at least one different from texas, chip roy, has already said he oppose the plan. you'll thoughts on what the speaker is putting forth, congressman? >> raf sharpton, thank you. and on a point of personal privilege, let me take a second to thank you and the national action and work for making sure effect, not politics, but facts are getting out to communities all across this nation, we are real people live real lives every day and needed information. i think what you're gonna see with this new speaker and his proposal is gonna be a great deal of pushback from republicans. i don't know why we are not there, voting and discussing this now. he decided to shut the house down for three days, after three weeks of an activity and pushed the speck, today, which will be 72 hours before the government shutdown. it's strange, strange, strange politics and strange strategy to me. but i think his biggest problem is going to be within his own party, that maga republicans. which is an extreme aspect of the republican party. they don't want anything other than what they want. and if you are not with, them you're against them. so we'll look at this on tuesday, 72 hours for him to come up with 218 votes to get it passed and sent to the senate. but we should never be at this particular point in time, with something so close as the shutdown. because the shutdown really means your children down people and communities. you're asking people to work without pay, whether they're military personnel, federal employees -- delaying social security payments. it's not a good place to be. and this would be the sixth time, if it occurs, this has happened under republican leadership. so we're all i think gonna urge the speaker to find a way, in his own party, to get the votes to bring this out to the floor. >> it is strange. you're gonna shut down and company tuesday, three days to get this done. it's a very strange way of trying to show the urgency of the moment. let me go to this. we are about to hear from the first black speaker of the virginia house of delegates, followed by the first black congressional representative from the state of rhode island, on the show in a few minutes. both of them. but democrats before well and several of tuesday's off-year state and congressional races, including a hires amendment enshrining abortion rights. you are an organizer, you hated the in double acp before you were a congressman, and after you continue to be an organizer with both of roles you place it well. what were your takeaways from this week's votes? >> it was a real reaffirmation that people, real people -- they vote for what concerns them the most. people have always had a way of filtering out the noise when it comes to casting that one vote to be all get. so what we saw in a high it was an absolute rejection of a notion that the government has the right to kill a woman was hit with her body. that's absolute nonsense. yet, the republican party following that rotation and the opportunity of it continue to try to push that narrative. no government, whether it's a state, federal, or local should be telling anyone what to do with health matters that life in her own body. so voters said that loud and clear. in kentucky. even though donald trump out before armed his own candidate and his candidate -- the government's race remained and democratic control. and in virginia, the entire legislator phipps. so much so now that we have democrats control in both houses there. there were a number of school board elections and lesser elections, all over the country, where people were pushing back against this maga mindset that the government can tell you what you all to do and how you ought to do it. and there is another aspect of this. people want to see humanity in politics. they want to believe that there are government -- whether you agree all-time or not, but you listen. and you're prepared to help the least of these as well as prepared to health and i cast towards the future in terms of building a bitter republic. so it's heartwarming and indeed heartfelt to see over and over again across the country on tuesday, people, democrats, and independents reaffirming those values. independents>> democratic senate manchin announced this week that he will not seek reelection this year. jeopardizing senate democrats efforts and wants to hold onto deeply conservative west virginia and retain the extremely thin majority and the chamber of the u.s. senate. there is also speculation and manchin may run for the presidency as a third party candidates, potentially pulling votes away from president biden. how worried should democrats be about all of this, either one of those factors, congressman? >> it's a good question. i don't think democrats, or independents for that matter, should worry. but i think all of us should be concerned. because it is critical to be able to make sure that the senate remains in democratic senate, even though there are independents that make up the democratic majority, as it should be. senator manchin has represented his state the best way he could, and clearly he's been reelected over and over again. sometimes people don't agree with him, but you've got to remember, good jobs to represent your district or state. he's down. that it would be unfortunate, quite frankly, to lose that seat. so there ought to be real deep concern about how do we hang on to it. i think you hang on to it by breaching every voter in every county in virginia over and over again. on every issue, to explain why they need to support someone else. it's gonna be tough to find a way to thwart living in a onslaught, quite frankly a donald trump maga onslaught. but it's possible. the other thing is, there are voices around the country workers hope. and they are brightest people aren't paying attention to right now. and we found a way to, as we hold the senate, to bring in more people of lac minds and people who believe in the process. if we're fortunate, we're gonna have to african american woman to join the senate next year. that would be historic and it would be important. not so much because they're black, but because they're people with principle. i've always believed your passion is where your pain is. they demonstrated their pain for what happens in this country through all communities. and hopefully it'll have a chance to do that. so it's gonna be a battle, like it should be. but people -- it's gonna be a battle and it turned out to be the opposite. >> we're out of time, but congressman, quickly, i want to know -- of no era pleased with the decision to relocate the fbi's headquarters to prince georges county in your state. and full disclosure -- i advocated for that. the result of a partnership between much of maryland's government to bring the new campus to the city of green belt, after a 15 year debate with virginia over the location. we have to know, the fbi director has expressed displeasure with a selection, something concerned about a potential conflict of interest and the site selection process. according to an email obtained by nbc news, that aside, what does this mean for maryland if the location is secured as now it's been chosen? briefly please, because we're out of time. but i wanted your reaction. >> it was the right choice and the cost effect of choice. tex perez will save one billion dollars, by every estimate, by locating this facility and maryland as opposed to springfield. the maryland side is already shovel ready. it's fortunate the fbi director what desperately character and attain of all those heartbroken government employees that worked for years to try to discern the truth from the trick and to come up with the real facts to make concession, which they've done. so we welcome that. i believe it's not gonna go very far in terms of his opposition and the congress of the united states. we'll push back against it. >> all right, thank you, and as always for joining us, congressman kweisi mfume. on tuesday, gabe amo but can the first black person to represent road island in united states history, and that u.s. congress from rhode island. after winning a crowded democratic primary for the state's first congressional district, special election, congressman-elect gabe amo, welcome to politicsnation and congratulations. >> thank you so much, it's good to be with you, reverend. >> i want to congratulate you on your win. you worked in both the obama and biden white house and this was your first run for public office. what does this moment feel like to you? >> this moment feels like great excitement. excitement at the possibility of serving. to lead is to serve. and i had an opportunity to serve the people in the first congressional district. people who invested in me, who allowed a story of a swath of two west african immigrants to go from a community local to work in the white house. now to the other side of pennsylvania avenue, working for the people of the first district. >> you said, son of two immigrant parents. during your victory speech, you talked about helping your mom study for her citizenship test when you would just eight years old. just this week, she was able to go with you and cast a ballot for her son to become a u.s. congressman. as the son of toot west african immigrants, from ghana and liberia, how would you say it has shaped your politics? >> it showed my politics because resilience is at the core. it's being able to deal with difficult circumstances and be dedicated to outcomes. that hard work, that determination that has led me to a path of public service is something that i feel inspired to create and make sure that the doors open left behind me, so others can thrive. that experience is formative because it shook me to stick to it. that while times might get tough, there is something on the other side, and certainly i have a great appreciation for what our system can yield when it's at its best. >> you are expected to be sworn into office next week, and you have to hit the ground running as the house debates a spending plan to avoid a government shutdown. what are your priorities as you begin your congressional career? >> yes, my priorities are all under the umbrella of heaven functional government. right? it is unfortunate that we are on the brink of a shut down because of a -- an appeal to extremism in the republican party. so i want to do is bring forth a government that is doing its best to be solutions oriented. and a lot of it is making sure the investments of the biden harris administration, those historic pieces of legislation, hit my community here in rhode island and we are making sure everybody has opportunity to thrive. it also means we are protecting social security and medicare. protecting our sacred freedom from the intrusion of legislators in medical decisions and, of course, making sure we stop the scourge of gun violence. of course, we don't have that majority in the house. we can make noise and make it clear. there is a choice for americans around this country. and hopefully, that is something that we can get some progress on when we have speaker hakeem jeffries after november. >> all right, thank you for joining us and congratulations, again. representative-elect gabe amo. and tomorrow, we'll talk more about this week's victories for democrats with the chair of the dnc, jaime harrison. right here on politicsnation. coming up, a history making win for democrats in virginia. we'll talk about, it next. but first, my colleague richard lui with today's top news stories. richard? >> thank, you. rave stories we're watching this hour. israel's prime minister saying today, they'll be no cease-fire with hamas before all hostages are returned. benjamin netanyahu said guys it will be demilitarized after the war. israel will control security there, indefinitely. gaza's biggest hospital out of service this evening. a senior israeli security officials said at least one strike on the al-shifa hospital was from a failed projectile launched by a militant group. he did not say which one. this is the second time israel claimed amiss foreign rocket hit a hospital. and saudi arabia hosted a joint islamic arab summit today, calling for an end to the war in gaza. iran participated in the summit, marking the first visit to saudi arabia by iran's president and more than a decade. more politicsnation with reverend al sharpton after this break. after thi break. want luxury hair repair that doesn't cost $50? pantene's pro-vitamin formula repairs hair. as well as the leading luxury bonding treatment. for softness and resilience, without the price tag. if you know... you know it's pantene. have heart failure with unresolved symptoms? 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>> the message we got, reverend al, first of all, thank you for being here -- you've always been a personal hero of mine and i just wanted to thank you for that. booker sent a message saying we want to move forward, backwards. we want to be engaged -- doesn't want to be engaged in punishment teachers and whitewashing history. we want to protect health care. that decisions about a woman's intimate decisions about her own body don't belong to politicians. they belong to a woman, her family. and that's what voters told us. they told us, they want us to fully fund public schools. republicans were trying to defund public schools. make experiments lab school investments, tribal schools -- and not invest in public schools. they made -- voters told us, they wanted us to do something about the scourge of gun violence in our communities. they want us to end the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction on our streets and in our schools. they told us, they wanted their children to be safe when they went to school. they told us they want them to come home from school safety in a worry about gun violence in those schools, and mask shootings happen. that's what voters told us. they want us to lower the cost of prescription drugs. they want to focus on kitchen table issues and get out of the culture wars that republicans have been focused on these last couple of years. governor youngkin is so focused on his presidential ambitions, he forgot to take care of home. and voters are sending him a message, saying, come back, focus on us. and he puts us in a place to work together, hopefully, it above her son, way to focus on the issues. >> political experts say to this results make it unlikely, governor youngkin will make a late entry to the presidential race. and more importantly for you, it means he will have to work with democrats if he wants to get legislation done in the final years of his term. what are you expecting as you look ahead to working with governor youngkin? >> as you know, governor youngkin is very well -- he raised an unprecedented amount for a governor. he's probably raised more money this year than the last four governors combined. in virginia, it never happened in the last 50 years that i governor lost both chambers and his second year. so voters sent a message. they want to move away from the culture wars, stay focused on the issues at hand. and i believe will be able to work with him. we have mental health issues going on. people don't realize, we lost over 1 million americans to covid. we are still feeling the impact of that death and destruction in the covid caused. we need to deal with. that we have an opioid addiction issue in virginia and across the country. we need to deal with those issues. so i think the governors are focused on that with us, and i think we can work on with his together and make sure we can get everything we can to make sure that virginia truly the best place to live, work, and raise a family. >> as we mentioned, virginia will now have its first ever black speaker. the state where african americans more brought as slaves, american slavery was born there. and now also it has a black lieutenant governor, plus didn't have the senate's, and black caucus that has grown to over 30 members. can you explain to our audience around the country, what does that mean to you personally? >> may personally, at mains the progress of america. america is going to be okay. what we're talking about, we have to fight for. it means that democracies moving in the right direction. this is the greatest country on the earth. it was founded on an idea that all men and women were created equal, endowed by their creator with certain rights. like living in the pursuit of happiness. what this means is that leadership, and competence, communal packages. i just happened to be a black man. at the end of the day, we want leadership. we want competence. we want integrity. we want people to be faithful -- and the 400 years history of the oldest general assist -- assembly and with him is, this is the first time a black speaker has been elected. i'm so grateful for all of the folks who have put their faith and me and my colleagues. we have people who worked so hard with us on our team. we did a great job, just staying focused on the issue. not going down the path. in a thin voters have, said we don't care what the package looks like, we won competence. and i know i stand on the shoulders of giants, like, you reverend al, and others have put your lines on the line literally. i'm 58 years old. i was born in 1965, two days before bloody sunday. i know this sunday -- country's real history -- and that forced us to sign the voting rights act. so we have a multi ethnic, multi, racial multi, religious values in this country. and this demonstrates that america is gonna be okay and i just happened to be grateful to be one of the symbols, the science american is gonna be fine. and we just need to continue to move forward. >> last question. after the democrats victory, governor youngkin called virginia a very purple state. as you consider the result of this week and look ahead to 2024, do you think virginia is a swing state of one that is moving firmly into the democratic camp? >> virginia's a very purple state. were i serve in the house of delegates, with 100 members, it's only been two years after the last 24 years that democrats helped the majority in the house of delegates. virginia is truly a purple state -- we have been sent a message for 2024. and -- people don't want the government in their bedrooms. they want to make their own health care decisions around abortion and reproductive health care. and people who did not want to defund public education. people want to metro it lower the cost of prescription drugs. protect our workers and allow us to work with dignity, have a retirement. that's what the labor movements. about given people the right to work hard but also be rewarded for the labor. so i believe that we sent a message for 2024, we begin in virginia. virginia as a belt with our state and i think it truly a test case for what we look like. people want us to protect our democracy. they don't want to mess and cast of state in washington, d.c.. with maga in charge. and i think the country was in that message next year, they want those folks in charge anymore and will put the grown-ups back in the room to calm everything down and continue to move forward. >> thank you for being with us and congratulations, again. and it is true, i'm a few years older than you but i'm still younger than reverent dwight jones -- thank you. i know he's your man, that's why i brought it up. speaker designate don scott, thank you for being with us. just ahead, my political panel joins me to discuss this week's winds and for democrats and how they will shape campaigns in 2024. s in 2024 shingles doesn't care. i go to spin classes with my coworkers. good for you, shingles doesn't care. because no matter how healthy you feel, your risk of shingles sharply increases after age 50. but shingrix protects. proven over 90% effective, shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. an increased risk of guillain-barré syndrome was observed after getting shingrix. fainting can also happen. the most common side effects are pain, redness, and swelling at the injection site, muscle pain, tiredness, headache, shivering, fever, and upset stomach. shingles doesn't care but, shingrix protects. shingrix is now zero dollars for almost everyone. ask your doctor about shingrix today. right now get a free footlong at subway. like the new deli heroes. buy one footlong in the app, get one free. it's a pretty big deal. kinda like me. order in the subway app today. 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>> yeah, i think it's a very smart strategy. just piggybacking off jennifer's remark. simply because, after what happened and michigan, and in kansas last year, and in ohio earlier this week, it's very clear that abortion and protecting it it's important to voters. if you are somebody in a state where you can actually pass it by as illicit referendum, to add protection for abortion and to the state constitution, a smart political move for democrats. and considering that 90%, close to 90% of the democratic party voters are in favor of protecting abortion access -- republicans are or supportive. it's a smart political move. and one that basically says, abortion access, protecting, it is even more popular than your political candidate or political party. it's a good move. >> jennifer, speaker mike johnson just released his stopgap spending plan. as a government shutdown looms at the end of next week, the plan is a stopgap measure. a stopgap measure known as a continuum resolution. without any spending cuts, the hard route has been pushing for. the resolution would split government funding into two parts, creating multiple future spending deadlines and does not include aid for israel. full details which are unlikely to please democrats. obviously, there is a lot to go through in the plan. but what are your early thoughts on this? >> i don't think he could pass anything. his caucus is no more united than they were under kevin mccarthy. and in fact, there is a large segment of his caucus that simply wants chaos. they want the government shutdown. there is a segment that wants to deny ukraine aid. there is a segment that wants to slash social programs. but i don't think he has the skill or votes to pull was off. so although i certainly hope it is not the case, i fully expect we're gonna have a shot down. i don't think this guy can figure his way out of a paper bag. >> atima, this week, senator joe manchin announced he would not seek reelection, even as some democrats urged him to run as the only democrat with a path to victory in west virginia. manchin hasn't ruled out of her party run for president in 2024. as you look back at manchin's career, especially his opposition to some of the bolder goals of the biden administration on infrastructure, voting rights, and police reform, what will be his legacy, atima? >> i think his legacy is going to be that of somebody who stayed very much a conservative democrat and somebody who is the party just, sort of, moved further and further progressive on these issues. which i think, personally, is a good thing. for him, he disagree with that. but i think for him, you know, the fact that even as the conservative democrat in his caucus, the fact that west virginia, he is two left even for west virginia, tells you how fronts that has gone. but i think he's just out of step with where the democratic party is now, and honestly, railroaded a lot of key priorities for the democratic party in the last couple of years. regardless of, you know, the vote he could have given on judges or on leadership. a lot of legislative priorities biden cared about didn't pass as a result of, occasionally, his obstructionism. so i think that will be unfortunately a little bit of his legacy. >> atima, same question, what do you think -- sorry, jennifer. i just head atima in my head because i was listening to your answer. but what do you think his legacy will be and if he ran in a third party, if he ran no labels, what impact, if any, would he have? would he hurt biden more than trump or trump more than biden? >> he would definitely hurt biden. more all of these third-party runs, all of this no labels doff, is effort to peel off biden voters. so it would be disastrous. and he doesn't have to debate. he can't listen to mitt romney, who's talking the same thing. i think unfortunately for joe manchin, his legacy is gonna pay consigning billions of children to power 40. it was because of him that the child poverty tax credit was not extended. that is inexcusable. he came up with one rotten reason after another. and particularly for a state as poor as his, with such poor health, child health, such high rights of poverty, that is almost grace. and i don't know whether he fully appreciates the horror he's done. but in my book, that will be the first line of his political obituary. saint kids back into poverty. >> jennifer rubin and atima omara, thank you both for being with us. the houston mayor russ rice is hedging for a runoff next month. candidate and u.s. congresswoman sheila jackson lee joins me next to discuss her strategy. join me after the break. join me after the break. never thought twice about feeding her kibble. but about two years ago, i realized she was overweight. she was always out of breath. that's when i decided to introduce the farmer's dog to her diet. it's just so fresh that she literally gets bubbles in her mouth. now she's a lot more active, she's able to join us on our adventures. and we're all able to do things as a family. ♪ get started at betterforthem.com right now get a free footlong at subway. like the new deli heroes. buy one footlong in the app, get one free. it's a pretty big deal. kinda like me. order in the subway app today. >> welcome back to politicsnation. this week, texas congresswoman sheila jackson lee and state senator john whitmire bait out a crowded primary field to qualify for a runoff election to be mayor of houston. the country's fourth largest city. joining me now is representative sheila jackson lee. thank you for joining us. we invited state senator whitmire, who's also a democrat, to join us ahead of pay december 9th vote. can you talk a bit about the case you are making to houston voters in this election. you are outspent, but i was told by reverend terry anderson of -- baptist church in houston, i was there three weeks ago, that there was a lot of gordonsville for you. and it seemed that's true. what's your strategy going forward, congresswoman? >> reverend, it's so good to be with you and your viewers. outspent is not the word. i was literally dumped on but millions and millions of dollars. but i'm three grateful it was that record and the average for the people of houston, all of the people of houston, that generated this groundswell that so many -- saw me winning the city and many, many different parts. that included asian americans, latinos, hispanics, angela americans, african americans. that's the beauty of our campaign. we are winning all over the city. what we're telling our voters is, it's not over yet. and turnout is going to be the key. but i really think the idea that generated, that one today, was that i was a sitting congress person. i've been endorsed by the ceo of both jurisdictions. the ceo of the city of houston, mayor sylvester turner who's been known for his great work around the nation in three difficult times. seven nationally to clear federal disasters during his term. and county judge nina held dog, a faces federal national draft of herself. and all of the time, that they were in trouble, these national disasters, sheila jackson lee was there. in fact, at the endorsement meeting, conference, mayor turner said, my opponent, senator whitmire, never called him in eight years and never visited the city hall in eight years. so all the money i brought in, for all of these disasters, money i brought in for health care, my emphasis on the freedom, reproductive rights, this would be a city that would not block women from securing reproductive rights. that means we have a bill in texas, a law, that's his individuals could be stopped if they're seeking reproductive services. it's a very bad bill. we would be opposed to voter suppression and voter oppression. we did have a public safety community that we respect, they respect us. we would be believers and being fair and a justice system, as well as those who work very well with our law enforcement and our firefighters. we have the ability to look at the city and to see it, holistically, and to bring the solutions to be able to establish basic services, health care, policing, getting violent criminals off the street, helping build housing. at the same time, reverend, we should be a research capital of the southwest. a tick corridor where we challenge new starts, not in a certain neighborhood, but start-ups, excuse, me in all neighborhoods. and then, we want our young people to stay here with jobs. we want to create an entertainment complex, for film, for music, for theater, for the performing and visual arts. and when i say that in front of urgency and millennials, they are ready to stay and ready to help me build the city. >> let's talk about the rest of tuesday's results. it was a good night for democrats. we have to vote on the about ohio's vote to protect abortion rights and democrats taking control of the virginia assembly. are you feeling encouraged by these results, as we get into a presidential election year? >> absolutely. i'm boyd, i'm enthusiastic, and i'm realistic. to that night was a great night. it emphasized of the values that principles democrats have, if you hold to those values, in particular in ohio, where it's institutionalized in the constitution that women have the right to their reproductive rights, but a right to decide what they want to do with our bodies. in a deeply conservative state, a democratic governor won and he won by not running away from reproductive rights. so i think the polling for president biden, for example, is politically skewed one year out. he has not been able to get his surrogates to get himself, if you will, to be able to say what democrats have done for the american people. had it not been for the american rescue act, that we alone, passed the temporary child tax credit, children would have gone into the poverty. they did not to -- interrupt the ending of the pandemic. if we did not have the ppp to direct businesses out of an abysmal deep hole, to keep their employees, we would not have been able to come out of the pandemic as we did. >> you think we need the president needs more direct messaging, as you run this race in houston and will certainly be watching that. i'm out of time, but then cover being with us. i'm sure we'll be talking more to you, and as i said, we invited mr. whitmire. congresswoman sheila jackson lee, thank you for being with us. up next, my final thoughts, stay with us. with us alice loves the scent of gain so much, she wished there was a way to make it last longer. say hello to your fairy godmother alice and long-lasting gain scent beads. part of the irresistible scent collection from gain! ♪ ♪ ♪ we're building a better postal service. for more on-time deliveries. and easier, affordable ways to ship. so you can deliver even more holiday joy. the united states postal service. delivering for america. >> as i watch the president and vice president leah rate today at arlington national cemetery, i thought of the challenges faced by americans veterans. they have risked it all for this country, yet over 10% of them are homeless. this is especially true for black veterans, who are 12% of the activity force but about a third of the homeless that population. they also have the highest rate of unemployment, and are less likely to receive physical and mental health care, even when they ask for age. in spite of this, black americans serve their country in significantly higher rates than other communities. we should not only honor them with kind words on veterans day, we must repay their sacrifice by providing them with the care and support they need all year round. we'll be right back. back. the wayfair homes just have that razzle dazzle. they redid the guest room. all at prices you can't believe but you should and blitzen fast shipping, north pole in two days so this year go to wayfair for goodness sake. the gifts. you have one job nick. ♪ wayfair you've got just what i need ♪ right now get a free footlong at subway. like the new deli heroes. buy one footlong in the app, get one free. it's a pretty big deal. kinda like me. order in the subway app today. my frequent heartburn had me taking antacid after antacid all day long but with prilosec otc just one pill a day blocks heartburn for a full 24 hours. for one and done heartburn relief, prilosec otc. one pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. have you ever considered getting a walk-in tub? 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