good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, decision time. it s the biggest and most important election before november 6th. and it s getting started in just under 12 hours. wisconsin republican governor scott walker fighting what is probably going to end up being the most expensive, high-stakes recall election in american history. democrats want walker out after he and the republican-controlled legislature voted to strip union members of collective bargaining rights. remember all those pictures of just complete chaos in the state capitol? democrats accuse walker of waging a war on unions. republicans say they re doing their jobs, trying to stem a budget crisis in the state. it has become one of the most bitter political fights in america, pegging big business against big labor. talk about two sumo wrestlers. neither of those groups on those own are loaded. together it s money on steroids. you re talking about $80 million just for this race. that is pretty stu
november 6th and it s getting started in just under 12 hours. wisconsin republican governor scott walker fighting what is probably going to end up being the most expensive, high-stakes recall election in american history. democrats want walker out after he and the republican-controlled legislature voted to strip union members of collective bargaining rights. remember all those pictures of just complete chaos in the state capitol? democrats accuse walker of waging a war on unions. republicans say they re doing their jobs, trying to stem a budget crisis in the state. it has become one of the most bitter political fights in america, pegging big business against big labor. talk about two sumo wrestlers. neither of those groups on those own are loaded. you re talking about $80 million just for this race. that is pretty stunning. the impact of tomorrow s election is going to be felt across the country. john avlon, rahme and ryan sim here. i like the sumo wrestler image because they
good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, decision time. it s the biggest an most important election before november 6th and it s getting started in just under 12 hours. wisconsin republican governor scott walker fighting what is probably going to end up being the most expensive, high-stakes recall election in american history. democrats want walker out after he and the republican-controlled legislature voted to strip union members of collective bargaining rights. remember all those pictures of just complete chaos in the state capitol? democrats accuse walker of waging a war on unions. republicans say they re doing their jobs, trying to stem a budget crisis in the state. it has become one of the most bitter political fights in america, pegging big business against big labor. talk about two sumo wrestlers. neither of those groups on those own are loaded. you re talking about $80 million just for this race. that is pretty stunning. the impact of tomorrow s ele
$17.4 billion of federal funds. dave, didn t we see texas using 8 billion to pay recurring state expenses? texas tribune? i mean, he is talking out of both sides of his mouth or he is talking out of his mouth while putting money in his state-run pockets. this is the height of hypocrisy. yeah, rick perry doesn t like federal money. so until he actually needs it. as you mention in 2009, texas would not have been able to balance its budget without federal stimulus money. just in 2009 alone, we took $12 billion, in federal money to balance our budget. and that s 12 billion out of 17 billion you re talking about. so, yeah, he was talking about how terrible the stimulus was. he was talking about how we don t want federal money, we don t need federal money in texas. he turned down unemployment funds. in 2009, i was just showing
no deal on the debt ceiling, but it is a new day. our sources say president obama is trying to koex members of his own party, while cutting as much as $3 trillion in spending. that is going to mean changes in health and retirement programs, also puts off tax reform, something a lot of people felt is very important, until later. the details are very fluid. no agreements yet. congressional democrats are very nervous. the president trying to figure out a way to work it out. he s holding a two-hour meeting at the white house. he did that last night. writing about compromise in this morning s usa today. some of the cuts would target worthwhile programs that do a lot of good for our country. there are cuts some people in my own party aren t too happy about and frankly, i wouldn t make them if we didn t have so much debt. this is a sales pitch to the american people, many who want less finger pointing and more action. i blame both parties for the stalemate. all the people re