Back from the brink. Democrats bail out House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy from the radical republicans who were intent on shutting down the government. I want to know if this 45day deal to keep the federal government funded is just a temporary mandate for a non fixable wound. Representative becca balint is standing by with her thoughts. Plus, must ctv. Well get to watch one of the for criminal trials of the most indicted former u. S. President in history play out on tv and the internet. But before trump is ready for his closeup, he could be on the Witness Stand in the new York Attorney generals 250 milliondollar fraud trial starting tomorrow. Msnbc legal analyst Glenn Kirschner is also standing by to break down all of the developments like only he can. And later, from jail to yale. How a Higher Education partnership is revolutionizing rehabilitation behind bars. All of that and more is coming up. A good Sunday Morning to you all, im katie phang. We start todays show with a down to the wire
Passed a Stopgap Funding Bill that would temporarily keep the government open for 45 days, if signed by president biden. This comes just hours before finding was set to expire, which would have affected millions of americans and their families. Theres lots to get to this hour. Lets bring in nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali, and National Reporter sahill kapoor. And we actually heard Michael Bennett speak on the senate floor. What did he have to say . Thats exactly right. Because you will remember that just a few hours ago, we wondered if senator Michael Bennet of colorado would be the one to hold this whole thing up. And certainly, he did provide a hold for about an hour or so, over the idea that no ukraine funding was included in this continuing resolution. Bennett certainly not the only one who was upset to find that that money was not included here. But what he was able to do, by putting this temporary hold on, was extract from leadership, and both the democratic and re
In the right direction. He warned the gopcontrolled house that chaos is no way to govern. It is time to end governing by crisis, and keep your word when you give it in the congress. A few months ago, after a long negotiation between myself and republican speaker of the house of representatives, we came to agree on a Budget Agreement precisely to avoid any manufactured crisis that we just witnessed. The last few days, and the weeks, extreme maga republicans have tried to walk away from that deal. I strongly urge my republican friends in congress to not wait. Dont waste time as you did all summer. Past the yearlong Budget Agreement, under the deal that we made a few months ago. New funding for Disaster Relief and important funding for the faa. It does not include new aid for ukraine, or money for republican backed immigration policies. Speaker Kevin Mccarthy had the compromise with the democrats in order to pull off a saturday surprise, guaranteeing they would get a separate vote on ukra
Stopgap measure thats their own numbers crafted. A small group of republican Holdouts Numbering at about 21 voted against. Its that small group was more than enough to tank the bill, and send republicans back to square one. Possibly taking any hope of avoiding a showdown with them. It was the latest sign of the ongoing division and disarray among the house gop conference. Since the beginning of this, year unresolved tensions between speaker Kevin Mccarthy and a handful of the parties extremists led by florida congressman matt gaetz have repeatedly pled to to our door. Now it appears that they are willing to make good on those threats. As things stand right, now neither house, nor the senate have managed to pass any bills that can avert a shutdown. If no deal is mixed reached by midnight, tonight about 820,000 federal employees, thats nearly 1 million federal workers, in major agencies will be according to the White House Office of management and. Budget millions of americans, including
Hold a vote on its version of a Continuing Resolution. Speaker mccarthy is now turning to democrats, to support his plan, and shifting blame first for potential shutdown while willing to risk his speakership it would appear. You know, what if somebody wants to remove, because i want to be the adult in the, room go ahead and try. I think this country is too important. I will stand with our military, i will stand our Border Agents, i will stand with those that half to get their medicine from government as well. I think thats too important. We have done 70 percent of our job, where the senate has done, nothing the senate cant even get anything to the floor in time. We can, and you know, what if i have to risk my job, for standing up for the american, public i will do that. We have reporters in place from washington to florida, to cover all of the we are beginning right there with both of those ladies, lets go first to julie tsirkin, the capitol hill. What is happening with the houses effo