virgin islands donald trump s second impeachment trial. first of all, thank you, we appreciate you for joining us, delegate plaskett, we have a lot to unpack, we re starting with the breaking news that senate democratic and house republican leaders just announced a top line number for federal spending bill, just 12 days ahead of the deadline to avert a shutdown. the plan calls for more, one and a half trillion dollars for fiscal year 2024, nearly 900 billion going to defense, and more than 700 billion going to other programs. for contacts, this deal isn t related to the ongoing negotiation around border control. that is a separate issue. what more can you tell us tonight? yes, thank you for that, we have a lot happening as we re getting back into congress in
expert from michigan who helped save the american auto industry. mr. johnson, thanks for joining us. well, delighted to be there, bret. bret: i ask every candidate on this show, and i ve asked all of them who have had a chance to be on the debate stage, what s the most important issue facing america? the economy. we are literally $33 trillion in debt. in fact, for the first time in history, we have interest payments that are larger than what we spend on defense. it s $900 billion which amounts to about 610 per month per family. can you imagine a situation where every family is having to pay now $610 a month just in the interest in our debt? and, let s keep it in perspective. right now if you were to take a family with an income of 70,000 a year and they were $450,000 in debt, they re going to have a
flood is over. we have assets and the creeks. just listening to the press conference there about the flash flood in pennsylvania. three cars were swept, away people rescued from their cars. officials confirming that three people have passed away and one person is missing. we will keep an eye on the story can bring that next press conference, announced at 11:30 am later this morning. the national defense authorization act or nda is a must pass bill that s been an act of bipartisan support for more than 60 years. on friday, the nearly 900 billion dollar defense bill squeaked by along mostly partisan lines, and includes a series of cultural amendments that reverse the pentagon s abortion policy for service member, coverage of transgender health, services for troops and defense military diversity programs. conservative hard-liners proudly and loudly applauded
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and we begin this morning with breaking news on capitol hill. where a major defense bill has been turned into a debate over social issues. overnight, the republican-led house passed a series of amendments to nearly $900 billion defense policy bill. the amendments include overturning the pentagon s abortion policy, banning transgender health services for military personnel and other things. meanwhile, republican senator tommy tuberville continues to hold up military promotions over the pentagon s abortion policy, which defense secretary lloyd austin warned was a national security issue. this is a national security issue, it is a readiness issue, and we shouldn t kid ourselves. i think any member of the senate armed services committee knows that. joining us from capitol hill is ali vitali. also with us is brandon buck, an