$2.1 trillion we ve ever had. if i can parrot to when republicans were in the majority when they had the house, the senate and everything, they didn t cut anything. that s house speaker kevin mccarthy defending the debt limit agreement hours before the bill barely cleared a republican led house committee. we ll have a look at where the vote count stands in the full house as lawmakers from both parties continue to criticize the bill. also ahead, we re learning more about what was reportedly happening inside mar-a-lago as the justice department ramped up the pressure on donald trump to turn over classified documents. plus we ll have an update from eastern europe following another drone strike inside russian territory. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning on capitol hill where the house rules committee voted in favor of advancing the debt ceiling bill to a
territory. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning on capitol hill where the house rules committee voted in favor of advancing the debt ceiling bill to a full house vote set for later tonight. republicans chip roy of texas and ralph norman of south carolina joined all four democrats on the nine-member panel in voting against the bill. while the bill still appears likely to pass, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are also still receiving criticism for the party s outer flanks. some democrats in the house progressive caucus are still undecided on their votes for the bill over concerns of work requirements for aid recipients. meanwhile despite reportedly receiving a standing ovation in a republican conference yesterday, mccarthy received more push back from gop hard
accountable. and they just take a position that serves them at the moment. that s all. here s where things stand right now, by the way. the house rules committee voted in favor of advancing the debt ceiling bill to a full house vote set for later tonight. republicans chip roy of texas and ralph nyman of south carolina joined all four democrats on the panel in voting against the bill. the bill appears likely to pass today in the full house, but president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are still receiving criticism from the outer flanks of their parties. some democrats in the house progressive caucus are still undecided on their boat for the bill, and the results of a work requirement for aid recipients. we speak with one of those progressive members of congress later in the show. meanwhile, despite speaker mccarthy reportedly receiving a standing ovation and a republican conference meeting yesterday, gop hardliners are very angry at the deal.
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