Predicting the inability of House Republicans to simply do their jobs, the Biden Administration is now threatening Government Agencies to review their shut down plants. Make no mistake, the Government Shutdown is going to result in real consequences for millions of americans, and it will hurt our economy. Heres a snapshot of the last Government Shutdown. This occurred between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 on trumps watch. A stretched on for 34 days, 300,000 Government Workers were furloughed and. It costs our economy 11 billion dollars. Its not Monopoly Money, folks. Its not Monopoly Money to republicans who think that we have too much debt in the country, 11 Trillion Dollars for no particular reason, seems foolhardy. I should not be complicated. Funding the government is a basic power given to congress in the constitution. Its one of the few things that the United States constitution actually says that congress has to do it, its not optional. They have what you commonly he
Our economy. Heres a snapshot of the last Government Shutdown. This occurred between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 on trumps watch. A stretfo 34 days, 300,000 Government Workers were furloughed and. It costs our economy 11 billion dollars. Its not Monopoly Money, folks. Its not Monopoly Money to republicans who think that we have too much debt in the country, 11 Trillion Dollars for no particular reason, seems foolhardy. I should not be complicated. Funding the government is a basic power given to congress in the constitution. Its one of the few things that the United States constitution actually says that congress has to do it, its not optional. They have what you commonly here as the power of the house under the leadership of the speaker, Kevin Mccarthy, tenuously the ship though it is. He is choosing chaos over governing. For a party that touts fiscal responsibility, its just not responsible to hold the Economy Hostage over hard line policy requests that stand zero chanc
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ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is getting ready to head to washington as congress remains deadlocked on sending more military aid to his country. se said to me, the entire house house and speaker mike johnson. they have been repeatedly sounding the alarm for weeks, running dry and the dire consequences of that happening. saying, quote, in the midst of a border crisis, zelenskyy will come to washington, and care more about his border than our own. arlette sainz joins us now. arl arlette, does the white house sound like this visit and its profile could change the dynamics of the negotiations? well, we certainly hope so, phil, and volodymyr zelenskyy is often viewed as the best advocate for his own country s needs, and the white house is hoping by having zelenskyy here in washington, that that will apply some additional pressure on lawmakers up on capitol hill. now zelenskyy will meet here at the white house with president biden, but he also will have a series of
move over crescents. there s a new wanted pastry in paris and it is not french at all. it s an american krispy kreme donut. seriously. this week the u.s. donut chain opened its first outpost in france, and the company tells cnn that 400 customers were waiting outside for opening day with some lining up the night before to snag the first few dozen freshly glazed treats. over the next year the chain plans 500 points of access for the french to load up on donuts. it s a full circle moment for the bakery, almost 100 years ago, the founder bought the recipe for it original donut from a french chef in new orleans. thanks for being with us tonight. the news starts now. america holds up a mirror to itself. what we see is ugly. that s tonight on news night. good evening, i m abby phillips in washington. this week the united states gave itself a physical of sort and found extremism runs deep in its bloodstream. it runs across both parties and it courses through our most esteemed inst