fame is like an honorable exchange. notoriety it well-known but without the good. notoriety is being known for being known. it craves attention but without sacrifice, without hard work or merit. walking to the well of the house floor doesn t usually capture our attention, most of us take walking for granted. but not br brian mast, not since he lost his legs in service to our country, what really captured my attention, he didn t have to do what he did, most speakers did not walk to the well, they stayed where they were, brian walked to the front of the people s house, he wanted to look his colleagues, friend, teammates as he calls them in the eye. face-to-face, he delivered empassioned plea for his colleagues to stop talking and start doing. stop talking about fights, find something to fight for, stop squandering this gift of leader thing, they have been given by the american people, he wondered why some republicans save their harshest words for one another, i m sure he wonder
ppi tracks the prices that producers pay for their goods. it shows wholesale inflation jumped by.4% in august. double from august, double the forecast. with that september increase, the ppi is up 8 1/2% over this time last year. tomorrow we get the overall inflation picture with the consumer price index report for september. with the ppi higher for producers, it will be higher for us to buy stuff, too. we brace. a grim outlook, too, from the international monetary fund. the agency s chief economist looks at this issue all around the world. and here is what he said. the worst is yet to come. for many people, again this is all around the world, 2023 will feel like a recession. while we re in one, the rest of the world will feel it, too. however, here is president biden. president biden: i don t think there will be a recession. if it is, it will be a very slight recession. it is possible. look, it s possible. i don t anticipate it. what i do think, look, we talk about the im
warn that republicans could create chaos to the american economy if they do not raise the debt ceiling. so certainly this is a high-stakes meeting that is being set for this coming wednesday. i will also note treasury secretary janet yellen has said that she is using extraordinary measures to prevent a default targeting an early june deadline. so certainly over the course of the next few months this will be one of the major contention points between the white house and republicans up on capitol hill that could have huge consequences for the american economy. all right. arlette saenz, thank you so much. and joining us now to discuss, kentucky congressman, republican congressman james comer, chair of the house oversight committee. welcome back to the show, congressman. so you just heard arlette lay it out. the president says raising the debt ceiling is an obligation, not a negotiation. mccarthy clearly sees it differently. he s going to meet with him on wednesday. do you see any scenar
the past, is that really good for the house or country r or democracy to ask? you are right to point out that was one of the contention points in the rule discussions, house republicans came together it was negotiated to return back to historical precedent, it was nancy pelosi who took away the motion to vacate the chair, rry any one member can stand up, it is still a majority rule congress, house republicans are unifieded and committed to focusing on issues mattered. it goes back to historic precedent prior to nancy pelosi, also importantly, there were other issues making sure members have voices, they can bring bills to the floor more easily and more accmore access abily, that is g good, i found at tail end of this past week, we came together.
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