want to break it down, it will determine the state of our economy in weeks and months and years ahead. first we need to look at the constitution. let s take a look. who is responsible for spending and borrowing? raising taxes, is it the president? obviously not, article i section 8: the first part of that. it is not a suggestion. it is not a ambiguous this say choir power that legislature has, when you look at history, back to britain and the parliament with the king. this was something that the framers of your constitution looked at, they wanted this power not to be with the king or this presidency they created or executive branch. they are supposed to execute the laws passed by congress, they gave this power to congress, to the people who are directly electioned in congress. senator of the time chosen by state legislators and house chosen by the people, you, we the people have some say so over the finances of our country. do you feel that way today? this is explicit. we d
big apple earlier today. city officials are desperately searching for places to house thousands more expected to be on the way. new york city began housing migrants in several public school gymnasiums. mayor adams identified more potential housing options. but it didn t take long for those migrants to begin lining the streets of these school zones. with these migrants gathering outside their shelter at an elementary school near coney island. city officials are reversing course and moving migrants out of the schools but it only came after parents and students took to the streets. give back our gym, we need it for the kids. give us back our gym, we need it for the kids. we want our gym back, we want our gym back. we want our gym back. you know, congressman, this is just common sense. you ve got 11 and 12-year-old girls and you are going to put single adult males beside them, not just single adult males but males who haven t been vetted, we know people in the terror watch li
13 federal charges against a sitting member of congress. george santos accused of wire fraud, money laundering, stealing public funds. so will republicans call on him to resign with every vote in the house critical? santos due to be arraigned at any moment. public pressure campaign. president biden hitting the road and hitting republicans over a fierce budget standoff. in minutes he s making the case for raising the debt ceiling once again without conditions, with potential economic consequences just weeks away. and heroes in action. newly released audio reveals the terrifying moments as officers search for the texas mall shooter. one officer telling the dispatcher i need everybody i got. chilling words as they ask for backup. we re following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. just minutes from now, new york congressman george santos is expected to appear in federal court. he was taken into custody this morning.
aim at republicans yet again. hello, welcome everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: we made it to wednesday, top of the mountain, long slide into the weekend from here. i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports. in a rare news conference the president said he felt yesterday s meeting with congressional leadership was productive, but speaker mccarthy proclaimed there was no new movement and warned time is running out to avoid an economic catastrophe. sandra: complete coverage begins now. steve danes is standing by. john: our senior congressional correspondent chad pergram live on capitol hill. do democrats really know what republicans would cut? john, not really. congress funded veterans programs and meals on wheels late last year, that s why republicans believe democrats are trying to scare people about potential cuts. are those cuts that you guys talk about with the v.a., that s not real money, because it s not an appropriation.
now they dispute this. nowhere in their actual proposal are their exclusive protection for veterans. but they say i m it s unusual language we used with presidents these days, they say i m lying when i say that. the truth is, why do so many veterans groups, why have they spoken out in opposition is the republican proposal. they are not all democrats, they know what s going to happen. folks, that s a game republicans are playing. any time you single out the impact of their overall cuts they tell you no, no, no, it s not true, but they are wrong. they want to protect something, they would have written it down and say we are protecting it. you can t cut this program. you can t cut it. so you can see it. here is another example. under the republican plan, nationwide, 100,000 teachers and support staff would lose their jobs at the very time we are attempting to overcome the incredible deficiencies that occurred as a consequence of what happened with the pandemic. so many kids, t