white house was to jam republicans into a clean debt ceiling height. not give them anything. that are changed when the unified and came together to pass that bill last month. and then in reality, this deal was done entirely negotiated entirely on republican terms. so you have democrats that are essentially saying, well, look here the areas where we did not have to sacrifice, glossing over all the areas where they did. i think mccarthy gets credit for this. is it everything all at once? no. is he going to be better than what they had yesterday? you bet. bret: and you have to govern. that is divided government here in washington. so let s shift gears to 2024. the gop primary field is filling up and we expect a bunch more names to potentially jump in in the future including some governors like youngkin and sununu. former vice president mike pence. chris christie. kristi noem. just to name a few. rent, import thoughts on 2020 for the republican side and this
out with a deal before they move in that direction before the president would move in that direction? are you saying go at it now? i think they should work it out if possible. i m glad that the president s meeting. i m glad the speaker s meaning it would be better for the country if they are able to come to a reasonable agreement. but my view is the president should make it clear that just 14th amendment but that he is just authorized to do with the previous congresses have said. this is not congress versus the president. this is this congress trying to abrogate what past congresses have authorized. let me tell you treasury secretary yellen has just issued a letter to congress. are you aware of that letter, sir? i ve seen past ones. i don t know the current one if i ve seen that one. she is maintaining june 1st is the day, the earliest possible default date without a debt ceiling height. in the letter to congress
congressman, she says they will continue to update congress as more information becomes available. she also says it s highly likely that the treasury will no longer be able to pay all government obligations by early june without the debt ceiling height. it is impossible she says to predict the exact date when the treasury will not be able to pay the bills. she would say it would result in a constitutional crisis if the 14th amendment is invoked. do you still think that s a good idea? i have a lot of respect for secretary yellen. she is an economist, not a constitutional lawyer. i ve faith in larry tribe, the constitutional lawyer. i will think it requires the indication of the 14th amendment. all the president has to say is he s following the past congress authorized and directed him to do. this is what congress told them to do. the treasury department can issue more bonds to be able to
redgate republicans think democrats should do it especially since they hope to pile on more debt with a $3.5 trillion spending package. republicans are united in opposition to raising the debt ceiling. they have the ability, and the responsibility to ensure that the federal government not default paretsky treasury secretary asked mcconnell for help. democrats need at least ten republicans to break a filibuster to pass such a debt ceiling height. mcconnell is playing dangerous political games by no stepping up to the plate is he has asked us en trump was presi republican suspended three time during the trump administration. as the nation he done nearly 8 trillion in debt right if the government collides with the debt ceiling, some could see a delay. a $150 billion military health payment is due october 1st grad
the cbo says the senate plan would make lower income americans were soft mainly because they would get less government assistance for health care. tax breaks for the wealthiest people in america and the biggest corporations. meanwhile the tax breaks for working families, half of them will see a tax increase, half a tax break. tax breaks for the wealthiest people are permanent. orrin hatch couldn t contain his irritation. i hope they will get off their duffs and start working rather than floating in a block voting in a block. government funding package do a week from friday and democrats are signaling they are prepared to play hardball. chuck schumer said today he wants to address children brought to this country legally, children s health insurance, cost-sharing for obamacare premiums. additional hurricane funding and a debt ceiling height or else. bret: the clock is ticking. mike emanuel, thanks.