The week in washington, it would be unusual. I can think of another word, too. Donald trumps to strike a deal with the democrats. He tweeted this morning even worse the bill cleared Bipartisan Legislation to suspend the debt. Bloombergs chief washington correspondent joining us from capitol hill. Great to have you here. Today 90 republicans voting against the measure to increase the debt ceiling, including relief for Hurricane Harvey. Are you surprised by that number . Megan i am definitely not surprised, but we have to remember the politicking going on. They knew their boats would not matter because it would pass no matter what. Votes would not matter because it would pass to matter what. We have seen a little bit of blowback to the bill. We saw the Steve Mnuchin blowback. Fascinating. Hat so you hear this in washington all the time, but donald trump withing this deal democrats has ignited a lot of talk about him being a democratic president. That is not what happened. Donald trump ha
But according to the Pennsylvania Department of state, registered democratic voters in the state outnumber registered republicans by more than 800,000. Now, when it comes to the states congressional delegation in the u. S. House, republican representatives outnumber democrats 13 to 5. The states two senate seats are evenly split between the parties. So, can republicans keep pennsylvania red . What do democrats have to do to win back the state in 2020 . Can democrats win back any house seats in 2018 . And can republicans oust democratic senator bob casey . Here to answer some of those questions and a whole lot more is democratic congress,an from pennsylvanias 13th District Representative brendan boyle. He is serving his second term in dc. Thanks for being with us this morning. Brendan boyle yeah, great to be back. Erin yes okay so, lets jump right in. White workingclass voters were once a key pillar of the Democratic Party but in this last election, President Trump swayed them over. You
Lethal. There is research out there and it is available to the public. Tasers reduce injuries not only on the person is used on but its officers also. Reporter since being sworn in at the beginning of this year, keep William Scott has supplanted try to get tasers into the hands of his officers. He says the weapons will reduce serious injuries to officers and reduce injuries to the people those officers are trying to take into custody. A member of the San Francisco police commission, one of the people voting tonight on the taser issue, is concerned about the safety and effectiveness of these weapons and she does not want a taser to be the first thing an officer reaches for. What we see as thats for a lazy officer. You didnt stand quick enough, we will take you. Your mouthing off, we will take you. What are they trying to solve . This is an unenhanced type of job. I understand those concerns. I am a man of color. The issues that dictate how strong we are in terms of the use of force are
Upstate Medical Center blues 18 million a year. Its going to hurt the economy. So i voted to repeal the Affordable Care act. Beyond that we voted for bipartisan support for three free trade agreements that will aid in increasing the number of exports from our district. We have time for rebuttal. What are your thoughts regarding the stimulus act . Maffei i think the recovery act was essential at the time. First of all were lots of small tax cuts that were essential to those families. Secondly, we kept police on the street, kept or teachers to me laid off in our classrooms from blowing up in size. And firefighters. So certainly we had to do something. The thing that i am really confused about, thats bad but there do the right thing on the taxes apparently. But now some of the economy is starting to be fine for millionaires and billionaires. Im doing the wrong thing by asking them to pay their share. And get we need to balance the budget but where is the money going to come from . None of
Upstate Medical Center blues 18 million a year. Its going to hurt the economy. So i voted to repeal the Affordable Care act. Beyond that we voted for bipartisan support for three free trade agreements that will aid in increasing the number of exports from our district. We have time for rebuttal. What are your thoughts regarding the stimulus act . Maffei i think the recovery act was essential at the time. First of all were lots of small tax cuts that were essential to those families. Secondly, we kept police on the street, kept or teachers to me laid off in our classrooms from blowing up in size. And firefighters. So certainly we had to do something. The thing that i am really confused about, thats bad but there do the right thing on the taxes apparently. But now some of the economy is starting to be fine for millionaires and billionaires. Im doing the wrong thing by asking them to pay their share. And get we need to balance the budget but where is the money going to come from . None of