that was a big one they were fighting for. and the package reduces the deficit. both senate leaders spoke about the bill yesterday with senator schumer praising the package, while minority leader mitch mcconnell criticized its size. soon, the senate will vote on the groundbreaking legislation. i expect we ll have late nights and extended debates here on the floor. but in the end, we re going to make good on our word to pass the inflation reduction act. the democrats have decided to spend hundreds of billions of dollars of the people s money on a bill that has a lapse of the people s priorities. i d dare our colleagues to walk up to a working class american on the street and ask them what the government ought to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on. well, first off, at a time of inflation, they d probably tell them not to spend hundreds of
there will be up to 20 hours of debate after the first procedural vote. and then comes what is known as a voter-a-ra mr. a where senators can offer unlimited animals to the bill that could last several hours. both senate leaders spoke about the bill yesterday with senate majority leader schumer complimented it. i expect late nights and extended debates on the floor and in the end we will make good on the word to pass the reinflation reduction act. the democrats have decided to spend hundreds of billions of dollars of the people s money on a bill that laughs at the people s priorities. so i would dare any of our democratic colleagues to walk up to a working class american on the street and ask them what the government ought to spend hundreds of billions of dollars
to actually get anything passed. joining us now, one of our favorites congressman debbie dingell of michigan. great to see you this morning. tell us a little bit about what other measures congress is taking to try to combat inflation and lower some of these surging consumer prices? look, first of all, inflation is real. and it s real at the gas pump and it s real in the grocery store, and if you re home, that s what you re hearing and you re seeing when you re in the grocery store shopping, and we ve talked about all of those options we just mentioned, and i think price gouging is the one that we re going to try and get as the quickest, people have talked about some of the states have done holidays on gas tax, and some of the oil companies aren t passing those dollars on, those savings on to the consumers, and we re worried about how we make sure the consumers feel it. but the price of food is also very real. when you re in that grocery store, i now have to spend longer in the store
they saw what newsom did. this is just an example of how maga and trumpism is not as strong as it was before. they lost the 2020 election. they lost this recall that california spent millions of dollars on. potentially states like virginia and new jersey, if anything, this shows how strong the democratic party is and governors are. and how this is looking pretty bad for trumpism moving forward. i would be a bit worry and it s a huge win for governor newsom. he ran on covid and the race was about covid. he mandated mask wearing and cut covid protocols and states like abbott and desantis who are not taking those steps.
margaret, converted more than $250,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses. including spending tens of thousands of dollars on, look at this, vacations to italy and hawaii, gourmet steaks, tequila shots, in-n-out, who among us, even a plane ticket for a pet rabbit. he is the second congressman to be indicted this month, following chris collins of new york. collins was the first lawmaker to endorse donald trump. also indicted on insider trading charges two weeks ago today. you saw the news break her on this program. kasie hunt is back with us now, doing double duty. joining me from the capitol. can we talk a little more about this not just the allegations against hunter but the idea he has been stripped of his power on the hill. does he have any friends left in the building? reporter: hallie, this was something that had been hanging over him for quite some time. this did not come as a surprise to people on capitol hill. there have been other republicans, darrell isa among