with the economy still fragile. but he has a motivation to not let his political career tank. donald trump has been attacking him over the fact that he cut a deal with the democrats a few months back. he has not let him forget that and he s tried to turn the republicans against him. he tried to figure out some way to thread the needle. we ll see if it works. he s trying to distance the republicans from this while not letting the economy tank. threading the needle. he has 60 votes to let them pass the legislation to let them pass the legislate ace by a simple majority. let s talk about the white house chief of staff mark meadows rescinded his cooperation. trump ally steve bannon looking to delay his contempt trial. is the committee s work moving fast enough given these headwinds here? it s tough for them to get their work done and talk about threading the needle, mark meadows seems to be on all sides of the aisle. originally saying he was going to cooperate, give a little bit
rubio had actually wanted to add an amendment that would punish china over its treatment of muslim chinese residents. however, now that it passed the house it will go to the senate and it s mandatory, of course, christine, that this pass before the end of the year. but, of course, this funding is super crucial toward pentagon funding and sets the priorities for the pentagon. all right, daniela diaz keeping track of all of it for us in washington. thank you. alrighty. let s do a little three questions in three minutes, shall we? let s bring in washington post reporter tolu. so nice to have you. mcconnell and democrats finally make a deal on the debt limit at least for now, as always kicking the can down the road. this is now the second time mcconnell has essentially had to make a deal with the democrats. what does that signal to you? what is his motivation? well, he does have a motivation to not let the economy tank. we re in a precarious situation with covid numbers going up,
together in the new year. a lot of people want to know how kids: safelite repair, safelite replace this can happen. what do you people think? you know, one of the things we sought is elizabeth warren in iowa this week. we ve got the kick off to the [cellwhere are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. 2020 presidential race already mom? your dad won t call an exterminator. can i call you back, mom? happening. i think what we are going to see he says it s personal this time.. is for all the desire that if you re a mom, people have for government to you call at the worst possible time. it s what you do. work well and not to have the if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. economy tank because things are it s what you do. sort of falling apart in where are you? it s very loud there. washington. are you taking a zumba class? we are also going to have the pressure of an artwork celebrating presidential campaign and were going to hav
tonight, we re tracking one gubernatorial race very closely, republican ron desantis of florida in a very tight race against radical tallahassee mayor andrew gillum. far left corrupt socialist calling for a 40% tax hike for businesses in florida. that will destroy the economy of florida. gillum is actually facing an ongoing federal investigation into serious corruption and accepting bribes valued at thousands of dollars from undercover agents, including tickets to the hit broadway play hamilton and a luxury vacation. florida, you better wake up. you cannot let that man be your governor or you will see your economy tank. early voting has now started all over america. if your state has early voting, you want to go vote, get it done. are you better off than you were two years ago? is the economy better off? have burdensome regulations on businesses been cut dramatically more than at any other time in our generation? are we now finally on a real
up 8.7% from january of 2017. massive tax cuts only going to make it better, creating jobs, manufacturing centers and of course factories for people that need these jobs. getting them off of food stamps and back in the workplace and out of poverty. that s what the president was talking about today. that s what republicans in the house tried to pass. democrats they want nothing to do with jump starting this economy. they are doing everything possible to stop it. by the way, don t they care at all about helping the millions of forgotten men and women in this country? by the way, the kill the bill democrats are deploying the same tired old tactics, class war ware, trying to divide the country. liberals would rather the economy tank even further because that helps them politically? playing politics? what about the people of this country? we should put them first. here s a perfect example from the media. the new york times, my favorite paper, they take the best pictures of me, they are no