Potentially serious consequences for virtually every taxpayer in america. There has been zero progress on a deal, zero. Keeping them honest though, the American People clearly want some sort of a compromise. Polls show they want results but the two sides are still far apart on the issue at the heart of the debate, whether the wealthiest americans should pay more taxes than they do right now. The people you elected to get things done simply are not getting it done, not even close. But maybe we should not be surprised, because in a cnn orc poll taken a few weeks ago, 67 said washington officials would behave like spoiled children in fiscal cliff discussions. Only 28 said they would behave like responsible adults. With that in mind, heres what the key players, the grownups, have said in just the past 24 hours. Listen. The math, it doesnt work. His proposal was so outlandish, i dont think we should go back to the table until he puts something there that we can work with. Were not going to
There has been zero progress on a deal, zero. Keeping them honest though, the American People clearly want a compromise, polls show they want results. But the two sides are still far apart on the issue at the heart of the debate, whether the wealthiest americans should pay more taxes than they do right now. The people you elected to get things done, theyre not getting them done, not even close. In a cnn orc poll taken a few weeks ago, 67 said washington officials would behave like spoiled children in fiscal cliff discussions. Only 28 said they would behave like responsible adults. With that in mind, heres what the key players, the grownups, have said in just the past 24 hours. Listen. The math, it doesnt work. His proposal was so outlandish, i dont think we should go back to the table until he puts something there that we can work with. Were not going to twist ourselves into contortions to appease a vocal minority. What im not going to do is to agree to a plan in which we have some rev
A deal, zero. Keeping them honest though, the American People clearly want some sort of a compromise. Polls show they want results but the two sides are still far apart on the issue at the heart of the debate, whether the wealthiest americans should pay more taxes than they do right now. The people you elected to get things done simply are not getting it done, not even close. But maybe we should not be surprised, because in a cnn orc poll taken a few weeks ago, 67 said washington officials would behave like spoiled children in fiscal cliff discussions. Only 28 said they would behave like responsible adults. With that in mind, heres what the key players, the grownups, have said in just the past 24 hours. Listen. The math, it doesnt work. His proposal was so outlandish, i dont think we should go back to the table until he puts something there that we can work with. Were not going to twist ourselves into contortions to appease a vocal minority. What im not going to do is to agree to a pla
That is all in on this monday night. The Rachel Maddow show starts with ali velshi in for rachel. Thank you for filling in for me last week. I appreciate it. You have been on quite a tear so im glad to see you back and refreshed. Good to see you, my friend. You too. And thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. Rachel has a well deserved night off. Weve got a lot to get to after whats been another very busy day. With coronavirus cases exploding across the country, we learned today that yet another Trump Administration official has tested positive for covid19. Trump National Security advisor, Robert Obrien, is now the highest ranking white house official yet to be infected. With the virus continuing to spread unchecked, even at the highest levels of our government, it is no wonder that were still dealing with the economic fallout from this pandemic. Nearly 30 million americans are still unemployed. Their supplemental Unemployment Benefits are set to expire this weekend. For some t
Administration official has tested positive for covid19. Trump National Security adviser Robert Obrien is now the highestranking white house official yet to be infected. With the virus continuing to spread unchecked even at the highest levels of our government, it is no wonder that were still dealing with the economic fallout from this pandemic. Nearly 30 million americans are still unemployed. Their supplemental Unemployment Benefits are set to expire this weekend. For some, they have received their last check. And yet the latest Economic Relief bill being proposed by republicans would slash those benefits, presumably at a time when they are needed the most. Were going to talk with congresswoman karen bass about where negotiations go from here. Karen bass, by the way, is also on joe bidens vp shortlist, and the two of them were together today. So a lot to talk to her about. Plus, with just 99 days left until the election, there are now new questions about what will happen if President