know, hundreds of millions of dollars, and as a result, there have been amendments that have been added to it throughout the course of the night that have held the process up. and the reason that we re stalled right now is because senator ron johnson of wisconsin would like to see something added to this bill related to border security. so he s basically, you know, put his thumb on the pause button here, preventing the bill from moving forward. and what we re watching right now play out on the floor of the united states senate is they were in such a prolonged period of waiting for something to happen, that they called a quorum call and put a vote out that forced the sergeant at arms to request every absent senator to come down to the floor so that they could hash out these differences with this endless frontiers act, hopefully get it passed, and then eventually move on to the january 6th commission bill. so just kind of a legislative this is how the sausage is made here on capitol hi
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Beltway pundits, finally wise to the fact that the president’s agenda faces long odds, have decided that the narrative needs to be changed.
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While politicos like to pretend otherwise, most presidential addresses to Congress contain very little that matters they capture the public’s attention for a day or two, generate busywork for journalists, and are then promptly forgotten by all except historians, who parse them for meaning long after the administrations in question are over. In the present, they’re useful mostly as windows into the upcoming legislative calendar; viewers typically come away with a general sense as to what the president and his party want to prioritize. In his April address, President Biden laid out a specific deadline for the passage of a police reform bill. “I know Republicans have their own ideas and are engaged in very productive discussions with Democrats
that helps the united states beat china in manufacturing and technology. but we thought it would be interesting to hear from one of its critics what s in it exactly? senator john kennedy serves the state of louisiana, the united states senate, joins us now to explain his view of this bill. thank so much for coming on. i know that you agree that the idea behind the bill sounds great, you re saying that to their reality of the bill falls far short, tell us how. let me apologize in advance for any mean, ugly, accurate things i am about to say. senator schumer has a bill as you say, the frontiers act, it is right now before the senate it is an orgy of spending and very little money goes to the military. here is a copy of the bill. it started out at $40 billion,
over unimpeded. fox news has been covering the gun and covered story. bill. hey, tucker, good evening with you. we are here in rio grande valley, the busiest actor on the u.s./mexico border. the border agents down here will talk to themselves and tell you that they are frustrated and overwhelmed and stretched thin. they need a lot of help and we have some brand-new video to show you. it s pretty remarkable and highlights what they have to deal with day in and day out down here. take a look at the drone video. the fox drone team shot in la jolla, showing dozens of migrants making an open run on the u.s. border crossing and illegally in trying to get away from border patrol. these are not people turning themselves in like we have seen often. these are people trying to get away. mostly adults, mostly men. you see that two are already handcuffed together suggesting they had already been in border patrol custody and got away. we ll see one loan order agent in a pickup truck desperately tr
but we thought it would be interesting to hear from one of its critics what s in it exactly? senator john kennedy serves the state of louisiana, the united states senate, joins us now to explain his view of this bill. thank so much for coming on. i know that you agree that the idea behind the bill sounds great, you re saying that to their reality of the bill falls far short, tell us how. let me apologize in advance for any mean, ugly, accurate things i am about to say. senator schumer has a bill as you say, the frontiers act, it is right now before the senate it is an orgy of spending and very little money goes to the military. here is a copy of the bill. it started out at $40 billion, the budget office tells me it is up to 200 billion and growing