For joining us. I will start off with a little bit of history. Topic one, drug prices. In july of 2020, donald trump said since the day i took office, i have made reducing drug prices one of my highest priorities. For four straight years, donald trump complained about high drug prices, did lots of finger pointing at others about the problem and repeatedly talked about how he was the best friend of seniors best friend seniors who depend on medicare could have. What was actually accomplished over the last four years . Exactly nothing. Asked forward to the Biden Administration. From the time fastforward to the Biden Administration. From the time joe biden took office, he made it clear he was committed to lowering drug costs and Health Care Prices for families. I remember him having a conversation with me shortly after the election. He said the finance committee is a place where things happen. And everybody has been talking about doing something about drug prices forever. Now is the time t
Short lived leadership in the house this afternoon. Im Heather Holmes and im alex savage. A group of conservative republicans made good on their threat to oust the speaker. The office of speaker of the house of the United States house of representatives is hereby declared vacant today. This vote further plunges the house into chaos with tensions inside the Republican Party at an all time high. This rebellion was led by florida congressman matt gaetz. Kevin mccarthy is chaos. I think 33 trillion in debt is chaos. I think that facing a 2. 2 trillion annual deficit is chaos. The republicans are in the middle of a civil war that is causing chaos, dysfunction and extremism. Republican congressman Patrick Mchenry of North Carolina will now temporarily lead the house of representatives until a new speaker is elected. I want to bring in stephen wolper, politics professor at saint marys college. And boyd, professor, what a day. Mccarthy served as speaker for just 269 days. That is the second sh
Well discuss with oakland mayor shengtao when she joins us for a live interview. And in just a couple of hours, the states newest senator will be sworn into office. How it could affect next years elections. Live from jack, london square, this is mornington to the nine. Welcome back to one of the prettiest days weve had in a long time. Fog is in San Francisco. Clear skies beyond that in the east bay. I hope your day is getting off to a great start. A new study says that nearly three and four people who were born in this gorgeous state of california still lived here in 2021. This according to a study from the Federal Reserve of dallas. Now, turns out california ranks as the fourth stickiest state in the country. Sticky means that more native people stay in the state rather than leave california. Keeps you here, apparently. Texas ranked number one, followed by north carolina, then georgia on the far other end of the scale. The least sticky state was white, roaming only about 45 of those b
We went from extreme republicans breaking their deal with President Biden to putting a bill on the house floor with devastating cuts that would have undermined the health, safety, and wellbeing of the American People including boys, 30 or more, cut from important programs like public education, providing food to women, infants, and children. Ensuring Social Security recipients could address any interruptions with the checks they need. We went from devastating cuts that would have impacted the health and safety and the economic wellbeing of the American People in 24 hours to a spending agreement that meets the needs of the American People. Across the board. Entirely consistent with what democrats have said from the beginning is the only path forward. A bipartisan spending agreement that keeps the government open, avoids a catastrophic Government Shutdown, and meets the needs of the American People in every possible way. We said from the beginning, that we were going to protect Social Se
Announcer House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and others also spoke about house passage about a 45 day continuing resolution to continuously fund the federal government. We went from extreme republicans breaking their deal with President Biden to putting a bill on the house floor with devastating cuts that would have undermined the health, safety, and wellbeing of the American People including boys, 30 or more, cut from important programs like public education, providing food to women, infants, and children. Ensuring Social Security recipients could address any interruptions with the checks they need. We went from devastating cuts that would have impacted the health and safety and the economic wellbeing of the American People in 24 hours to a spending agreement that meets the needs of the American People. Across the board. Entirely consistent with what democrats have said from the beginning is the only path forward. A bipartisan spending agreement that keeps the government open, avoi