The next Government Shutdown may be less than 48 hours away. The u. S. Senate has figured out a shortterm solution that wont pass the republicanled house. The ball is in speaker Kevin Mccarthys court but a significant number of his members seem to be making the rules. Good morning, it is friday, september 29, 2023. Welcome to washington journal. We will continue our conversation about the looming Government Shutdown, to days until the end of the budget year. You can call in, democrats, 202 7488000, republicans 202 7488001, independents 202 7488002 and if youre a federal worker, 202 7488003 use that line if you want to send us a text as well. We are also on facebook and we will look for your comments and we are on x an instagram at cspan wj. We thought we would have a two hour show because the house was going to go into session at 9 00 a. M. Eastern but they are not. The House Rules Committee is meeting this morning at 8 00 because there is a new stopgap measure, continuing resolution a
The president and the speaker of the house paul ryan in the Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell. What can out of this meeting as best you can tell and what is the agenda moving ahead for Congressional Republicans . Guest there is a lot of what there about will be in weather wont be. Thing you want to tackle out of the gate in 2018. We know paul ryan has been focused on welfare reform, specifically going after flaws in the medicare program. Something President Trump said he did on what to do ever. He would not touch that program. Mitch mcconnell has been more focused on preserving the public majority in 2018 against a potential some of these are competing priorities and the republicans thought they needed to have a summit at camp david to sit down and decide which way they are going to focus on in 2018. Host this backandforth between paul ryan and Mitch Mcconnell on the issue of entitlements, that seemed to be part two of what paul ryan wanted to do after the tax bill. Who do you t
Between capitol hill and this white house . Rettaw is james cap and Melissa Boteach. Thank you both for being here. Melissa, let me begin with you. How do you define entitlement . Aest i define entitlement as basic Living Standards whether its retirement or health care or nutrition that if you are eligible for it, youre guaranteed to receive it. I think thats important because it sets a floor of income security under americans such that when we face the ups and downs of life whether its unemployment or a medical emergency, etc. That there is basic Living Standards to support us. With things like retirement, thats an inevitability for all of us. Host the question is who should be eligible for . It . Guest my definition is similar to its a benefit conferred by federal law. If you meet the eligibility criteria, then the benefit is conferred on you through several programs. I think thats generally the issue that were now talking about. Entitlement spending associated with that eligibility
Julia all right, folks, lets get started. We are once again being filmed, so when you ask a question, come up to the question mike, state your name and your school and keep your questions nice and concise. It is my great pleasure this morning to introduce you, Nick Penniman. He was the founder and ceo of the American News project, and others. In 2015, he coauthored nation on the take, which was which received praise. Former george w. Bush indications director Mark Mckinnon and Bernie Sanders. He serves on nonprofit boards and advisory boards, including the homeless apartment project. Lets welcome Nick Penniman this morning. [applause] responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. Responsive politics and the homeless improvement project. Let us welcome him. [applause] thank you, and thank you for the Washington Center for having me here this morning. I heard from anne that some of you all, this is the first time you seen snow. Is that correct . To see a show of hands, becaus
Mitch mcconnell not quite so eager on that front. To get on the same page in terms of their agenda, but now they are definitely going into different directions. Host paul ryan sounds like he thinks its doable and Mitch Mcconnells response to the question was not so doable basically. They said in interviews last year at this time that we have to look at our entitlement programs. We have to look at the drivers of the spending and the deb t. This is not new for him but new in the context of this new Republican Congress and legislative agenda. Weve asked Mitch Mcconnell repeatedly about those comments following the speakers remarks and he said, look, issues like entitlement reform and welfare reform have to be bipartisan. First of all, democrats its difficult to see if democrats will be in a bipartisan mood especially on those issues. We are talking about health care here. At his ear and press conference, Mitch Mcconnell was talking about look at Social Security reforms of the 1980s betwee