aim at republicans yet again. hello, welcome everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: we made it to wednesday, top of the mountain, long slide into the weekend from here. i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports. in a rare news conference the president said he felt yesterday s meeting with congressional leadership was productive, but speaker mccarthy proclaimed there was no new movement and warned time is running out to avoid an economic catastrophe. sandra: complete coverage begins now. steve danes is standing by. john: our senior congressional correspondent chad pergram live on capitol hill. do democrats really know what republicans would cut? john, not really. congress funded veterans programs and meals on wheels late last year, that s why republicans believe democrats are trying to scare people about potential cuts. are those cuts that you guys talk about with the v.a., that s not real money, because it s not an appropriation.
democrat, he has problems in his district, mcallen to laredo, he says the biden administration has done too little too late to take care of the situation. we look forward to speaking with him later. sandra: and while all of this is happening and the count down is on for 42 to be lifted, a live look at valhala, new york, president biden plans to give a speech where he will target republicans and call them out for various things you just heard a republican on our show say are not true. where do the debt ceiling talks go from here and what exactly does the president say a few moments from now. we ll be listening. the doug holtz-eakin and jason furman here ahead of the remarks. john: james comer says follow the money when it comes to the biden family alleged schemes.