Starts right now. Out front with chris hay toni. Not one republican should vote for this deal do not vote. For this bill. The best deal is no deal. Republicans floundering on the Debt Ceiling Deal, as biden plays it cool. Why doesnt biden say what a good deal it is . Why would biden be saying what a good deal it is before think thats going to help me get it passed . No. Tonight, how calling the bluff of the Hostage Takers was the key to saving the country from economic catastrophe. Democrats are committed to making sure that we do our part and avoiding default. Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, will join me live tonight. Then, have all members voted . The radical Republican Attorney general of texas, impeached by his own party. Plus, as the Special Counsel closes in, new worries about a snitch in team trump. And hes out of jail, unrepentant, and selling perch. The qanon shaman returns home as a hero. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. At this hour, w
starts right now. out front with chris hay toni. not one republican should vote for this deal do not vote. for this bill. the best deal is no deal. republicans floundering on the debt ceiling deal, as biden plays it cool. why doesn t biden say what a good deal it is? why would biden be saying what a good deal it is before think that s going to help me get it passed? no. tonight, how calling the bluff of the hostage takers was the key to saving the country from economic catastrophe. democrats are committed to making sure that we do our part and avoiding default. democratic leader, hakeem jeffries, will join me live tonight. then, have all members voted? the radical republican attorney general of texas, impeached by his own party. plus, as the special counsel closes in, new worries about a snitch in team trump. and he s out of jail, unrepentant, and selling perch. the qanon shaman returns home as a hero. all in starts right now. good evening from new yo
republicans floundering on the debt ceiling deal, as biden plays it cool. why doesn t biden say what a good deal it is? why would biden be saying what a good deal it is before think that s going to help me get it passed? no. tonight, how calling the bluff of the hostage takers was the key to saving the country from economic catastrophe. democrats are committed to making sure that we do our part and avoiding default. democratic leader, hakeem jeffries, will join me live tonight. then, have all members voted? the radical republican attorney general of texas, impeached by his own party. plus, as the special counsel closes in, new worries about a snitch in team trump. and he s out of jail, unrepentant, and selling perch. the qanon shaman returns home as a hero. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. at this hour, we are watching the first big test for the first big deal between the house maga caucus, led by kevin mccarthy and a dem
of the options that may be available to it outside of the context of the crisis that we are in right now. that s interesting. i had forgotten, the mcconnell proposal was basically it devolves to it being raised and if you want to stop it from being raised, then you have to act passed legislation, as opposed to the way that we have now, which is, as you said, perfectly sets up this sort of hostage negotiation. in terms of the process, how involved? i mean, who cut this deal and how involved were you? well, president biden and his team had the laboring or, but they were in close communication with leader schumer and with myself, and house democrats, every step of the way, and i greatly appreciate that. house democrats were unified. we were unified in getting behind the discharge petition to make it clear that there was an option here, if we couldn t find acceptable resolution. we were unified in all voting against the house republican extreme default on america act, making it clear t
ceiling down the road to take us down this hostage taking exercise and try to extract a painful ransom. and so, we need to look at the options, legislatively, i think that would be the best solution. that is in front of us. and to see where the opportunities are, moving forward. mcconnell had agreed on a proposal initially, several years ago, that would change the formula related to the debt ceiling and effectively give the administration through the secretary of treasury, the ability and presumption to be able to do this without, you know, congress being able to weigh in at the front and. so, i think we need to look at that because it s a proposal that sent it, republicans have at least supported in the past. and then the administration came to explore, you know, some of the options that may be available to it outside of the context of the crisis that we are in right now. that s interesting. i had forgotten, the mcconnell proposal was basically it devolves to it being raised and