making republicans show that they have no plan in response. plus, alarming suggestions tha the administration might b taking a right turn on immigration. and why are republicans so afraid to blame trump for th events of january 6th? i am julián castro, let s ge started. spring is right around the corner and joe biden i breaking out his gordon shares the president formally unveile his new budget proposal this week, aiming to cut the federa deficit by projected three trillion dollars over the next decade in part through a new 25% ta on billionaires. other provisions of the plan the corporate tax rate would increase from 21% to 28% there is an increase in capita gains taxes along with it, and to the interest loophole tax hikes and gas companies an acre tailing of covid relate spending now, to be clear, no one in th white house is saying that republican controlled houses will actually adopt presiden biden s budget and its current form, there will be plenty o wrangling and negoti
events of january 6th? i a julián castro, let s ge started. spring is right aroun the corner and joe biden i breaking out his garden shears the president formally unveile his new budget proposal this week, aiming to cut the federa deficit by projected three trillion dollars over the next decade. in part through a ne 25% tax on billionaires. other provisions of the plan, th corporate tax rate would increase from 21% to 28%. ther is an increase in capital gain taxes along with it, and to th interest loophole. tax heights for oil and gas companies, and a curtail of covid related spending now, to be clear, no one in th white house is saying that republican controlled houses will actually adopt presiden biden s budget and its current form, there will be plenty o wrangling and negotiation in the weeks to come. so wh doesn t matter? the budget proposal is a sign of th presidents priorities, who h wants to help, and what he wants to accomplish with the rest of his term. in effect, i
take the voters, why aren t they using it. and advocating for patients, doctors are getting political, speaking out against harsh abortion restrictions. amen to discuss this with the president of the american medical association right here, on a minimal you ll dean, let s get started. it is election month in america. people are voting. according to the u.s. elections project more than 7 million only votes have been cast. for weeks we ve discussed how critical this election is considering it could fundamentally reshaped the balance of power and washington and the future of this country. it s significant for another reason. it marks the first time voters will have a real chance to hold lawmakers accountable for their actions on january the 6th. up until this point, we ve only seen the issue play out in come november, it will be the first time a general election has its say. look at this new nbc poll, the majority of americans 60% believe president biden won the election leg
this counting electors required in states to send electors for the candidates who actually won and bans a retroactive change over rules when it comes to governing elections. those seem like pretty common sense reforms to me. but here s the thing, only nine republicans, yes, nine republicans in the house voted for that bill. perhaps unsurprisingly all of those lawmakers are set to leave congress next year. in the end, 203 republicans voted against a bill that was aimed at protecting and strengthening our democracy. over in the senate pennsylvania s patrick me one of the many soon-to-be gop retirees has signed on to his chamber s version of the bill as a cosponsor, he becomes a tenth republican to do so which means that if all democrats and independents sign on, they have enough votes to beat the usually fatal filibuster. there is no cause for celebration just yet, both chambers still have to work out some key differences in their bills before anything gets to the presidents de
we ll see how they react and see how that plays out. mehdi, great show, enjoy the rest of your evening. coming up on ayman, republican lawsuits designed to make it harder for you to vote. we ll discuss the anti-democratic actions with wisconsin attorney general josh kaul, new details on paul pelosi. reporting that zip ties were found at the scene. and the gop threat that media isn t covering, republicans are recruiting a new generation of young, far-right activists. how democrats need to fight back. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. all, right tonight, as of tonight, 22 million ballots have been cast across the country. early voting is now in full swing, so too are the legal challenges according to nbc news, more than 100 lawsuits have been filed this year, largely by republicans, targeting rules over mail-in voting, early voting, voter access, voting machines, voting registration, the counting of miss mark absentee ballots, access for partisan poll watchers. all