the dear colleague letter from speaker johnson. tell us what you know about this agreement. we ve got a lot of numbers here. yes, symone. a lot of numbers. a little bit of a discrepancy and what we re hearing from republican leader, speaker johnson and democratic leaders. you mentioned we have that dear colleague letter that gives us the first sense of these top line members. you know, one point 59 trillion for fiscal year 2024, which republicans say allots 886 billion dollars in defense and 704 billion in non-defense. now, democrats are saying that they ve secured more than 772 billion in non defense spending. so, this is getting a little in the weeds here. but the difference is a side card dam deal that is a 69 billion dollars, that was negotiated as part of that speaker mccarthy, biden deal. and so, that is actually sticking around, explaining that discrepancy. what this does is it allows democrats to show that they ve got more money and it allows speaker johnson to kind
awe greetings everyone, you re watching simone. there s a lot of talk on capitol hill about how speaker kevin mccarthy s so-called been win but i have to ask, how can it be a win if the country is still at risk of defaulting on its own debt? congressman is here to weigh in on this and much more. former vice president mike pence testifying before a federal grand jury this week as part of the special counsel investigation into donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. a political panel may weigh in. plus, my conversation with the headliner of tonight s white house correspondents dinner, roy wood junior. is he ready for the marathon? i m simone sanders, and i have something to say. will, seasonal allergies have a whole and house republicans are holding your pocketbook hostage. for just over a month before the united states is expected to be offered its loans, congressman passed a debt ceiling increase in order to avoid economic calamity. on wednesday,
trump s document the buckle of mar-a-lago. but i have news for them, it is not the same. plus, is america going to be fault on its loans this week? treasury secretary janet gallon sent a dire warning to members of congress. what could that mean for the u.s. economy? and whether republican-led house will avert a crisis or intentionally create one? i ll be talking to diane macron across woman omar and brandon williams in just a moment. as today we began our new series, living black history. or we are celebrating people who have been catalyst of change in our country. people like reverend jesse jackson who is joining us later this hour. i am simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. what a week y all. the pace of politics in washington is set at warp speed, let s start with some breaking news. just a few hours ago, we learned that more pages with classified markings were found in president biden s home in delaware. this is one day after is inculpated found in a box c
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passed through both chambers of congress, and then these appropriations committees are going to have to get these bills out and voted on as soon as possible. so, while this bill and this toppling tax deal is a good and promising first step in avoiding that government shutdown, there is still a ways to go, symone. julia, i mean, are there any indications whether these numbers already have widespread support? i m looking at the statement from the president and it says, he s touting this as a win, saying it rejects deep cuts to programs, hardworking families provides a path to passing full year funding bills that deliver for the american people. and are free of any extreme policies. speaker johnson, though, also touting this as a win. yes and i think that this messaging war that you are seeing is that you have both parties touting it as a win. that is because this bill is going to need bipartisan support to pass.