$2.1 trillion we ve ever had. if i can parrot to when republicans were in the majority when they had the house, the senate and everything, they didn t cut anything. that s house speaker kevin mccarthy defending the debt limit agreement hours before the bill barely cleared a republican led house committee. we ll have a look at where the vote count stands in the full house as lawmakers from both parties continue to criticize the bill. also ahead, we re learning more about what was reportedly happening inside mar-a-lago as the justice department ramped up the pressure on donald trump to turn over classified documents. plus we ll have an update from eastern europe following another drone strike inside russian territory. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin this morning on capitol hill where the house rules committee voted in favor of advancing the debt ceiling bill to a
joining me live from capitol hill is fox senior correspondent chad pergram. chad anything surprise you? we expected it to pass but by this margin? pete, it was a robust vote for a bill that no one liked, a bipartisan coalition from both parties supported the bill, but more democrats supported the bill than gop members. 149 republicans voted yes, 165 democrats voted yes. house minority leader hakeem jeffries touted democratic support for the bill. earlier today, 29 house republicans voted to default on our nation s debt and against an agreement that you negotiated, extreme maga republicans attempted to take control of the house floor. democrats took it back. the bill now goes to the senate. conservatives are criticizing the bill there. mike lee and rand paul want the senate to consider an alternative. rather than offering substantive solutions toss tackle the root causes of our fiscal woes, it appears to be a p paltive pill. it s a bad look for membering, an advocation
eyes and when she looks i m behind her, always be there for her. she makes me feel like home. so far away. she feels like carolina. new york city, today. it s hard to understand the way i m living. and i know she thinks i m never coming home. but i m lawrence: if you re just waking up, you are not dreaming, that is parmalee performing. just away, the girl is mine, take my name, and this is for ain ainsley. ainsley: i love this song, it is very popular in the carolinas. any time you include a city or state in your home, it s a hit in that state. brian: even in a different state. ainsley: if he plays that at his concert in south carolina, the place will go crazy. like when billy joel sings about new york or even sings about here. brian: he is stopping residency at madison square garden. ainsley: i heard you were buying his house. brian: very close to it, but it does not have a big enough helipad. ainsley: if we pool our money, can we stay in the house?
i thought it would be almost impossible. we won this public narrative with the support of the american people. between president biden and speaker mccarthy, house republicans won from start to finish. lawrence lawrence president biden also praising it saying this in a tweet. i have been clear that the only path forward is a bipartisan compromise that can earn the support of both parties. this agreement meets that test. other lawmakers on the hill arguing it doesn t go far enough to curb spending. some republicans suggesting there might be an effort to oust mccarthy from his role as speaker do you think there will be discussion on the motion to vacate? stay tuned. it will be in a week or two. brian: before the default deadline set by treasury secretary yellen who obviously moves that deadline because everybody want add three day vacation for memorial day not clear when a vote will take place. ainsley: we were going to collapse. hold on, take a vacation. we will collaps
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