in the senate, house republicans are now raising the stakes. we re going to have a plan to secure america s border. house republicans are rolling out their solution to the border crisis. republicans have a plan for a new direction. today g.o.p. conference members got a private, first-hand look at the plan inside minority leader kevin mccarthy s commitment to america agenda. a legislative road map similar to former speaker newt gingrich s 1994 contract with america. on the border, the g.o.p. plans to end catch and release. reinstate the remain in mexico policy. and finish the border wall. democrats are already hitting back. i m not concerned with anything that they are going to present over the next few days because the american people will see through it clearly. democrats are under pressure to do something about migrants being bused to sanctuary cities. but talks on immigration reform are stalled on capitol hill. and congress is just eight days away from a governme
from last night. i ve had the distinct pleasure of staying up till three a.m.. when i was doing my face tough, i looked at the tv and said i will turn this on. i totally feel you because it was a long night. to be honest with you, i thought it was done at around 11:45, when they said they would adjourn until monday, and then in typical d.c. fashion, i don t know what kind of system allows you to change or vote but, it s the hill, so you could do whatever you want. it s the red part of the hill. i m looking for to watching a show this evening. i know you have great guest. thank you so much, enjoy the rest of your evening off. good evening, to you, welcome to ayman. kevin mccarthy banks, borrows and steals and a 15-day battle to become how speaker, but it is just the start of republican chaos, as a group of extremist lawmakers that in their grasp over the republican party, two years after the january six insurrection. some promising steps forward in the fight across the
[light music] [dramatic music] - i can hold a quarter right here, in this room, and ask this side of the room to tell me what they see and this side of the room what they see. and they will be looking at the same exact coin, but describing two very different realities. - calling it insurrection it wasn t. it was peaceful protest. - it s anarchists. breaking the glass of the united states capitol. - facts are indisputable. - i ve got secrets - i think that s the problem that we have. more people need to be able to stand up and say, that s crazy. it s a quarter, and we can talk about what s on each side of the quarter, but let s not disagree about the fact that it is a quarter. [people shouting] - january 6th was predicated on propaganda, in the most terrifying way. - so much for those claims that voter fraud never happens. of course it happens. they knew it happened when they told us it would never happen, because they re liars. - we re at a crossroads today between the
greetings everyone, welcome to a new hour of american voices, i m in firm alicia menendez. let s get started! after more drama in the housewives reunion, america had a new house speaker. but the antics of this republican caucus is any indication of what s to come, you might success substance from kevin mccarthy s house. and it s been two years since the capitol attack, you will hear from journalists arguing that it was a expression and it s far from over. we re talking about innovation and the president going to visit the border. i talk with his border advisor on immigration. and nothing short of miraculous. he s being brought home and even talking. but what was the end of the bell do to protect its people from similar scales all and off the field. i ask this is american voices. is american voices. we begin with the chaos that ended in kevin mccarthy gaining the speaker s gavel. and what it tells us about the reality of congress actually getting work done for you. the
not simply a democracy at. we re but something that could actually destroy american democracy, another hour of velshi begins right now. hi begins right now. good morning, it is sunday january the 8th. i am ellen kevin mccarthy s new election as the speaker of the house, it was a historic one if not exactly for the best reasons. the first time for a speakership was divot sided on a multiple, ballots are where occurrence in the scope of all american history. mccarthy s bid this year was only the 15th time that has happened, it was 15 ballots but it was only the 15th time that it is happened. there were only four other instances when the volker shut went on for longer, all of which were in the 1800s, which was an era in which political parties were influx and factions were ideologically split over the issue of slavery. take the 16th congress as an example. henry clay was initially elected as the speaker at the start of the term and 1819 but, he opted to step down in the midd