hello, everyone. as we begin next hour, the next gop contest, it is taking shape. new and familiar republican faces jump into the 2020 war contest, selling themselves as the next and best alternative to donald trump. speaking of, incriminating evidence as we get in the classified documents case, and that is just one of trump s legal headaches. also tonight, legislating in action, president biden racks up another big win in washington post by delivering on a key campaign promise. it is pride month, the love story that triggered a movement for equality in chicago and beyond. this is american voices. we begin this hour in iowa, a crucial stop for gop presidential candidates as they work to find footing in a to be defined by trumpism. this afternoon, a republican 2024 hopefuls go to them one at a fund-raiser hopes to by iowa senator, joni irks, noticeably absent, front-runner, donald trump. the chief rival, at least for now, met florida rhonda scent is what he was there. desa
some democrats had to hold their nose and shoes compromise over economic demise. congressman becca balint was one of the democrat signed off on the steele, saying in a statement, quote, while there are parts of this bill that i opposed, the alternative of a default is unacceptable and would be devastating to vermonters. with me now, vermont congressman becca moment. congressman, you had your reservations about the steal, you voted, tell me how you got there. i ll tell you i got there. it really crystallized for me on the floor when we were talking about the procedural vote to bring the bill to the floor and that republicans didn t even have the votes to have the rules suspension, to bring the bill to the floor and it was clear that in order for us to get this over the finish line, we as democrats were going to do the work of having to bring it over the finish line, and looking at the numbers, 250,000 vermonters would have been directly impacted by a default. it would impact their ben