i was like, should i ask her about mike johnson learning on the job with a cr bill that gets shut down by five minutes of it coming out. you had to kind of appreciate the hubris and go, no, the last guy couldn t do it, but i ll be the one that is that the fundamental problem, is that the republicans have not address the ideological divides within their party? so you can rotate the speaker out as much as you want, the next guy comes in, he may have a lot of bluster, but once he s in that position and has to actually put forward a bill, they realize that they still have that extreme maga wing in the party that s going to shoot it down. the democrats are probably not going to go along with it. you really haven t solve this fundamental problem. the fundamental problem and or just understanding fundamental math. yeah, exactly. that s the reason. it s great to see you, as always, my friend, great show, enjoy the rest of your evening. good evening to you, welcome to
just hours ago, the new house speaker, mike johnson, unveiled his plan to keep the government funded. it is a two-step approach, funding some parts of the government until january. others through february. this new plan does not include spending cuts, nor additional military aid to israel. this untested strategy also serves as a major first test for speaker johnson, who has -limited experience with budget battles. he s already getting pushback from his own caucus. texas congressman chip roy saying, today, quote, it s 100% clean and i 100% oppose. nbc confirms roy is one of three republicans already saying no deal. meanwhile, the white house calls this plan, quote, recipe up plan for more republican chaos and more shot down. house republicans wasting precious time with an un-serious proposal that has been panned but members of both parties. nbc news capitol hill correspondent, julie tsirkin, has more. hey, alicia. six days ahead of next friday s government shutdown, deadline