menendez. as we begin a new hour, grasping for a plan. the new house speaker facing a major task to avoid a costly government shutdown. with time running out, republicans and democrats are already criticizing his new plan. also tonight, the israeli prime minister with a significant statement about the future of gaza. and the new warning about the 2024 race. donald trump has a few things planned for the doj and immigration policy if he were to win again. and it is just as dangerous as you would expect. this is american voices. we begin this hour on capitol hill, with yet another countdown to a costly government shutdown. congress has until the end of friday, six days from now, to pass the funding bill. just hours ago, the new house speaker, mike johnson, unveiled his plan to keep the government funded. it is a two state approach, funding some parts of the government until january, others through february. this new plan does not include spending cuts, nor additional milit
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
up, economically we are in a dire situation up, economically we are in a dire situation so up, economically we are in a dire situation. sol up, economically we are in a dire situation. so i think there s a lot of mps situation. so i think there s a lot of mps generally who are thinking, what of mps generally who are thinking, what will of mps generally who are thinking, what will i do come the next election? what will i do come the next election? i ll be out of a job, perhaps election? i ll be out of a job, perhaps i election? i ll be out of a job, perhaps i need to start getting out there perhaps i need to start getting out there and perhaps i need to start getting out there and sorting myself out. not all mps there and sorting myself out. not all mps obviously have second jobs, as some all mps obviously have second jobs, as some of all mps obviously have second jobs, as some of the ones you d hear about in cabinet as some of the ones you d hear about in cab
that s what we think with the second amendment. we should be able to do it. however, we are a contract city with san bernardino can t to city sheriff s department. i used to be deputy with him so i respect the department and they are good people and the sheriff is a good friend of mine. so i m not going to do anything to mess that situation up, so we are going to try and do it the right way with legislation and then we will have to go through the courts, we will go through the courts. tucker: really quick since you were in law enforcement, i can t resist asking you, any law that punishes people who want go quail shooting or party shooting and protect their homes from criminals, how does that make it a safer state, a law like that? it doesn t. a lot of california s gun laws don t make it safer. you ve seen that all over the country. the gun laws aren t helping. it is a mental health issue and that s what they need to fix. tucker: thank you for stating the obvious so clearly. goo
in the race, who have this situation up, down, up, and down and now gingrich is up, what does that say about this race so far to you? guest: it says that it is completely up for grabs but i have never been in the fray to be the mole that get gets whacked. but i don t expect to be in the last debates and this is a very self-fulfilling prophecy when you are not in the debate and you are talking to people who are very supportive and, yet, point out that, gosh, i m looking at a poll where your name is not even on the poll, why i didn t think the process, i thought the process would be fairer getting into it ahead of time and, wow, there are some snipers out there camouflaged working against me and and it